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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 18, 2018Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2018, 4:14 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 46 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 18, 2018, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 12:00Z on 2018-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1148 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 12:00Z on 2018-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 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
1148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
752 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

804 
WWUS81 KPHI 182014
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
414 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2018

NJZ001-008-182100-
Morris-Sussex-
414 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MORRIS AND
SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES...

At 413 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Greenwood Lake to Newton. Movement
was east at 15 mph.

Winds up to 45 mph are possible with these storms.

These storms will be near...
  Upper Greenwood Lake around 420 PM EDT.
  Franklin around 440 PM EDT.
  Green Pond and Lake Telemark around 500 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include White Meadow Lake.

Torrential downpours are occurring with these storms, and may cause 
localized flooding in poor drainage areas. Do not drive your vehicle 
through flooded roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning are also occurring with these 
storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek 
a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4110 7449 4104 7450 4105 7445
      4103 7442 4100 7430 4098 7429 4089 7448
      4104 7475 4108 7476 4113 7469 4120 7452
      4123 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 286DEG 12KT 4121 7434 4107 7473 

$$

JRK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren43 min
Aug 17, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex43 min
Aug 17, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
Aug 17, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset34 min
Aug 17, 10:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren75 min
Aug 17, 11:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset35 min
Aug 17, 11:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 17, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset34 min
Aug 17, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex23 min
Aug 18, 12:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester, Salem4 hr
Aug 18, 2:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean23 min
Aug 18, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI52 min
Aug 18, 2:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Cumberland34 min
Aug 18, 2:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean14 min
Aug 18, 3:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI30 min
Aug 18, 3:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more20 hr
Aug 18, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex41 min
Aug 18, 3:40 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI45 hr
Aug 18, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester42 min
Aug 18, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden44 min
Aug 18, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden98 min
Aug 18, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington35 min
Aug 18, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean43 min
Aug 18, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI119 min
Aug 18, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean29 min
Aug 17, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe41 min
Aug 17, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Monroe36 min
Aug 18, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester40 min
Aug 18, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia21 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.