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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 13, 2019Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2019, 9:05 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 13, 2019, 9:05 PM EDT (01:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2019, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -146 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

927 
WFUS51 KPHI 140105
TORPHI
NJC005-029-140130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0023.190614T0105Z-190614T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
905 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 930 PM EDT.
    
* At 905 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Pemberton, or 20 miles south of Trenton, moving
  east at 35 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...
  Presidential Lakes Estates, Pemberton, Wrightstown, Presidential
  Lakes, Woodruff, Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, Browns Mills,
  Leisuretowne, Country Lake Estates, Crestwood Village, Pemberton
  Heights, Fort Dix, McGuire AFB and New Egypt.

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.

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3984 7475 3997 7480 4010 7440 3989 7433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 249DEG 32KT 3994 7468 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

MPS
1 follow-up statement
847 
WWUS51 KPHI 140120
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
920 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2019

NJC005-029-140130-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-190614T0130Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
920 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OCEAN AND NORTHEASTERN
BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 3984 7475 3997 7480 4010 7440 3989 7433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 249DEG 32KT 3998 7454 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:09 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIGloucester, Salem36 min
Jun 13, 8:26 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester34 min
Jun 13, 11:57 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer2 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.