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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 28, 2019Berks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2019, 5:06 PM EDT for Berks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 39 min. 3 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
Jun 28, 2019, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2019, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Berks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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
Jun 28, 5:42 PM EDTHAIL 14 Nnw Amity Gardens, PAAT INTERSECTION OF COVERED BRIDGE ROAD AND MEMORIAL HIGHWAY IN OLEY TWP.
Jun 28, 5:49 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Amity Gardens, PADOWNED TREE AT INTERSECTION OF DOUGLASS DRIVE AND PINE FORGE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 28, 5:52 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sse Oley, PACORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 4 SSE OLEY. TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLACKSMITH RD AND HUNTER RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 2019-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 92 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 2019-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
92 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

055 
WUUS51 KPHI 282106
SVRPHI
PAC011-091-282145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0142.190628T2106Z-190628T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
506 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 506 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Topton to near Birdsboro, moving east at 15 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...
  Pottstown, Birdsboro, East Greenville, Topton, Bally,
  Bechtelsville, Lyons, Geryville, Gilbertsville, Stowe, Boyertown,
  Pennsburg, Red Hill, St. Lawrence, Pottsgrove, Lorane, Reiffton,
  Amity Gardens, Sanatoga and Halfway House.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7570 4040 7545 4023 7559 4024 7561
      4022 7561 4024 7565 4024 7568 4022 7574
      4029 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 259DEG 12KT 4048 7568 4032 7580 

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

CMS
1 follow-up statement
481 
WWUS51 KPHI 282130
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
530 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019

PAC011-091-282145-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-190628T2145Z/
Berks PA-Montgomery PA-
530 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BERKS AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 530 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ancient Oaks to near Bechtelsville, moving east
at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Pottstown, Birdsboro, East Greenville, Topton, Bally, Bechtelsville,
Geryville, Gilbertsville, Stowe, Boyertown, Pennsburg, Red Hill,
Pottsgrove, Amity Gardens, Sanatoga, Halfway House and South
Pottstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4054 7568 4040 7545 4023 7559 4024 7561
      4024 7568 4025 7573 4026 7582
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 259DEG 12KT 4049 7559 4033 7571 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon32 min
Jun 28, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon31 min
Jun 28, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon31 min
Jun 28, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon33 min
Jun 28, 3:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon2 hr
Jun 28, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon28 min
Jun 28, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh, Northampton34 min
Jun 28, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester29 min
Jun 28, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh35 min
Jun 28, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHILehigh, Northampton44 min
Jun 28, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHILehigh, Northampton76 min
Jun 28, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton48 min
Jun 28, 5:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton2 hr
Jun 28, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery48 min
Jun 28, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks2 hr
Jun 28, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks32 min
Jun 28, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks28 min
Jun 28, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery27 min
Jun 28, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia40 min
Jun 28, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Philadelphia43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.