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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 28, 2019Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2019, 8:28 AM EDT for Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2019, 8:28 AM EDT (12:28 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2019, 9:15 AM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2019-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2019-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

129 
WUUS51 KPHI 281228
SVRPHI
DEC001-005-MDC011-035-041-281315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0055.190528T1228Z-190528T1315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
828 AM EDT Tue May 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware...
  Southern Kent County in central Delaware...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 915 AM EDT.

* At 827 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Hope to near Matthews to near St. Michaels,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Easton, Milford, Seaford, Denton, Harrington, Federalsburg,
  Bridgeville, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, St. Michaels, Preston,
  Ellendale, Bowers, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Woodside, Viola,
  Smithville and Starr.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3882 7623 3879 7620 3884 7620 3888 7610
      3910 7602 3906 7540 3898 7531 3893 7532
      3890 7529 3879 7532 3865 7562 3866 7573
      3871 7584 3868 7593 3870 7621 3876 7622
      3872 7628 3878 7629 3876 7633 3877 7633
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 271DEG 39KT 3905 7593 3885 7596 3874 7622 

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

Robertson
1 follow-up statement
317 
WWUS51 KPHI 281256
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
856 AM EDT Tue May 28 2019

MDC035-281304-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-190528T1315Z/
Queen Anne's MD-
856 AM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3869 7602 3884 7589 3896 7574 3908 7575
      3906 7540 3898 7531 3893 7532 3890 7529
      3879 7532 3865 7562 3866 7573 3871 7584
      3868 7593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 271DEG 39KT 3905 7558 3885 7561 3874 7587 

$$

DEC001-005-MDC011-041-281315-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-190528T1315Z/
Sussex DE-Kent DE-Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
856 AM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX...SOUTHERN KENT...EAST CENTRAL TALBOT AND
SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...

At 854 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Viola to Andrewsville to near Preston, moving east at
45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Milford, Seaford, Denton, Harrington, Federalsburg, Bridgeville,
Preston, Ellendale, Bowers, Woodside, Viola, Harmony, Smithville,
Agner, Sandtown, Andrewsville, Felton, Greenwood, Frederica and
Houston.

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 
flooding of low lying and poor drainage area. Do not drive your 
vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 7602 3884 7589 3896 7574 3908 7575
      3906 7540 3898 7531 3893 7532 3890 7529
      3879 7532 3865 7562 3866 7573 3871 7584
      3868 7593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 271DEG 39KT 3905 7558 3885 7561 3874 7587 

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

Robertson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 9:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex47 min
May 28, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle46 min
May 28, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle41 min
May 28, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle64 min
May 28, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle48 min
May 28, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle38 min
May 28, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHINew Castle3 hr
May 28, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle40 min
May 28, 7:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot40 min
May 28, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil51 min
May 28, 6:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.