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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2019, 5:33 PM EDT for Burlington County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 27 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, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Bucks County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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, 5:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Newtown, PA | MANY LARGE TREE BRANCHES (6 IN DIAMETER) BROKEN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 29, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 E Newtown, PA | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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.
356
WFUS51 KPHI 292133
TORPHI
NJC005-021-025-PAC017-292200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0020.190529T2133Z-190529T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
533 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Woodside, or near Trenton, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Trenton, Ewing, Hightstown, Bordentown, Yardley, Newtown,
Tullytown, Allentown, Langhorne, Roosevelt, Windsor, Woodside,
Clarksburg, Edinburg, Crosswicks, White Horse, Twin Rivers,
Imlaystown, Mercerville-Hamilton Square and Cream Ridge.
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 4016 7442 4010 7452 4017 7498 4027 7498
4027 7448 4025 7448 4025 7446 4027 7443
4027 7440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 273DEG 47KT 4020 7484
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
Iovino1 follow-up statement
981
WWUS51 KPHI 292146
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
546 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
NJC005-021-025-PAC017-292200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-190529T2200Z/
Mercer NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ-Bucks PA-
546 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...NORTHERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH AND
EASTERN BUCKS COUNTIES...
At 545 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over White Horse, or near Trenton, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Trenton, Hightstown, Bordentown, Tullytown, Allentown, Roosevelt,
Clarksburg, Edinburg, Crosswicks, White Horse, Windsor, Twin Rivers,
Imlaystown, Mercerville-Hamilton Square, Cream Ridge, Levittown,
Fieldsboro and Yardville-Groveville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4016 7442 4010 7452 4015 7483 4027 7472
4027 7448 4025 7448 4025 7446 4027 7443
4027 7440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 273DEG 43KT 4019 7466
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
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, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 30 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, 5:39 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 | |
| May 28, 9:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 101 min |
| 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, 3:17 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, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 46 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 62 min |
| May 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 42 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, 4:55 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, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 41 min |
| May 29, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 53 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.