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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 6, 2020Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2020, 8:04 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 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, 8:04 AM EDT (12:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2020, 8:45 AM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:07 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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2020-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1562 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 2020-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
1562 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

466 
WUUS51 KPHI 061204
SVRPHI
NJC001-009-011-061245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0212.200806T1204Z-200806T1245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
804 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 804 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dennisville,
  or 13 miles west of Ocean City, moving east at 35 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...
  Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May, Pleasantville, Somers Point,
  Ventnor City, Margate City, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest,
  Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Estell Manor, Avalon, West Cape May,
  Longport, Stone Harbor, Corbin City, Cape May Court House, Scotch
  Bonnet and Beesleys Point.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 31.
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 0 and 1.

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 3922 7427 3910 7447 3893 7459 3892 7501
      3929 7496 3940 7426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1204Z 263DEG 31KT 3922 7485 

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

MPS
1 follow-up statement
223 
WWUS51 KPHI 061238
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
838 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020

NJC001-009-011-061248-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-200806T1245Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
838 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC...
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND CAPE MAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM
EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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 3922 7427 3910 7447 3893 7459 3892 7501
      3929 7496 3940 7426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 263DEG 31KT 3928 7417 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 7 more44 hr
Aug 6, 5:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Aug 6, 6:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI92 min
Aug 6, 7:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem3 hr
Aug 6, 7:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem42 min
Aug 6, 7:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland48 min
Aug 6, 7:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Aug 6, 7:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICumberland, Salem2 hr
Aug 6, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Aug 6, 7:47 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Aug 6, 7:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland53 min
Aug 6, 8:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Aug 6, 8:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Aug 6, 8:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic26 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.