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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 12, 20206 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 12, 2020, 6:47 AM EST for 6 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 43 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
Jan 12, 2020, 6:47 AM EST (11:47 UTC)
Expired
Jan 12, 2020, 7:30 AM EST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:49 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2020-01-12Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2020-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 314 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
804 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

749 
WUUS51 KPHI 121147
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-121230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0001.200112T1147Z-200112T1230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
647 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
  Central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 730 AM EST.

* At 645 AM EST, intense showers were located along a line extending 
  from West Deptford to Swedesboro to near New Castle, moving east 
  at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. A 55 mph wind gust was reported at the 
           Wilmington Delaware airport.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Vineland, Deptford, Voorhees, West Deptford, Glassboro, Lindenwold,
  Hammonton, Pennsville, Bellmawr, Woodbury, Pitman, Clayton, Carneys
  Point, Berlin, Tabernacle, Shamong, Paulsboro, Buena, Magnolia and
  Westville.

This includes the following highways...
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 25 and 44.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 15 and 29, and
near mile marker 31.
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 1 and 3.
 Interstate 76 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This intense line contains no lightning. Do not wait until you hear 
thunder before taking cover. Very strong winds are mixing down to 
the surface in some places along the line.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7466 3946 7496 3961 7556 3963 7556
      3961 7557 3962 7560 3973 7538 3985 7526
      3988 7519 3985 7463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 271DEG 36KT 3983 7521 3973 7530 3962 7558 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
295 
WWUS51 KPHI 121205
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
705 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020

NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-121230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200112T1230Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-
Burlington NJ-
705 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...CENTRAL
SALEM...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

At 703 AM EST, intense showers were located along a line extending 
from Lindenwold to Pitman to near Woodstown, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. Wind gusts to 55 mph were reported as it 
         moved across the Wilmington Delaware area earlier.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Vineland, Voorhees, Glassboro, Lindenwold, Hammonton, Pennsville,
Pitman, Clayton, Berlin, Tabernacle, Shamong, Buena, Woodstown,
Alloway, Chesilhurst, Newfield, Elmer, Franklinville, Sicklerville
and Atsion.

This includes the following highways...
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 25 and 44.
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

There is no lightning with this line however some of the very strong 
winds from above the ground will be brought down to the surface. Do 
not wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7466 3946 7496 3961 7556 3962 7555
      3971 7537 3987 7495 3985 7463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 271DEG 36KT 3983 7500 3973 7509 3962 7537 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gorse
414 
WWUS51 KPHI 121223
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
723 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020

NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-121233-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200112T1230Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-
Burlington NJ-
723 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...CENTRAL SALEM...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND
CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EST...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3968 7466 3946 7496 3961 7556 3962 7555
      3971 7537 3987 7495 3985 7463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 271DEG 26KT 3979 7476 3972 7506 3959 7532 

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 5:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren44 min
Jan 12, 5:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon51 min
Jan 12, 6:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset46 min
Jan 12, 6:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem43 min
Jan 12, 6:46 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI100 min
Jan 12, 7:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem47 min
Jan 12, 8:14 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Ocean46 min
Jan 12, 11:57 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.