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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 25, 2018Burlington County, New Jersey

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-09-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-09-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 413 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

MPS
2 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

$$

MPS
425 
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 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren23 min
Sep 25, 12:33 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean8 hr
Sep 25, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Somerset, Sussex43 min
Sep 25, 2:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 1 more3 hr
Sep 25, 4:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden4 hr
Sep 25, 5:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset4 hr
Sep 25, 5:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer4 hr
Sep 25, 6:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth3 hr
Sep 25, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean3 hr
Sep 25, 7:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth17 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.