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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 22, 20194 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2019, 4:16 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 59 min. 11 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
Jul 22, 2019, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2019, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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 22, 4:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S West Chester, PATREE OR LIMB DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY ON SPRUCE AVE AT JONES LN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 4:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Westtown, PATREE DOWN ON BAYWOOD RD AT TOWER COURSE DR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 4:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCalvert, MDWIRES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MD-272 AND MD-273. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 4:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGGalena, MDMD-213 CLOSED AT MD-313 DUE TO A DOWNED UTILITY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 4:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGGalena, MDDOWNED POWER LINES FROM THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 5:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNewark, DEPHOTO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF A TREE SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 5:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMalvern, PATREE DOWN ON WIRES ON N WARREN AVE AT PENNSYLVANIA AVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 5:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Birmingham Twp, PAMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON AND NEAR WYLIE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 5:16 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne West Chester, PADOWNED UTILITY ON PAOLI PIKE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 22, 5:16 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 78New Castle County Airpo, DE78 MPH WIND GUST AT NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT.
Jul 22, 5:23 PM EDTHAIL 0.25Townsend, DE

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
Jul 22, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2019-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 36 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 2019-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-277 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1350 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

997 
WUUS51 KPHI 222016
SVRPHI
DEC003-MDC015-029-NJC011-015-033-PAC029-045-222115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0264.190722T2016Z-190722T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
416 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Northern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
  Cecil County in northeastern Maryland...
  Northwestern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  West central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
  Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 416 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Jarrettsville to near Bowleys Quarters, moving
  east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Wilmington, Newark, Bridgeton, Middletown, West Chester, Elkton,
  Havre De Grace, Calvert, Chester, Pennsville, Coatesville,
  Westtown, Carneys Point, Downingtown, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New
  Castle, Chestertown, 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 3932 7618 3942 7600 3952 7598 3955 7609
      3972 7623 3973 7610 3995 7599 4012 7552
      3940 7521 3936 7540 3946 7551 3946 7554
      3957 7551 3962 7557 3972 7551 3962 7561
      3946 7559 3936 7552 3919 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 249DEG 46KT 3964 7641 3926 7633 

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

Meola
1 follow-up statement
414 
WWUS51 KPHI 222115
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
515 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

DEC003-MDC015-029-NJC011-015-033-PAC029-045-222124-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-190722T2115Z/
New Castle DE-Kent MD-Cecil MD-Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-Gloucester NJ-
Chester PA-Delaware PA-
515 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NEW CASTLE...NORTHERN KENT...
CECIL...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND...SALEM...WEST CENTRAL GLOUCESTER...
CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM
EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central and northern Delaware...northeastern Maryland...southern New
Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of the warned area. 

LAT...LON 3932 7618 3942 7600 3952 7598 3955 7609
      3972 7623 3973 7610 3995 7599 4012 7552
      3940 7521 3936 7540 3946 7551 3946 7554
      3957 7551 3962 7557 3972 7551 3962 7561
      3946 7559 3936 7552 3919 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 249DEG 46KT 3989 7554 3951 7547 

$$

Meola

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil45 min
Jul 21, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil, Kent46 min
Jul 21, 9:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil87 min
Jul 21, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil47 min
Jul 22, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil58 min
Jul 22, 4:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil4 hr
Jul 22, 4:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil, Kent2 hr
Jul 22, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil, Kent61 min
Jul 21, 10:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle25 min
Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, New Castle114 min
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, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset48 min
Jul 21, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 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, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren51 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, 5:17 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
Jul 21, 9:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton2 hr
Jul 21, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton46 min
Jul 21, 10:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton3 hr
Jul 21, 10:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton3 hr
Jul 21, 10:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh40 min
Jul 21, 10:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery48 min
Jul 21, 10:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery59 min
Jul 21, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery40 min
Jul 21, 11:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton2 hr
Jul 22, 12:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe40 min
Jul 22, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe30 min
Jul 22, 1:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe34 min
Jul 22, 5:32 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHILehigh49 min
Jul 22, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe32 min
Jul 22, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester57 min
Jul 22, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe48 min
Jul 22, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks51 min
Jul 22, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton50 min
Jul 22, 5:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton4 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.