Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 220, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2019, 6:14 PM EDT for Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Camden County, Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 61 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
- Jul 11, 2019, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2019, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties New Castle County, DE, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KPHI 112214
SVRPHI
DEC003-NJC007-015-033-PAC045-091-101-112315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0220.190711T2214Z-190711T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
614 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Northern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 614 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Paoli to Delaware City, moving east at 25 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...
Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, Gloucester City, Chester,
Deptford, West Deptford, Glassboro, Pennsville, Bellmawr, Yeadon,
Woodbury, Pitman, Carneys Point, Conshohocken, Palmyra, Folcroft,
Swarthmore, Elsmere and Paulsboro.
People attending PES Explosion Response and Recovery should seek safe
shelter immediately!
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 3993 7554 3998 7544 4007 7536 4008 7540
4015 7504 4012 7497 4003 7500 3999 7506
3999 7503 3998 7501 3962 7513 3956 7551
3962 7557 3966 7552 3972 7551 3959 7560
3958 7556 3956 7557 3954 7567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 251DEG 22KT 4004 7544 3958 7561
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Iovino1 follow-up statement
435
WWUS51 KPHI 112249
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
649 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019
DEC003-112259-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-190711T2315Z/
New Castle DE-
649 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of New Castle
County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for the county.
LAT...LON 3972 7548 3977 7546 3979 7541 3983 7548
3998 7544 4007 7536 4008 7540 4015 7504
4012 7497 4003 7500 3999 7506 3998 7501
3962 7513 3956 7551 3962 7556
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 251DEG 22KT 4011 7518 3965 7535
$$
NJC007-015-033-PAC045-091-101-112315-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-190711T2315Z/
Salem NJ-Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-Montgomery PA-Philadelphia PA-
Delaware PA-
649 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SALEM...NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE COUNTIES...
At 649 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Jenkintown to Woodstown, moving east at 25 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...
Philadelphia, Camden, Gloucester City, Chester, Deptford, West
Deptford, Glassboro, Pennsville, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Pitman,
Carneys Point, Conshohocken, Palmyra, Folcroft, Swarthmore,
Paulsboro, Penns Grove and Salem.
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 3972 7548 3977 7546 3979 7541 3983 7548
3998 7544 4007 7536 4008 7540 4015 7504
4012 7497 4003 7500 3999 7506 3998 7501
3962 7513 3956 7551 3962 7556
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 251DEG 22KT 4011 7518 3965 7535
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
IovinoThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 2:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 8 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 22 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 12 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 26 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 28 min | |
| Jul 11, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 86 min | |
| Jul 11, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Burlington | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 7:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.