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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Mar 3, 2020, 9:49 PM EST for 7 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 41 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
- Mar 3, 2020, 9:49 PM EST (02:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2020, 10:30 PM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 9:56 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 E Fort Dix, NJ | |
| Mar 3, 10:00 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 52 | Upper Deerfield, NJ | NJ WX NET STATION. |
| Mar 3, 10:06 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Folsom, NJ | MPING REPORT OF TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 3, 10:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Beachwood, NJ | SOME LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THE BEACHWOOD AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 3, 10:25 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 68 | Mullica Township, NJ | NJ WX NET STATION. |
| Mar 3, 10:29 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 63 | Atlantic City Internati, NJ |
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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1138 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
826
WWUS81 KPHI 040249
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
949 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2020
NJZ012>023-026-027-040330-
Salem-Camden-Coastal Ocean-Atlantic-Mercer-Southeastern
Burlington-Northwestern Burlington-Eastern
Monmouth-Cumberland-Ocean-Western Monmouth-Middlesex-Cape
May-Gloucester-
949 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2020
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN
SALEM...OCEAN...CAMDEN...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...SOUTHEASTERN
GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN CAPE MAY...BURLINGTON...MONMOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...
At 948 PM EST, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from near Old Bridge to Jobstown to Newport Meadows.
Movement was southeast at 45 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these showers, and some of
the stronger wind gusts may occur behind the heaviest showers.
Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Asbury Park, Cumberland,
Lakewood, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, East Brunswick, Evesham,
Sayreville, Marlboro, Manalapan, Voorhees, Medford, Barnegat,
Pleasantville and Glassboro.
This includes the following highways...
Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 6 and 44.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 30 and 107, and between
mile markers 121 and 125.
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and 34.
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 9.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these showers, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 4019 7396 3994 7397 3956 7433 3885 7517
3929 7543 3928 7544 3931 7543 3940 7552
4005 7474 4052 7435
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 327DEG 46KT 4038 7438 4001 7471 3941 7542
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 9:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 5 more | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 9:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Mar 3, 9:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Mar 3, 10:09 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Mar 3, 10:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 42 min |
| Mar 3, 8:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe and 2 more | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 8:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 3 more | 51 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in New Jersey, 2020Every special weather statement 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.