Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2019, 3:19 AM EDT for Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 26 min. 8 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
- Apr 15, 2019, 3:19 AM EDT (07:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2019, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ssw Mantua, PA | |
| Apr 15, 3:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | Logan Twp., NJ | |
| Apr 15, 3:26 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Point Breeze, PA | TREES UPROOTED, INCLUDING ONE ONTO A VEHICLE, AND A POWER POLE DOWN IN SOUTH PHILLY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 15, 3:27 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Philadelphia Internatio, PA | |
| Apr 15, 3:27 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | Philadelphia Internatio, PA | |
| Apr 15, 3:30 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Center City, PA | A TREE WAS UPROOTED IN NORTHERN LIBERTIES. |
| Apr 15, 3:33 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Whitman Park, NJ | ROOF BLOWN OFF AN APARTMENT BUILDING AT S 8TH STREET AND FERRY AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 15, 3:40 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Haddonfield, NJ | HALF OF A TREE ROUGHLY 1-2 FEET IN DIAMETER FELL ON A CAR AND FENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1:05 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 326 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 478 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
825
WFUS51 KPHI 150719
TORPHI
DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC045-091-101-150745-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0002.190415T0719Z-190415T0745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
319 AM EDT MON APR 15 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
North central Salem County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 345 AM EDT.
* At 318 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Chester Township, or 8 miles northeast of
Wilmington, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill,
Chester, Deptford, West Deptford, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury,
Carneys Point, Palmyra, Folcroft, Swarthmore, Paulsboro, Penns
Grove, Jenkintown, Magnolia and Westville.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.
&&
LAT...LON 3966 7541 3983 7556 4015 7514 3990 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 234DEG 48KT 3981 7541
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
706
WWUS51 KPHI 150737
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
337 AM EDT MON APR 15 2019
DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC045-091-101-150747-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190415T0745Z/
New Castle DE-Salem NJ-Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-Burlington NJ-
Montgomery PA-Philadelphia PA-Delaware PA-
337 AM EDT MON APR 15 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTH CENTRAL
SALEM...NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for northern
Delaware...southern New Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
in Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 3966 7541 3983 7556 4015 7514 3990 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 234DEG 48KT 3994 7518
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 9:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 1:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Schuylkill | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 1:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 2:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 2:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Chester, Lehigh, Northampton | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 3:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 20 min |
| Apr 15, 3:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Northampton | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 3:19 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 3:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 3:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 3:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 3:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 3:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Sussex | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 3:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 3:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 4:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 12:31 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | PHI | 5 hr | |
| Apr 15, 2:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| Apr 15, 3:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 67 min | |
| Apr 15, 3:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Apr 15, 3:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 13 min |
| Apr 15, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Apr 15, 4:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| Apr 15, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 5:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:30 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Ocean | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 4 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.