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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 6, 2020Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2020, 2:28 PM EDT for Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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
Jul 6, 2020, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2020, 2:56 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 6, 2:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Mount Pocono, PADOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES NEAR DEVILS HOLE ROAD IN PARADISE TWP. 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 6, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 100 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2020-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
100 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-192 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1959 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

821 
WUUS51 KPHI 061828
SVRPHI
PAC089-061915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0112.200706T1828Z-200706T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
228 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 228 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Mountainhome to Analomink, moving southeast at
  5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Henryville, Analomink, Skytop,
  Tannersville, Canadensis, Mountainhome, Alpine Mountain, Scotrun,
  Paradise Valley, Stroudsburg, Cresco, Arlington Heights,
  Bartonsville and Marshalls Creek.

This includes Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 301
and 309.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall
take priority.  Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause
greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be
followed.

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 7513 4115 7515 4114 7509 4110 7505
      4095 7526 4124 7545 4125 7518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 319DEG 5KT 4120 7533 4107 7520 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Robertson
1 follow-up statement
863 
WWUS51 KPHI 061856
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
256 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

PAC089-061906-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-200706T1915Z/
Monroe PA-
256 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
            
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 has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4125 7513 4115 7515 4114 7509 4110 7505
      4095 7526 4124 7545 4125 7518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 319DEG 5KT 4117 7530 4104 7517 

$$

Robertson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 3:16 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia12 hr
Jul 6, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia26 min
Jul 6, 12:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia60 min
Jul 6, 12:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia8 hr
Jul 6, 12:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia2 hr
Jul 6, 1:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 6, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks60 min
Jul 6, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery25 min
Jul 6, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe36 min
Jul 6, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia62 min
Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery31 min
Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe40 min
Jul 6, 2:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks118 min
Jul 6, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery41 min
Jul 6, 2:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonroe2 hr
Jul 6, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery27 min
Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMontgomery48 min
Jul 6, 2:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 6, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia66 min
Jul 6, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery49 min
Jul 6, 2:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIPhiladelphia4 hr
Jul 6, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery24 min
Jul 6, 2:57 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 6, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Northampton45 min
Jul 6, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia49 min
Jul 6, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Northampton52 min
Jul 6, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia38 min
Jul 6, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton64 min
Jul 6, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHILehigh24 min
Jul 6, 4:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 6, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton44 min
Jul 6, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe114 min
Jul 6, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton45 min
Jul 6, 5:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton119 min
Jul 6, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester61 min
Jul 6, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton43 min
Jul 6, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware42 min
Jul 6, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester46 min
Jul 6, 5:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester, Delaware3 hr
Jul 6, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery52 min
Jul 6, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester48 min
Jul 6, 6:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery3 hr
Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery35 min
Jul 6, 6:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery109 min
Jul 6, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe36 min
Jul 6, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester69 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.