Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2018, 6:47 PM EDT for Burlington County, New Jersey. It was in force for 32 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 25, 2018, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2018, 7:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Burlington County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 577 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
492
WFUS51 KPHI 252247
TORPHI
NJC005-252330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0003.180925T2247Z-180925T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
647 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 646 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tabernacle, or 21 miles east of Gloucester City,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Presidential Lakes Estates and Presidential Lakes around 710 PM
EDT.
Chatsworth around 715 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3975 7440 3974 7476 3975 7477 3985 7478
3994 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 262DEG 20KT 3981 7472
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
422
WWUS51 KPHI 252305
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
705 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
NJC005-252330-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180925T2330Z/
Burlington NJ-
705 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY...
At 704 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Chatsworth, or 24 miles west of Toms River, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Presidential Lakes Estates, Chatsworth and Presidential Lakes
around 715 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 7441 3977 7466 3987 7471 3994 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 259DEG 19KT 3984 7461
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MPS425
WWUS51 KPHI 252319
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
719 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
NJC005-252328-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180925T2330Z/
Burlington NJ-
719 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
in Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 3978 7441 3977 7466 3987 7471 3994 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 262DEG 20KT 3985 7450
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 23 min |
| Sep 25, 12:33 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 8 hr |
| Sep 25, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris, Somerset, Sussex | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 2:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden | 4 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 4 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 17 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.