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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 31, 2018Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2018, 6:37 AM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 31, 2018, 6:37 AM EDT (10:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2018, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2018-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2018-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

749 
WUUS51 KPHI 311037
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-311130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0089.180831T1037Z-180831T1130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
637 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 730 AM EDT.

* At 637 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Presidential
  Lakes, or 24 miles west of Toms River, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tabernacle, Presidential Lakes Estates, Presidential Lakes,
  Chatsworth, Old Halfway, Penn State Forest, Leisuretowne and
  Country Lake Estates.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3986 7476 3996 7461 3988 7429 3965 7451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1037Z 306DEG 10KT 3988 7463 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
131 
WWUS51 KPHI 311110
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
710 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2018

NJC029-311116-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-180831T1130Z/
Ocean NJ-
710 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened over 
parts of central Burlington County.  Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled for this part of the county...but the warning remains in 
effect for southeastern Burlington County. 

LAT...LON 3986 7476 3996 7461 3979 7441 3965 7451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 019DEG 9KT 3982 7468 

$$

NJC005-311130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-180831T1130Z/
Burlington NJ-
710 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY...

At 706 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tabernacle, or
23 miles east of Gloucester City, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Tabernacle, Presidential Lakes Estates, Chatsworth, Presidential
Lakes, Penn State Forest and Leisuretowne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3986 7476 3996 7461 3979 7441 3965 7451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 019DEG 9KT 3982 7468 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 5:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington3 hr
Aug 31, 5:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington3 hr
Aug 31, 6:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington3 hr
Aug 31, 7:34 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden2 hr
Aug 31, 9:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington119 min
Aug 31, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI118 min
Aug 31, 1:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Aug 31, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI90 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.