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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 3, 2020Cumberland County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2020, 6:05 PM EDT for Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 22 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
Aug 3, 2020, 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2020, 6:27 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cumberland County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2020-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1097 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2020-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 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
1097 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
826 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

847 
WUUS51 KPHI 032205
SVRPHI
NJC011-032245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0195.200803T2205Z-200803T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
605 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 605 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fortesque, or
  12 miles south of Bridgeton, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Millville, Laurel Lake, Newport, Fairton, Bricksboro, Cedarville,
  Port Elizabeth, Fortesque, Dividing Creek, Rosenhayn and Port
  Norris.

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 3919 7516 3929 7529 3948 7513 3934 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 222DEG 15KT 3925 7521 

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

Robertson
2 follow-up statements
172 
WWUS51 KPHI 032220
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
620 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

NJC011-032245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0195.000000T0000Z-200803T2245Z/
Cumberland NJ-
620 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newport, or
near Millville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Millville, Laurel Lake, Cedarville, Newport, Rosenhayn and Fairton. 

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 3927 7514 3933 7522 3948 7513 3941 7502
      3936 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 220DEG 17KT 3932 7514 

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

Robertson
334 
WWUS51 KPHI 032227
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
627 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

NJC011-032237-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0195.000000T0000Z-200803T2245Z/
Cumberland NJ-
627 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits, and is exiting the warned area. Therefore, the warning has 
been cancelled.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still 
possible with additional thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3927 7514 3933 7522 3948 7513 3941 7502
      3936 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 222DEG 15KT 3934 7511 

$$

Robertson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI36 min
Aug 2, 8:53 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean51 hr
Aug 2, 8:53 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean51 hr
Aug 2, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic44 min
Aug 2, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren42 min
Aug 2, 11:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland33 min
Aug 2, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more41 min
Aug 3, 5:08 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more39 hr
Aug 3, 4:26 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 4 more38 hr
Aug 3, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI12 min
Aug 3, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem26 min
Aug 3, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem28 min
Aug 3, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester27 min
Aug 3, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester31 min
Aug 3, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem28 min
Aug 3, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean48 min
Aug 3, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth40 min
Aug 3, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean62 min
Aug 3, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI73 min
Aug 3, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset52 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.