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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 29, 2019Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2019, 4:13 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 47 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, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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 29, 4:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHarmony Twp, NJDELAYED REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN HARMONY TWP. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 29, 5:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLehigh Twp, PAWIRES DOWN, ALONG WITH LARGE BRANCHES. 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 1:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2019-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -157 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WUUS51 KPHI 292013
SVRPHI
NJC019-041-PAC017-077-095-292100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0087.190529T2013Z-190529T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
413 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  North central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 412 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beersville,
  or 8 miles north of Allentown, moving east at 30 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...
  Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Northampton, Wilson,
  Washington, Hellertown, Nazareth, High Bridge, Clinton, Bath,
  Harmony, Alpha, Glen Gardner, Belfast, Hampton, Frenchtown, West
  Easton and Milford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern
New Jersey...and eastern, southeastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4074 7486 4051 7494 4064 7558 4081 7553
      4082 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 283DEG 27KT 4072 7546 

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

NC
2 follow-up statements
146 
WWUS51 KPHI 292034
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
434 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

PAC077-292043-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-190529T2100Z/
Lehigh PA-
434 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern
New Jersey...and eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4074 7486 4051 7494 4061 7538 4065 7541
      4081 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 283DEG 27KT 4068 7525 

$$

NJC019-041-PAC017-095-292100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-190529T2100Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Warren NJ-Bucks PA-Northampton PA-
434 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL HUNTERDON...SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...NORTH CENTRAL BUCKS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 433 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilson, or over
Easton, moving east at 30 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...
Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Wilson, Washington, Nazareth, High Bridge,
Clinton, Bath, Harmony, Alpha, Glen Gardner, Belfast, Hampton,
Frenchtown, West Easton, Milford, Tatamy, Bloomsbury and
Riegelsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern
New Jersey...and eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4074 7486 4051 7494 4061 7538 4065 7541
      4081 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 283DEG 27KT 4068 7525 

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

NC
152 
WWUS51 KPHI 292053
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
453 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

NJC019-041-PAC017-095-292103-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-190529T2100Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Warren NJ-Bucks PA-Northampton PA-
453 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HUNTERDON...
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...NORTH CENTRAL BUCKS AND SOUTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern
New Jersey...and eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4074 7486 4051 7494 4061 7538 4065 7541
      4081 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 283DEG 27KT 4054 7622 

$$

NC

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, 11:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean25 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, 4:16 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
May 28, 9:17 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester101 min
May 29, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh41 min
May 29, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery34 min
May 29, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton60 min
May 29, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe27 min
May 29, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe46 min
May 29, 3:17 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh28 min
May 29, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe, Northampton46 min
May 29, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton46 min
May 29, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh62 min
May 29, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton42 min
May 29, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton48 min
May 29, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton40 min
May 29, 4:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery4 hr
May 29, 5:08 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery27 min
May 29, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia41 min
May 29, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia53 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.