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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 21, 20195 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2019, 10:12 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 48 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
Jul 21, 2019, 10:12 PM EDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2019, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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
Jul 21, 10:23 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWatchung, NJDOWNED TREE CLOSED MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD BETWEEN BROOKDALE ROAD AND THE WATCHUNG CIRCLE. 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 00:00Z on 2019-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2295 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2019-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 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
2295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

176 
WUUS51 KPHI 220212
SVRPHI
NJC019-023-025-027-035-220300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0246.190722T0212Z-190722T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1012 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  East central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  North central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1011 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Madison to Basking Ridge to near Flagtown, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset,
  Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, Sayreville, North
  Brunswick, Carteret, Madison, Middlesex, Florham Park, East
  Hanover, Bound Brook, Manville, Keansburg and Chatham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4033 7423 4054 7487 4072 7467 4089 7434
      4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436 4067 7446
      4065 7440 4060 7446 4060 7421 4056 7421
      4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428 4044 7420
      4046 7418 4044 7406 4047 7402 4047 7400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 283DEG 27KT 4079 7443 4069 7456 4056 7471 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Robertson
1 follow-up statement
010 
WWUS51 KPHI 220230
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1030 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

NJC019-220239-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0246.000000T0000Z-190722T0300Z/
Hunterdon NJ-
1030 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HUNTERDON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4045 7419 4037 7416 4033 7423 4049 7472
      4064 7458 4078 7443 4077 7439 4076 7437
      4075 7436 4067 7446 4065 7440 4060 7446
      4060 7421 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426
      4050 7428 4044 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 301DEG 16KT 4069 7443 4061 7451 4042 7445 

$$

NJC023-025-027-035-220300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0246.000000T0000Z-190722T0300Z/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
1030 PM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS...CENTRAL SOMERSET...NORTH CENTRAL MONMOUTH
AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 1029 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Summit to near Martinsville to East Brunswick,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge,
East Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Madison,
Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Chatham, Matawan, Millstone,
Flagtown, Colonia and Brownville.

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 these storms.
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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 7419 4037 7416 4033 7423 4049 7472
      4064 7458 4078 7443 4077 7439 4076 7437
      4075 7436 4067 7446 4065 7440 4060 7446
      4060 7421 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426
      4050 7428 4044 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 301DEG 16KT 4069 7443 4061 7451 4042 7445 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren50 min
Jul 21, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren46 min
Jul 21, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris25 min
Jul 21, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren51 min
Jul 21, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem47 min
Jul 21, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 21, 10:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem25 min
Jul 21, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 21, 11:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth31 min
Jul 21, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean48 min
Jul 21, 11:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden44 min
Jul 21, 11:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren50 min
Jul 21, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 22, 12:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI90 min
Jul 22, 12:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer29 min
Jul 22, 12:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean41 min
Jul 22, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren25 min
Jul 22, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex45 min
Jul 22, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren32 min
Jul 22, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren40 min
Jul 22, 2:58 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Jul 22, 3:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 22, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex48 min
Jul 22, 3:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren7 hr
Jul 22, 3:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex4 hr
Jul 22, 4:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Warren4 hr
Jul 22, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem59 min
Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren51 min
Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem114 min
Jul 22, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren44 min
Jul 22, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester41 min
Jul 22, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem61 min
Jul 22, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren73 min
Jul 22, 5:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 22, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and 4 more80 min
Jul 22, 5:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 4 more3 hr
Jul 22, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and 1 more40 min
Jul 22, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 22, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean51 min
Jul 22, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI93 min
Jul 22, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset34 min
Jul 22, 6:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Jul 22, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 22, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 22, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 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.