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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 29, 2019Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT for Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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 29, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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 29, 4:02 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Fairfax, DETIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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
Jun 29, 12:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2019-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 927 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 2019-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 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
927 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1390 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

275 
WUUS51 KPHI 291924
SVRPHI
DEC003-NJC015-033-PAC045-292000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0159.190629T1924Z-190629T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
324 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 324 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Greenville,
  or near Wilmington, moving east at 20 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...
  Wilmington, Chester, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, Penns
  Grove, Newport, Arden, Greenville, Talleyville, Hockessin, Ashland,
  North Star, Chester Township, Pike Creek, Marcus Hook, Trainer,
  Bellefonte, Ardentown and Ardencroft.

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 this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3982 7568 3984 7560 3985 7559 3984 7534
      3966 7544 3969 7551 3971 7549 3972 7551
      3969 7553 3976 7571
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 292DEG 18KT 3980 7559 

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

Staarmann
1 follow-up statement
675 
WWUS51 KPHI 291933 RRA
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
333 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019

DEC003-NJC015-033-PAC045-292000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-190629T2000Z/
New Castle DE-Salem NJ-Gloucester NJ-Delaware PA-
333 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTHWESTERN SALEM...NORTHWESTERN
GLOUCESTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES...

At 333 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Talleyville, or
near Wilmington, moving east at 25 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...
Wilmington, Chester, Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Arden, Greenville,
Talleyville, Marcus Hook, Trainer, Bellefonte, Ardentown, Ardencroft,
Edgemoor, Boothwyn, Linwood and Claymont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3984 7558 3984 7534 3971 7541 3979 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 283DEG 20KT 3979 7552 

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

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington37 min
Jun 29, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden25 min
Jun 29, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington36 min
Jun 29, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester29 min
Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Gloucester37 min
Jun 29, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI50 min
Jun 29, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem46 min
Jun 29, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean43 min
Jun 29, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Jun 29, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean26 min
Jun 29, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington35 min
Jun 29, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren44 min
Jun 29, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean45 min
Jun 29, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean50 min
Jun 29, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren49 min
Jun 29, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem46 min
Jun 29, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester, Salem3 hr
Jun 29, 4:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren3 hr
Jun 29, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jun 29, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jun 29, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex49 min
Jun 29, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Ocean30 min
Jun 29, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI18 min
Jun 29, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean27 min
Jun 29, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean50 min
Jun 29, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI49 min
Jun 29, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren48 min
Jun 29, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem47 min
Jun 29, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Jun 29, 4:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester3 hr
Jun 29, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Ocean3 hr
Jun 29, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI34 min
Jun 29, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris22 min
Jun 29, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean35 min
Jun 29, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset27 min
Jun 29, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean40 min
Jun 29, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland67 min
Jun 29, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI116 min
Jun 29, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI109 min
Jun 29, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean43 min
Jun 29, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean32 min
Jun 29, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks63 min
Jun 29, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester29 min
Jun 29, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester24 min
Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester51 min
Jun 29, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton55 min
Jun 29, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester53 min
Jun 29, 3:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester3 hr
Jun 29, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia53 min
Jun 29, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton3 hr
Jun 29, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks35 min
Jun 29, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILebanon29 min
Jun 29, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent27 min
Jun 29, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle28 min
Jun 29, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent33 min
Jun 29, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent39 min
Jun 29, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle8 min
Jun 29, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle51 min
Jun 29, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent36 min
Jun 29, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle52 min
Jun 29, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex38 min
Jun 29, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent50 min
Jun 29, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex79 min
Jun 29, 5:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent109 min
Jun 29, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex52 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.