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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 9, 2020Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2020, 12:57 PM EDT for Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 33 min. 2 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
Apr 9, 2020, 12:57 PM EDT (16:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2020, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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
Apr 9, 1:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Hambleton, MDSEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND STATE HIGHWAY 565. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED AT THE TIME IN THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 9, 1:29 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wsw Harmony, MDDOWNED TREES AND WIRES. 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
Apr 9, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2020-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2020-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 394 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-589 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1002 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
394 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
416 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

103 
WUUS51 KPHI 091657
SVRPHI
MDC011-035-041-091730-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0018.200409T1657Z-200409T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1257 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1257 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Romancoke,
  or 10 miles east of South River, moving east at 60 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Easton, Talbot, Denton, Ridgely, Trappe, St. Michaels, Preston,
  Queen Anne, Tanyard, Harmony, Skipton, Copperville, Matthews,
  Choptank, Wye Mills, Hambleton, Griffin, Windyhill, Cordova and
  Hillsboro.

People attending Covid-19 Drive through testing should seek safe
shelter immediately!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.

&&

LAT...LON 3896 7635 3894 7576 3870 7585 3863 7599
      3872 7623 3876 7622 3873 7626 3878 7629
      3876 7633 3890 7629 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3890 7620 3891 7625 3894 7621 3891 7629
      3895 7631 3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 278DEG 51KT 3887 7630 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MPS
1 follow-up statement
385 
WWUS51 KPHI 091728
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
128 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

MDC011-035-041-091738-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-200409T1730Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-
128 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TALBOT...SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN
ANNE'S AND SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 3896 7635 3894 7576 3870 7585 3863 7599
      3872 7623 3876 7622 3873 7626 3878 7629
      3876 7633 3890 7629 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3890 7620 3891 7625 3894 7621 3891 7629
      3895 7631 3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 278DEG 51KT 3881 7575 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 6:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot37 min
Apr 9, 7:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Kent40 min
Apr 9, 12:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's31 min
Apr 9, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil48 min
Apr 9, 3:32 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot27 hr

Nearby

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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.