Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Aug 4, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT for Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 11 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 4, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2020, 11:11 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:23 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted.
167
WFUS51 KPHI 041500
TORPHI
NJC025-029-041530-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0028.200804T1500Z-200804T1530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Southern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
* Until 1130 AM EDT.
* At 1059 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Barnegat, or
17 miles south of Toms River, moving north at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Lakewood, Jackson, Barnegat, Beachwood, Lakehurst,
Leisure Village, Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains, Cedar Glen
West, Leisure Village East, Cassville, Woodruff, Holiday
City-Berkeley, Bamber Lake, Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, Brookville,
Pine Ridge At Crestwood and Beach Haven West.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 61 and 90.
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.
To repeat, a tornado has been confirmed. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3968 7415 3966 7431 4010 7449 4016 7416
TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 171DEG 49KT 3974 7423
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SFJ2 follow-up statements
724
WWUS51 KPHI 041506
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1106 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020
NJC025-041515-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-200804T1530Z/
Monmouth NJ-
1106 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for central and
southern New Jersey.
LAT...LON 3974 7428 4010 7449 4014 7424 4012 7424
4011 7422 3976 7419
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 171DEG 49KT 3983 7425
$$
NJC029-041530-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-200804T1530Z/
Ocean NJ-
1106 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY...
At 1105 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brookville, or 11 miles south of Toms River, moving
north at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Lakewood, Jackson, Barnegat, Beachwood, Lakehurst,
Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains, Cedar Glen West, Cassville,
Woodruff, Holiday City-Berkeley, Bamber Lake, Cedar Glen Lakes,
Whiting, Pine Ridge At Crestwood, Leisure Village West-Pine Lake
Park, South Toms River, Silver Ridge and Ocean Acres.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 67 and 81,
and between mile markers 83 and 84.
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.
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 7428 4010 7449 4014 7424 4012 7424
4011 7422 3976 7419
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 171DEG 49KT 3983 7425
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SFJ933
WWUS51 KPHI 041511
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1111 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020
NJC029-041520-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-200804T1530Z/
Ocean NJ-
1111 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for central and
southern New Jersey.
LAT...LON 3974 7428 4010 7449 4014 7424 4012 7424
4011 7422 3976 7419
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 171DEG 49KT 3991 7427
$$
SFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 5:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 21 min | |
| Aug 4, 7:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 52 min | |
| Aug 4, 9:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 18 min |
| Aug 4, 9:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 32 min | |
| Aug 4, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Aug 4, 9:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 19 min |
| Aug 4, 10:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 14 min |
| Aug 4, 10:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Warren | 9 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 10 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 14 hr | |
| Aug 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Ocean | 103 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.