Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jul 22, 2020, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)

Expired

Jul 22, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

65 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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912 
WUUS51 KPHI 222140
SVRPHI
NJC005-019-021-035-PAC017-091-101-222245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0167.200722T2140Z-200722T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
540 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Mercer County in central New Jersey...
  Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Eastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chalfont, or
  18 miles north of Philadelphia, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement. Several reports of trees down have been 
           received in Montgomery County with these storms.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Philadelphia, Trenton, Bensalem, Ewing, Willingboro, Princeton,
  Florence, Manville, Burlington, Bristol, Doylestown, Byram,
  Riverside, Palmyra, Hatboro, Flemington, Jenkintown, Tinicum,
  Bordentown and Pennington.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 5 and 7A.
 Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 338 and 359.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 28 and 40.
 Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 338 and 339.
 Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 46 and 76.

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 this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 7460 4035 7463 4032 7462 4001 7472
      4001 7524 4054 7512 4055 7455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 262DEG 24KT 4026 7521 

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

CMS

854 
WWUS51 KPHI 222227
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
627 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

NJC005-019-021-035-PAC017-091-101-222245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0167.000000T0000Z-200722T2245Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Burlington NJ-Somerset NJ-Montgomery PA-
Bucks PA-Philadelphia PA-
627 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON...MERCER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...
SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET...EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS
AND NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES...

At 626 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pennington, or
near Trenton, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Law enforcement. Several reports of tree and power line 
         damage have been received from Bucks and Hunterdon Counties.

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

Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Trenton, Bensalem, Ewing, Willingboro, Princeton,
Florence, Manville, Burlington, Bristol, Riverside, Palmyra,
Flemington, Bordentown, Pennington, Beverly, Rockledge, New Hope,
Yardley and Newtown.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 5 and 7A.
 Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 347 and 359.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 28 and 40.
 Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 46 and 76.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 7460 4035 7463 4032 7462 4001 7472
      4001 7513 4054 7489 4055 7455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 262DEG 24KT 4030 7480 

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

CMS

354 
WWUS51 KPHI 222240
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
640 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

NJC005-019-021-035-PAC017-091-101-222250-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0167.000000T0000Z-200722T2245Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Burlington NJ-Somerset NJ-Montgomery PA-
Bucks PA-Philadelphia PA-
640 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON...
MERCER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET...EAST
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS AND NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southern, central, northern and northwestern New Jersey...and
southeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4038 7460 4035 7463 4032 7462 4001 7472
      4001 7513 4054 7489 4055 7455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 262DEG 24KT 4031 7469 

$$

CMS

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