Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2019, 8:30 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 30 min. 5 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 28, 2019, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 28, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Mount Arlington, NJ | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE ON BERTRAND ISLAND IN MOUNT ARLINGTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 28, 8:30 PM EDT | TORNADO | Stanhope, NJ | MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 100 MPH. |
| May 28, 8:32 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nw Mendham, NJ | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE BASE OF A ROTATING THUNDERSTORM. |
| May 28, 8:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Randolph, Nj, NJ | |
| May 28, 8:43 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Denville, NJ | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
419
WFUS51 KPHI 290030
TORPHI
NJC027-037-290100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0016.190529T0030Z-190529T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
830 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Morris County in northern New Jersey...
South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 830 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Netcong, or 10 miles south of Newton, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover,
Chatham, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington,
Mendham, Mountain Lakes, Stanhope, Netcong, Victory Gardens,
Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil, Parsippany and Budd Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4082 7434 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436
4074 7437 4069 7444 4069 7445 4088 7478
4096 7471 4086 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 309DEG 29KT 4090 7469
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Iovino1 follow-up statement
331
WWUS51 KPHI 290046
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
846 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019
NJC037-290056-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190529T0100Z/
Sussex NJ-
846 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the county. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4082 7434 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436
4074 7437 4069 7444 4069 7445 4083 7462
4090 7457 4086 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 297DEG 31KT 4083 7454
$$
NJC027-290100-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190529T0100Z/
Morris NJ-
846 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...
At 846 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Morris Plains, or near Morristown, moving southeast
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Dover, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Chatham,
Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Victory Gardens,
Parsippany and Hanover Township.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4082 7434 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436
4074 7437 4069 7444 4069 7445 4083 7462
4090 7457 4086 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 297DEG 31KT 4083 7454
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
IovinoThe 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 | Warren | 37 min |
| May 28, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 41 min | |
| May 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 55 min |
| May 28, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 25 min |
| May 28, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 61 min |
| May 28, 8:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cape May | 78 min |
| May 28, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 min | |
| May 28, 9:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 63 min |
| May 28, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 43 min | |
| May 28, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 23 min |
| May 28, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 44 min | |
| May 28, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 12 min |
| May 28, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| May 28, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 45 min |
| May 28, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 27 min |
| May 28, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 26 min |
| May 28, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 30 min |
| May 28, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 38 min |
| May 28, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 39 min | |
| May 28, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 25 min |
| May 28, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 48 min | |
| May 29, 3:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more | 18 hr |
| May 29, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 65 min |
| May 29, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 51 min |
| May 29, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 27 min |
| May 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 51 min |
| May 29, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 32 min |
| May 29, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 25 min |
| May 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 53 min |
| May 29, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 67 min |
| May 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| May 29, 5:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 4 hr |
| May 29, 5:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth | 27 min |
| May 29, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more | 66 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 30 min |
| May 29, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| May 29, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Salem | 28 min |
| May 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
| May 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 24 min |
| May 29, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean | 61 min |
| May 29, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 55 min | |
| May 29, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 52 min |
| May 29, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| May 29, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| May 29, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 42 min |
| May 29, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 85 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.