Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2019, 3:29 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 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 29, 2019, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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, 3:35 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Lansford, PA |
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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
479
WUUS51 KPHI 291929 RRA
SVRPHI
PAC025-077-089-095-292015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0082.190529T1929Z-190529T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
329 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Southern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tamaqua,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Wind
damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Bethlehem, Northampton, Wilson, Nazareth, Palmerton, Jim
Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Nesquehoning, Wind Gap, Bath,
Walnutport, Belfast, West Easton, Tatamy, Steuben, New Mahoning,
Kunkletown and Neffs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for eastern and
northeastern Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4093 7525 4066 7524 4068 7589 4069 7587
4070 7583 4074 7576 4081 7587 4086 7594
4088 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 267DEG 37KT 4078 7596
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NC1 follow-up statement
524
WWUS51 KPHI 291954
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
354 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
PAC025-077-089-095-292015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-190529T2015Z/
Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
354 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LEHIGH...SOUTHERN CARBON...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND
CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Palmerton, or
near Lehighton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Bethlehem, Northampton, Wilson, Nazareth, Palmerton, Jim
Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Nesquehoning, Wind Gap, Bath,
Walnutport, Belfast, West Easton, Tatamy, Steuben, New Mahoning,
Kunkletown and Neffs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for eastern and
northeastern Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4093 7525 4066 7524 4068 7589 4069 7587
4070 7583 4074 7576 4081 7587 4086 7594
4088 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 267DEG 37KT 4079 7561
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 46 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, 3:38 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.