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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 7, 2018Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 31 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
Sep 7, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2018, 1:57 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cape May County, NJ

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1722 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1722 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

700 
WUUS51 KPHI 071726
SVRPHI
NJC009-071815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0094.180907T1726Z-180907T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
126 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 126 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dennisville,
  or 13 miles southwest of Ocean City, moving northeast at 5 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...
  Ocean City, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Marmora, Cape May
  Court House, Belleplain Forest, Dennisville, Goshen, Strathmere and
  Seaville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3919 7462 3913 7467 3906 7481 3907 7494
      3927 7487 3930 7479 3929 7470 3929 7465
      3921 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 227DEG 5KT 3918 7482 

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

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1 follow-up statement
422 
WWUS51 KPHI 071757
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
157 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2018

NJC009-071807-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-180907T1815Z/
Cape May NJ-
157 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3919 7462 3913 7467 3906 7481 3907 7494
      3927 7487 3930 7479 3929 7470 3929 7465
      3921 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 227DEG 5KT 3921 7478 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 4:22 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI35 hr
Sep 7, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May46 min
Sep 7, 1:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May3 hr
Sep 7, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May30 min
Sep 7, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic37 min
Sep 7, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic50 min
Sep 7, 3:36 PM EDTGale WatchPHI24 hr
Sep 7, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI46 min
Sep 7, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden43 min
Sep 7, 6:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester4 hr
Sep 7, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden52 min
Sep 7, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester56 min

Nearby

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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.