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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 11, 2020Middlesex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2020, 6:18 PM EDT for Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 27 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 11, 2020, 6:18 PM EDT (22:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Middlesex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 2020-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 600 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 2020-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 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
600 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

237 
WUUS51 KPHI 112218
SVRPHI
NJC023-112245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0148.200711T2218Z-200711T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
618 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Edison, or
  near New Brunswick, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Edison, East Brunswick, Carteret,
  Colonia, Society Hill, North Brunswick Township, Woodbridge, South
  Plainfield, South River, Highland Park, Metuchen, Milltown, Iselin,
  Sewaren, Port Reading, Fords and Avenel.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 13.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 9.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 126 and 134.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4045 7443
      4056 7450 4060 7443 4061 7432 4059 7429
      4060 7426 4060 7421 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 238DEG 28KT 4053 7441 

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

Staarmann
1 follow-up statement
242 
WWUS51 KPHI 112231
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
631 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020

NJC023-112245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-200711T2245Z/
Middlesex NJ-
631 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY...

At 631 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Edison, or near
New Brunswick, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Edison, East Brunswick, Carteret,
Colonia, North Brunswick Township, Woodbridge, South River, Highland
Park, Metuchen, Milltown, Iselin, Sewaren, Port Reading, Fords and
Avenel.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 13.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 126 and 134.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4045 7443
      4049 7444 4060 7440 4061 7432 4059 7429
      4060 7426 4060 7421 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 224DEG 24KT 4051 7439 

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

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:12 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementPHIOcean14 hr
Jul 10, 8:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem13 hr
Jul 11, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset32 min
Jul 11, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex38 min
Jul 11, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex13 min
Jul 11, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean30 min
Jul 11, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.