Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2020, 2:51 PM EDT for Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 min. 4 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
- Jul 6, 2020, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2020, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2:56 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Phoenixville, PA | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PHOTOS. |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Valley Forge, PA | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jul 6, 3:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Oaks, PA | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL NEAR COLLEGEVILLE, WITH A PHOTO OF HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE. |
| Jul 6, 3:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Phoenixville, PA | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PHOTOS OF HAIL A LITTLE LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1250 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1150 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
713
WUUS51 KPHI 061851
SVRPHI
PAC029-045-091-061915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0115.200706T1851Z-200706T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
251 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Northern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 250 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Phoenixville to King Of Prussia, moving southeast at
10 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...
Phoenixville, West Norriton, Valley Forge, Radnor Township, King Of
Prussia, Paoli, Bryn Mawr, Malvern, Chesterbrook, Devon-Berwyn and
Audubon.
This includes the following highways...
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 318 and 328.
Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 330.
Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 13 and 15.
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 4001 7553 4003 7528 4015 7546 4015 7562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 317DEG 10KT 4012 7555 4011 7538
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RobertsonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 3:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 12 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 2:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks | 118 min |
| Jul 6, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 2:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 2:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 2:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Northampton | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 114 min |
| Jul 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 119 min |
| Jul 6, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 109 min |
| Jul 6, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 69 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.