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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 381, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 22, 2019Morris County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2019, 7:57 PM EDT for Morris County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 18 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 22, 2019, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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 22, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Chatham, NJDELAYED REPORT. DOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR VAN DOREN AVENUE AND CLARK STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 22, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ene Long Hill Twp, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR NICHOLSON DRIVE AND SUNSET DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 22, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFlorham Park, NJDELAYED REPORT. DOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KICE ROAD AND DEERFIELD DRIVE. 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 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2019-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 534 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 2019-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
922 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

605 
WUUS51 KPHI 222357
SVRPHI
NJC027-035-230015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0381.190822T2357Z-190823T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
757 PM EDT Thu Aug 22 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 757 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Madison, or
  near Summit, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Morristown, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Chatham, Morris
  Plains, Far Hills, Millington, Basking Ridge, North Plainfield,
  Bernardsville, Watchung and Hanover Township.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 24 and 41.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 35 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4074 7437 4067 7446 4066 7445
      4066 7440 4063 7442 4060 7445 4067 7463
      4086 7446 4084 7433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 295DEG 29KT 4074 7441 

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

NC
1 follow-up statement
841 
WWUS51 KPHI 230009
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
809 PM EDT Thu Aug 22 2019

NJC027-035-230019-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0381.000000T0000Z-190823T0015Z/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-
809 PM EDT Thu Aug 22 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS AND
NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4074 7437 4067 7446 4066 7445
      4066 7440 4063 7442 4060 7445 4067 7463
      4086 7446 4084 7433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 295DEG 29KT 4066 7546 

$$

NC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Mercer32 min
Aug 22, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren47 min
Aug 22, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Warren29 min
Aug 22, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset30 min

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.