Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2020, 7:52 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 53 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 6, 2020, 7:52 AM EDT (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2020, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 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 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1920 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
781
WUUS51 KPHI 061152
SVRPHI
NJC001-009-011-061245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0211.200806T1152Z-200806T1245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
752 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
North central Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 845 AM EDT.
* At 752 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Laurel Lake,
or near Millville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Vineland, Millville, Cumberland, Somers Point, Laurel Lake,
Weymouth, Estell Manor, Corbin City, Mauricetown, Belleplain
Forest, Leesburg, Mays Landing, English Creek, Port Norris,
Dividing Creek, Dorothy, Bricksboro, Mizpah, Port Elizabeth and
Bivalve.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 30 and 31.
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.
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.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3921 7514 3939 7520 3956 7477 3932 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 254DEG 28KT 3933 7508
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
026
WWUS51 KPHI 061217
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
817 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020
NJC001-009-011-061245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-200806T1245Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
817 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...EAST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL
CAPE MAY COUNTIES...
At 817 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dorothy, or 10
miles southeast of Vineland, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Vineland, Somers Point, Weymouth, Estell Manor, Corbin City, Dorothy,
Mays Landing, English Creek and Mizpah.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 30 and 31.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall
take priority. Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause
greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be
followed.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3927 7489 3945 7496 3953 7485 3956 7477
3932 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 254DEG 28KT 3938 7484
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
MPS777
WWUS51 KPHI 061237
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
837 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020
NJC001-009-011-061246-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-200806T1245Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
837 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...EAST
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
845 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
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 3927 7489 3945 7496 3953 7485 3956 7477
3932 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 254DEG 28KT 3942 7465
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 7 more | 44 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Aug 6, 6:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 92 min | |
| Aug 6, 7:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 7:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 7:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Aug 6, 7:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Aug 6, 7:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 88 min | |
| Aug 6, 8:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 8:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Aug 6, 8:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 67 min | |
| Aug 6, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 26 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.