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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 3, 2020Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2020, 1:01 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 28 min. 5 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: Jun 3, 2020, 1:01 PM EDT (17:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2020, 1:29 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 3, 1:03 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Forked River, NJ	TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN FORKED RIVER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 3, 1:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Ocean Acres, NJ	DOWNED TREE ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 72. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jun 3, 1:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wnw Barnegat, NJ	SEVERAL REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jun 3, 1:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 70	Harvey Cedars, NJ	NJWXNET SENSOR.
Jun 3, 1:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Barnegat Light, NJ	HADS GAUGE.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 3, 10:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 376 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

839 
WUUS51 KPHI 031701
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-031745-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0054.200603T1701Z-200603T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
101 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 101 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Warren Grove,
  or 17 miles southwest of Toms River, moving southeast at 60 mph.

  This is a very dangerous storm.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Barnegat, Brookville, Old Halfway, Ocean Acres and Waretown. 

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 65 and 75.
 
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.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing 
widespread wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure 
and stay away from windows!

&&

LAT...LON 3981 7452 3990 7444 3983 7398 3960 7393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 292DEG 50KT 3979 7439 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

JEO

1 follow-up statement

913 
WWUS51 KPHI 031729
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
129 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020

NJC005-029-031738-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-200603T1745Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
129 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCEAN AND EAST CENTRAL
BURLINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved offshore and out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for
southern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 3981 7452 3990 7444 3983 7398 3960 7393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 292DEG 50KT 3952 7432 

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 12:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	51 min
Jun 3, 1:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Somerset	37 min
Jun 3, 1:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren	3 hr
Jun 3, 9:48 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	PHI		8 hr
Jun 3, 11:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Warren	41 min
Jun 3, 11:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon	37 min
Jun 3, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more	46 min
Jun 3, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Camden, Gloucester, Salem	39 min
Jun 3, 12:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more	55 min
Jun 3, 12:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more	69 min
Jun 3, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		43 min
Jun 3, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		61 min
Jun 3, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cape May, Cumberland	61 min
Jun 3, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		55 min
Jun 3, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		34 min
Jun 3, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	58 min
Jun 3, 7:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex, Warren	64 min
Jun 3, 7:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	24 min
Jun 3, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Morris, Sussex	36 min
Jun 3, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more	33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.