Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 272, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2019, 5:50 PM EDT for Bucks County, Pennsylvania; 7 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 40 min. 14 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, 5:50 PM EDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2019, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Bucks County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 6:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Branchburg Twp, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON S BRANCH RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tewksbury Twp, NJ | DOWNED POWER LINES IN TEWKSBURY TWP. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Princeton Junction, NJ | SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN OR UPROOTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jamesburg, NJ | TREES UPROOTED THROUGHOUT TOWN. SEVERAL HOMES HAD GUTTER AND SIDING DAMAGE. PATIO FURNITURE LIFTED AND BLOWN ACROSS THE YARD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Kendall Park, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON MILLSTONE RIVER RD. |
| Jul 22, 6:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se North Brunswick Tw, NJ | SEVERAL REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES BETWEEN MILLTOWN AND NEW BRUNSWICK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw South Brunswick, NJ | DOWNED WIRES ON US 1 NORTHBOUND AT SANDHILL RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Edison, NJ | DOWNED WIRES ON US 1 SOUTHBOUND AT OLD POST RD. ALL LANES CLOSED AND DETOURED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Edison, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN INCLUDING ON US-1. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Highland Park, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON PROSPECT AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bound Brook, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sayreville, NJ | CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM SAYREVILLE. TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Laurence Harbor, NJ | DOWNED POWER POLES AND WIRES ON STATE HIGHWAY 35 NEAR MORGAN DRAWBRIDGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 22, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Middlesex, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
090
WUUS51 KPHI 222150
SVRPHI
NJC019-021-023-025-027-035-037-PAC017-222230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0272.190722T2150Z-190722T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
550 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Morris County in northern New Jersey...
Eastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
Northern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
Northern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Boonton to Green Lane, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. Widespread wind damage has occurred with
these storms.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville,
Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South
Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Ewing, Carteret, Dover,
Madison, Hopatcong, Middlesex and Princeton.
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 4015 7504 4016 7505 4017 7507 4103 7465
4104 7443 4102 7443 4100 7430 4090 7427
4091 7433 4075 7436 4067 7446 4065 7440
4060 7446 4060 7421 4056 7421 4050 7428
4047 7427 4045 7417 4045 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 261DEG 34KT 4091 7441 4031 7545
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CMS1 follow-up statement
468
WWUS51 KPHI 222213
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
613 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019
NJC019-021-023-025-027-035-037-PAC017-222230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0272.000000T0000Z-190722T2230Z/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Sussex NJ-Mercer NJ-Somerset NJ-Monmouth NJ-
Middlesex NJ-Bucks PA-
613 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR MORRIS...EASTERN HUNTERDON...SOUTH CENTRAL SUSSEX...NORTHERN
MERCER...SOMERSET...NORTHERN MONMOUTH...MIDDLESEX AND SOUTHEASTERN
BUCKS COUNTIES...
At 612 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mountain Lakes to Kendall Park, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. Several reports of wind damage have
occurred with these storms.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville,
Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South
Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Ewing, Carteret, Dover,
Madison, Hopatcong, Middlesex and Princeton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4015 7504 4016 7505 4017 7507 4103 7465
4104 7443 4102 7443 4100 7430 4090 7427
4091 7433 4075 7436 4067 7446 4065 7440
4060 7446 4060 7421 4056 7421 4050 7428
4047 7427 4045 7417 4045 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 270DEG 33KT 4087 7448 4044 7457
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 9:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 10:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 10:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 10:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 59 min |
| Jul 21, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 11:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 12:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 12:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 5:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Lehigh | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 57 min |
| Jul 22, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 7 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 58 min |
| Jul 22, 4:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 114 min |
| Jul 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 61 min |
| Jul 22, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 73 min |
| Jul 22, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 80 min |
| Jul 22, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Salem | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Jul 21, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| Jul 21, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 11:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 90 min | |
| Jul 22, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 2:58 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 27 hr | |
| Jul 22, 3:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 22, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 93 min | |
| Jul 22, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 48 min | |
| Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 67 min | |
| Jul 22, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 96 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.