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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 28, 2019Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2019, 11:35 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report 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
May 28, 2019, 11:35 PM EDT (03:35 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2019, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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
May 28, 11:50 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 624 Ese Lanoka Harbor, NJ

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 00:00Z, 3.6 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2019-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 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 00:00Z on 2019-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 388 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-249 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
682 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
388 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
461 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

406 
WUUS51 KPHI 290335
SVRPHI
NJC029-290400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0077.190529T0335Z-190529T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1135 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until midnight EDT.

* At 1135 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Whiting, or
  8 miles west of Toms River, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Toms River, Beachwood, Seaside Heights, Holiday City-Berkeley,
  Bamber Lake, Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, Holiday City South, Pine
  Ridge At Crestwood, Old Halfway, Dover Beaches South, Leisure
  Village West-Pine Lake Park, South Toms River, Island Heights,
  Silver Ridge, Crestwood Village, Gilford Park, Holiday City,
  Holiday Heights and Waretown.

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 this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3980 7409 3986 7409 3986 7413 3980 7418
      3977 7411 3979 7418 3978 7420 3982 7442
      3993 7447 4000 7446 3999 7415 3997 7411
      3998 7408 3997 7409 3987 7412 3988 7409
      3997 7408 3996 7407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 277DEG 45KT 3995 7434 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gorse
1 follow-up statement
225 
WWUS51 KPHI 290348
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1148 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

NJC029-290400-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-190529T0400Z/
Ocean NJ-
1148 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY...

At 1148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Seaside
Heights, or near Toms River, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Beachwood, Seaside Heights, Holiday City South, Dover
Beaches South, Holiday City-Berkeley, South Toms River, Island
Heights, Silver Ridge, Gilford Park, Waretown and Holiday Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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 3980 7409 3986 7409 3986 7413 3980 7418
      3977 7411 3979 7418 3978 7420 3980 7429
      3999 7424 3999 7415 3997 7411 3998 7408
      3997 7409 3988 7412 3987 7412 3988 7409
      3997 7408 3996 7407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 275DEG 38KT 3989 7409 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 8:23 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIWarren37 min
May 28, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIMorris, Sussex30 min
May 28, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI41 min
May 28, 8:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland55 min
May 28, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester25 min
May 28, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren61 min
May 28, 8:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May78 min
May 28, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
May 28, 9:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Somerset63 min
May 28, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI43 min
May 28, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean23 min
May 28, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI44 min
May 28, 10:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic12 min
May 28, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
May 28, 10:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean45 min
May 28, 10:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington27 min
May 28, 10:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth26 min
May 28, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Ocean30 min
May 28, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean38 min
May 28, 11:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI39 min
May 28, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
May 29, 3:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more18 hr
May 29, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren65 min
May 29, 3:38 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIHunterdon37 min
May 29, 3:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren4 hr
May 29, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren47 min
May 29, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset41 min
May 29, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren51 min
May 29, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren47 min
May 29, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren27 min
May 29, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren51 min
May 29, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris32 min
May 29, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex25 min
May 29, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean53 min
May 29, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer67 min
May 29, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris29 min
May 29, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
May 29, 5:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren3 hr
May 29, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren34 min
May 29, 5:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
May 29, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth27 min
May 29, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more66 min
May 29, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren30 min
May 29, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
May 29, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem28 min
May 29, 6:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
May 29, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington24 min
May 29, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean61 min
May 29, 6:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean3 hr
May 29, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
May 29, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem52 min
May 29, 7:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more3 hr
May 29, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
May 29, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
May 29, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean42 min
May 29, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 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.