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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 30, 2019Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2019, 3:53 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 52 min. 4 reports 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
May 30, 2019, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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
May 30, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGQueen Anne, MDREPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES NEAR THE QUEEN ANNE AREA ALONG THE QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT COUNTY BORDER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 30, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGQueen Anne, MDREPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES NEAR THE QUEEN ANNE AREA ALONG THE QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT COUNTY BORDER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 30, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 52Carville, MD
May 30, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 52Carville, MD

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 107 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2019-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2019-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 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
1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

697 
WUUS51 KPHI 301953
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-041-302045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0103.190530T1953Z-190530T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
353 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gibson
  Island, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Rock Hall, Church Hill,
  Millington, Sudlersville, Queen Anne, Old Town, Grasonville, Starr,
  Morgnec, Crumpton, Skipton, Langford, Matthews, Overton, Starkey
  Corner, Wye Mills and Cordova.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3888 7634 3887 7633 3888 7620 3895 7621
      3893 7626 3892 7625 3892 7630 3900 7617
      3901 7621 3916 7628 3927 7621 3925 7577
      3913 7580 3898 7594 3888 7595 3881 7590
      3883 7619 3887 7620 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 285DEG 29KT 3904 7640 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NC
2 follow-up statements
960 
WWUS51 KPHI 302018
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
418 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

MDC029-035-041-302045-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-190530T2045Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
418 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TALBOT...QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHERN KENT COUNTIES...

At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grasonville, or
near Centerville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Rock Hall, Church Hill,
Millington, Sudlersville, Queen Anne, Old Town, Grasonville, Starr,
Morgnec, Crumpton, Skipton, Langford, Matthews, Overton, Starkey
Corner, Wye Mills and Cordova.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3888 7634 3887 7633 3888 7620 3895 7621
      3893 7626 3892 7625 3892 7630 3900 7617
      3901 7621 3916 7628 3927 7621 3925 7577
      3913 7580 3898 7594 3888 7595 3881 7590
      3883 7619 3887 7620 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 285DEG 29KT 3899 7615 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NC
894 
WWUS51 KPHI 302043
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
443 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

MDC029-035-041-302051-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-190530T2045Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
443 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALBOT...QUEEN
ANNE'S AND SOUTHERN KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
the eastern portions of Caroline and Queen Anne's and Talbot county 
through 515


LAT...LON 3888 7634 3887 7633 3888 7620 3895 7621
      3893 7626 3892 7625 3892 7630 3900 7617
      3901 7621 3916 7628 3927 7621 3925 7577
      3913 7580 3898 7594 3888 7595 3881 7590
      3883 7619 3887 7620 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 285DEG 29KT 3894 7592 

$$

NC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's33 min
May 30, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's2 hr
May 30, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil36 min
May 30, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot43 min
May 30, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil29 min
May 30, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline51 min
May 30, 5:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Talbot2 hr

Nearby

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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.