Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Special Weather Statements in 2018
Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2018, 7:13 PM EDT for Burlington County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 47 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
- Jun 5, 2018, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
714
WWUS81 KPHI 052313
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
713 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2018
NJZ018-019-027-PAZ070-071-102>104-106-060000-
Northwestern Burlington-Camden-Southeastern Burlington-Lower
Bucks-Eastern Montgomery-Western Montgomery-Delaware-Eastern
Chester-Philadelphia-
713 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2018
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CAMDEN...
BURLINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTH CENTRAL BUCKS...EAST
CENTRAL CHESTER...PHILADELPHIA AND CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES...
At 713 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Ben Franklin Bridge to West
Norriton. Movement was east at 30 mph.
Winds up to 45 mph, pea size hail and brief heavy downpours are
possible with these storms.
These storms will be near...
Camden, Gloucester City, Bellmawr, Westville, National Park,
Brooklawn, Audubon Park, Ben Franklin Bridge, Center City and
Kensington around 720 PM EDT.
Golden Triangle around 725 PM EDT.
Magnolia, Ashland, Erlton-Ellisburg and Cherry Hill Mall around
730 PM EDT.
Cherry Hill, Lindenwold, Springdale, Greentree, Barclay-Kingston,
Echelon, Germantown, Ramblewood and Roxborough around 735 PM EDT.
Mount Laurel, Voorhees, Jenkintown, Abington, Marlton and Willow
Grove around 740 PM EDT.
Evesham, Rockledge, Bryn Athyn and Marlton Lakes around 745 PM
EDT.
Lumberton, Tacony and Wissinoming around 750 PM EDT.
Philadelphia, Medford, Palmyra, Holmesburg and Northeast
Philadelphia around 755 PM EDT.
Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3976 7449 3973 7459 3985 7509 3989 7514
3987 7520 3993 7548 4008 7550 4010 7546
4013 7546 4013 7549 4018 7549 4015 7506
4009 7457 3991 7449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 282DEG 25KT 3993 7517 4012 7538
$$
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 93 min | |
| Jun 5, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 78 min | |
| Jun 5, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jun 5, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 114 min | |
| Jun 5, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Chester | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 40 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Pennsylvania, 2018Special Weather Statements in New Jersey, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018
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.