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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 6, 2019Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2019, 5:27 PM EDT for Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 33 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: Jul 6, 2019, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 998 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

777 
WFUS51 KPHI 062127
TORPHI
MDC035-041-062200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0026.190706T2127Z-190706T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
527 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 600 PM EDT.
    
* At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Talbot, or 12 miles east of South River, moving
  east at 15 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...
  Easton, Talbot, St. Michaels, Wye Mills, Grasonville, Skipton,
  Copperville, Queenstown and Dominion.

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.

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 3893 7636 3904 7608 3877 7599 3875 7630
      3876 7630 3878 7629 3875 7634 3886 7626
      3879 7620 3879 7619 3896 7625 3892 7624
      3891 7624 3890 7625 3894 7627 3889 7629
      3891 7634 3884 7637 3885 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 254DEG 12KT 3886 7628 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MPS

1 follow-up statement

527 
WWUS51 KPHI 062151
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
551 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019

MDC035-041-062200-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190706T2200Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
551 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN
ANNE'S COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
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 3893 7636 3904 7608 3877 7599 3875 7630
      3876 7630 3878 7629 3875 7634 3886 7626
      3879 7620 3879 7619 3896 7625 3892 7624
      3891 7624 3890 7625 3894 7627 3889 7629
      3891 7634 3884 7637 3885 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 254DEG 12KT 3888 7619 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 5:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Cecil, Kent	4 hr
Jul 6, 6:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline	39 min
Jul 6, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cecil	45 min

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.