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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 1, 2019New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2019, 4:11 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 34 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
Aug 1, 2019, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County New Castle County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2019-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 353 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2019-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
353 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1030 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

453 
WWUS81 KPHI 012011
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
411 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

DEZ001-PAZ102-012045-
New Castle-Eastern Chester-
411 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEW CASTLE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES...

At 411 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over North Star, or
7 miles north of Newark, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Newark, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Penns Grove,
Newport, Greenville, Stanton, North Star, Wilmington Manor,
Ladenberg, Pike Creek, Hockessin, Ashland, Bear, Avondale,
Bellefonte, Edgemoor and Toughkenamon.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3990 7573 3976 7546 3972 7548 3971 7550
      3972 7552 3967 7555 3963 7561 3962 7561
      3962 7567 3979 7585
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 307DEG 19KT 3978 7572 

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 31, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI49 min
Jul 31, 9:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland42 min
Aug 1, 2:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland66 min
Aug 1, 3:02 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and 1 more12 hr
Aug 1, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem26 min
Aug 1, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Aug 1, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem42 min
Aug 1, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks29 min
Aug 1, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester47 min
Aug 1, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester66 min
Jul 31, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex36 min
Jul 31, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
Jul 31, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
Aug 1, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent47 min
Aug 1, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent51 min
Aug 1, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent39 min
Aug 1, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex60 min
Aug 1, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle54 min
Aug 1, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle21 min
Aug 1, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex50 min
Aug 1, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex47 min
Aug 1, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex14 min
Jul 31, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent30 min
Jul 31, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's32 min
Jul 31, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline28 min
Aug 1, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.