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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 323, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 7, 2019Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2019, 2:30 PM EDT for Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 45 min. 3 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
Aug 7, 2019, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2019, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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
Aug 7, 2:31 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGEdison, NJA FEW TREES DOWN IN EDISON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 2:33 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Iselin, NJDELAYED REPORT. TREE SPLIT ON CALVERT AVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGIselin, NJDOWNED TREE ON STATE HIGHWAY 27 SOUTHBOUND NEAR GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 12:00Z on 2019-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1372 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 12:00Z on 2019-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 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
1372 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

272 
WUUS51 KPHI 071830
SVRPHI
NJC023-025-071915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0323.190807T1830Z-190807T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
230 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Eastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 230 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Edison to Old Bridge, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sandy Hook, Edison, Middletown, Old
  Bridge, East Brunswick, Sayreville, Marlboro, Carteret, Tinton
  Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank, Keansburg, Matawan, Highlands, Colonia,
  Brownville, Robertsville and Yorketown.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 109 and 134.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 7399 4033 7402 4027 7443 4059 7441
      4061 7435 4060 7421 4056 7421 4055 7425
      4050 7426 4050 7428 4046 7426 4044 7420
      4046 7418 4045 7413 4041 7403 4043 7399
      4048 7402 4047 7399 4034 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 250DEG 21KT 4055 7434 4037 7435 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SFJ
2 follow-up statements
051 
WWUS51 KPHI 071849
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
249 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NJC023-025-071915-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-190807T1915Z/
Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
249 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 248 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Carteret to Matawan, 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...
Perth Amboy, Sandy Hook, Middletown, Old Bridge, Sayreville,
Marlboro, Carteret, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank, Keansburg,
Matawan, Highlands, Colonia, Brownville, Robertsville, Yorketown,
Navesink, Lincroft and Morganville.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 109 and 134.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 7399 4033 7402 4028 7435 4061 7435
      4060 7421 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426
      4050 7428 4046 7426 4044 7420 4046 7418
      4045 7413 4041 7403 4043 7399 4048 7402
      4047 7399 4034 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 250DEG 21KT 4058 7422 4040 7423 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SFJ
721 
WWUS51 KPHI 071903
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
303 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NJC023-025-071915-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-190807T1915Z/
Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
303 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND EAST CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 302 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Todt Hill to Keansburg, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sandy Hook, Middletown, Old Bridge, Marlboro, Tinton Falls, Holmdel,
Red Bank, Keansburg, Matawan, Highlands, Yorketown, Brownville,
Navesink, Robertsville, Lincroft, Morganville, Keyport, Rumson,
Little Silver and Shrewsbury.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 109 and 124.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 7399 4033 7402 4028 7435 4050 7428
      4046 7426 4044 7420 4046 7418 4045 7413
      4041 7403 4043 7399 4048 7402 4047 7399
      4034 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 250DEG 21KT 4060 7413 4042 7414 

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

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren55 min
Aug 7, 10:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more11 hr
Aug 7, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon35 min
Aug 7, 1:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren4 hr
Aug 7, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth33 min
Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren38 min
Aug 7, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer49 min
Aug 7, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI42 min
Aug 7, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May52 min
Aug 7, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset50 min
Aug 7, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean46 min
Aug 7, 1:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris4 hr
Aug 7, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Aug 7, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset55 min
Aug 7, 2:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset97 min
Aug 7, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI34 min
Aug 7, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth38 min
Aug 7, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May29 min
Aug 7, 2:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Somerset3 hr
Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI23 min
Aug 7, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May19 min
Aug 7, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren32 min
Aug 7, 2:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Somerset3 hr
Aug 7, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden40 min
Aug 7, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth53 min
Aug 7, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon42 min
Aug 7, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren51 min
Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean67 min
Aug 7, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex33 min
Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth3 hr
Aug 7, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren51 min
Aug 7, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth46 min
Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth4 hr
Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer42 min
Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset4 hr
Aug 7, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset66 min
Aug 7, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren46 min
Aug 7, 4:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer4 hr
Aug 7, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem63 min
Aug 7, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth41 min
Aug 7, 4:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset6 hr
Aug 7, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset22 min
Aug 7, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI42 min
Aug 7, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem59 min
Aug 7, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Aug 7, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem51 min
Aug 7, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth49 min
Aug 7, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more78 min
Aug 7, 6:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more3 hr
Aug 7, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more69 min
Aug 7, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Aug 7, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 7, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean75 min
Aug 7, 7:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer3 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.