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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 27, 2020Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2020, 5:37 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 27, 2020, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2020, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 99 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2020-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2020-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 173 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-198 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

165 
WUUS51 KPHI 272137
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-041-272200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0080.200627T2137Z-200627T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
537 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 537 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Stevensville to near Kent Point, 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...
  Centerville, Centreville, Romancoke, Grasonville, Starr,
  Stevensville, Skipton, Chester, Wye Mills, Carville, Hope,
  Queenstown and Stevensville South.

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 3903 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3900 7617
      3902 7620 3907 7594 3886 7608 3885 7620
      3893 7620 3896 7625 3892 7625 3894 7628
      3891 7629 3892 7630 3896 7631 3891 7634
      3886 7633 3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 264DEG 30KT 3900 7633 3886 7643 

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

JEO
2 follow-up statements
772 
WWUS51 KPHI 272148
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
548 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020

MDC029-272157-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-200627T2200Z/
Kent MD-
548 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3903 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3898 7618
      3898 7600 3886 7608 3885 7620 3893 7620
      3896 7625 3892 7625 3894 7628 3891 7629
      3892 7630 3896 7631 3891 7634 3886 7633
      3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 264DEG 30KT 3901 7622 3887 7632 

$$

MDC035-041-272200-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-200627T2200Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
548 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...

At 547 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Overton to Romancoke, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Romancoke, Chester, Wye Mills, Grasonville, Starr, Stevensville,
Skipton and Stevensville South.

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 3903 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3898 7618
      3898 7600 3886 7608 3885 7620 3893 7620
      3896 7625 3892 7625 3894 7628 3891 7629
      3892 7630 3896 7631 3891 7634 3886 7633
      3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 264DEG 30KT 3901 7622 3887 7632 

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

JEO
053 
WWUS51 KPHI 272151
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
551 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020

MDC035-041-272201-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-200627T2200Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
551 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TALBOT AND
SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3903 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3898 7618
      3898 7600 3886 7608 3885 7620 3893 7620
      3896 7625 3892 7625 3894 7628 3891 7629
      3892 7630 3896 7631 3891 7634 3886 7633
      3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 264DEG 30KT 3901 7622 3887 7632 

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil34 min
Jun 27, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil, Kent31 min
Jun 27, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent28 min
Jun 27, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's35 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.