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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 4, 2020Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey; Cecil County, Kent County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2020, 10:12 PM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey; Cecil County, Kent County, Maryland. It was in force for 33 min. 6 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 4, 2020, 10:12 PM EDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2020, 10:45 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 Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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
Jun 4, 10:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Middletown, DEDOWNED TREE AND WIRES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND MIDDLETOWN WARWICK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 4, 10:13 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sse Delaney Corner, DELARGE TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 4, 10:20 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 644 Ssw Elsinboro Twp, NJNJWXNET SITE NJ77.
Jun 4, 10:33 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAlloway, NJTREES AND WIRES WERE DOWNED IN ALLOWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 4, 10:35 PM EDTHAIL 0.71 Ese Mcdonough, DEMPING REPORT.
Jun 4, 10:38 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGPenns Grove, NJTREES AND WIRES WERE DOWNED IN PENNS GROVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 00:00Z on 2020-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1848 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 00:00Z on 2020-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 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
1848 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

As transmitted.

616 
WUUS51 KPHI 050212
SVRPHI
DEC001-003-MDC015-029-NJC011-033-050245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0067.200605T0212Z-200605T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1012 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Northwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
  Northeastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
  Eastern Cecil County in northeastern Maryland...
  West central Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Western Salem County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 1012 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Middletown,
  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...
  Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Elkton, Pennsville, Smyrna, Carneys
  Point, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, Salem, Alloway, Clayton,
  Quinton, Delaware City, Newport, Greenwich, Shiloh, Warwick and
  Barksdale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 6.
 Interstate 95 in Maryland between mile markers 103 and 109.
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 14.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3966 7591 3978 7543 3931 7523 3921 7575
      3924 7575 3925 7579 3926 7579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 253DEG 32KT 3945 7572 

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

MPS
2 follow-up statements
031 
WWUS51 KPHI 050228
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1028 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

MDC015-029-050238-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-200605T0245Z/
Kent MD-Cecil MD-
1028 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT AND EASTERN
CECIL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3977 7549 3978 7543 3937 7525 3932 7523
      3931 7524 3925 7556 3971 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 253DEG 33KT 3949 7552 

$$

DEC001-003-NJC011-033-050245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-200605T0245Z/
New Castle DE-Kent DE-Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
1028 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL NEW CASTLE...NORTH CENTRAL KENT...WEST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND
AND WESTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

At 1028 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hope Creek, or
10 miles east of Middletown, moving east at 40 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...
Wilmington, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns
Grove, Salem, Alloway, Quinton, Delaware City, Newport, Greenwich,
Shiloh, Stanton, Woodland Beach, Bear, Hancocks Bridge, Newport
Meadows, Port Penn and Wilmington Manor.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 6.
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 5 and 14.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3977 7549 3978 7543 3937 7525 3932 7523
      3931 7524 3925 7556 3971 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 253DEG 33KT 3949 7552 

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

MPS
413 
WWUS51 KPHI 050237
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1037 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

DEC001-003-NJC011-033-050246-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-200605T0245Z/
New Castle DE-Kent DE-Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
1037 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL NEW CASTLE...NORTH
CENTRAL KENT...WEST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND WESTERN SALEM COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM 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.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
portions of Salem and Cumberland counties until 11:30 pm.

LAT...LON 3977 7549 3978 7543 3937 7525 3932 7523
      3931 7524 3925 7556 3971 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 253DEG 32KT 3951 7544 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 9:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle36 min
Jun 4, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle46 min
Jun 4, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle42 min
Jun 5, 9:47 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHINew Castle12 hr
Jun 5, 5:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHINew Castle4 hr
Jun 4, 10:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jun 4, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI38 min
Jun 4, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more34 min
Jun 5, 12:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jun 5, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth36 min
Jun 5, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth33 min
Jun 5, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth24 min
Jun 5, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth, Ocean50 min
Jun 5, 5:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset4 hr
Jun 5, 5:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean3 hr
Jun 4, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot45 min
Jun 4, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2020Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2020Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.