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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 7, 2018Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2018, 7:19 PM EDT for Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was in force for 56 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2018, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2018, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 7, 7:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Gloucester Twp, NJSEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR BLACKWOOD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 208 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

626 
WUUS51 KPHI 072319
SVRPHI
NJC007-015-080015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0097.180907T2319Z-180908T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 718 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Turnersville,
  or 7 miles south of Gloucester City, moving southeast 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...
  Voorhees, Glassboro, Lindenwold, Bellmawr, Pitman, Clayton, Berlin,
  Magnolia, Woodbury Heights, Chesilhurst, Sicklerville, Echelon,
  Atco, Williamstown, Turnersville, Monroe Township, Ashland,
  Springdale, Haddonfield and Pine Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is 
occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if 
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3958 7492 3976 7518 3989 7509 3986 7492
      3980 7491 3978 7489 3979 7483 3979 7481
      3977 7479 3976 7479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 293DEG 8KT 3979 7509 

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

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
016 
WWUS51 KPHI 072336
SVSPHI

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

NJC007-015-080015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-180908T0015Z/
Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-
736 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CAMDEN AND EAST CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

At 735 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Turnersville,
or 9 miles southeast of Gloucester City, moving east 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...
Voorhees, Glassboro, Lindenwold, Pitman, Berlin, Chesilhurst, Atco,
Sicklerville, Williamstown, Echelon, Turnersville, Monroe Township,
Springdale, Ashland, Pine Hill, Stratford, Somerdale, Clementon,
Gibbsboro and Laurel Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

In addition to hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground 
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. 
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck 
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3958 7492 3974 7514 3987 7499 3986 7492
      3980 7491 3978 7489 3979 7483 3979 7481
      3977 7479 3976 7479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 292DEG 10KT 3977 7504 

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

Gorse
362 
WWUS51 KPHI 080007
SVSPHI

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

NJC007-015-080017-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-180908T0015Z/
Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-
807 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CAMDEN AND EAST
CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3958 7492 3974 7514 3987 7499 3986 7492
      3980 7491 3978 7489 3979 7483 3979 7481
      3977 7479 3976 7479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 293DEG 8KT 3974 7496 

$$

Gorse

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, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May31 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

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.