Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2019, 2:59 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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
- May 29, 2019, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Coolbaugh Twp, PA | DELAYED REPORT. DOWNED TREES ON MOUNTAIN DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Swiftwater, PA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 W SWIFTWATER. DELAYED REPORT. DOWNED TREE ON SUMMIT ROAD NEAR SWIFTWATER FORCING ITS CLOSURE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
459
WUUS51 KPHI 291859
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-291945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0079.190529T1859Z-190529T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
259 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bear Creek,
or near Wilkes-Barre, moving east at 40 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...
Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Pocono Pines, Lake Harmony, Skytop,
Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, Blakeslee, Paradise
Valley, Gouldsboro State Park, Arrowhead Lake and Cresco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northeastern
Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4113 7507 4103 7563 4103 7576
4105 7577 4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
4122 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 259DEG 41KT 4117 7581
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NC2 follow-up statements
698
WWUS51 KPHI 291921
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
321 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
PAC025-089-291945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-190529T1945Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
321 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...
At 320 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gouldsboro
State Park, or 9 miles northwest of Mount Pocono, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Pocono Pines, Lake Harmony, Skytop,
Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, Blakeslee, Paradise
Valley, Gouldsboro State Park, Arrowhead Lake and Cresco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northeastern
Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4113 7507 4103 7563 4103 7576
4105 7577 4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
4122 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 259DEG 41KT 4122 7547
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NC949
WWUS51 KPHI 291944
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
344 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
PAC025-089-291954-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-190529T1945Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
344 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northeastern
Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4113 7507 4103 7563 4103 7576
4105 7577 4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
4122 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 259DEG 41KT 4106 7538
$$
NCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Monroe | 37 min |
| May 28, 9:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 101 min |
| May 29, 3:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 18 hr |
| May 29, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Lehigh | 41 min |
| May 29, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 29, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 60 min |
| May 29, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 27 min |
| May 29, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton | 65 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh | 28 min |
| May 29, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 46 min |
| May 29, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 46 min |
| May 29, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 62 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 51 min |
| May 29, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 27 min |
| May 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 42 min |
| May 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Monroe and 2 more | 51 min |
| May 29, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 25 min |
| May 29, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 48 min |
| May 29, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 67 min |
| May 29, 4:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| May 29, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 27 min |
| May 29, 5:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 1 more | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| May 29, 5:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks | 27 min |
| May 29, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 66 min |
| May 29, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 41 min |
| May 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 4 hr |
| May 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 24 min |
| May 29, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 53 min |
| May 29, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 3 hr |
| May 29, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester | 3 hr |
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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.