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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 21, 20214 counties in Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 7:38 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 52 min. 24 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 21, 2021, 7:38 PM EDT (23:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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 21, 7:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Palmerton, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR ALLEY F AND PARK LANE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWind Gap, PATREE AND WIRES DOWN ON BROADWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Bartonsville, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR RIMROCK DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Allentown, PAA FEW REPORTS OF WIRES DOWN IN THE ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM AREAS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Emerald, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR GRANT STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Laurys Station, PADOWNED POWER LINES NEAR NEFFS LAURYS ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAllentown, PAFEW REPORTS OF WIRES DOWN IN ALLENTOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Tobyhanna Twp, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR LOCUST RIDGE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Palmerton, PAREPORT OF TREE AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:52 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sw Analomink, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR HALLET ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Moore Twp, PADOWNED POWER LINES NEAR DERHAMMER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Delps, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR MOUNTAIN ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Chestnut Hill Twp, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR TOLL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 7:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCanadensis, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR ROUTE 447. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Jackson Twp, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR WILTSHIRE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Washington Twp, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR FRANKLIN HILL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Bangor, PAMULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN AROUND BANGOR AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ese Mount Bethel, PAREPORT OF WIRES DOWN ALONG RIVER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Se East Bangor, PASEVERAL REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES IN THE RICHMOND AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Se East Bangor, PADOWNED POWER LINES NEAR DEER RUN ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Columbia, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR DELAWARE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ne Martins Creek, PADOWNED TREE IN WIRES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MILLER ROAD AND RICHMOND ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:27 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Hope, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR LOCUST LAKE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 8:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Blairstown, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR HOAGLAND ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 171 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
171 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-149 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

398 
WUUS51 KPHI 212338
SVRPHI
NJC041-PAC025-077-089-095-220030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0101.210621T2338Z-210622T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
738 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 738 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near White Haven to Coffeetown, moving northeast at
  35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement. Several reports of trees and wires down 
           have been received from this line of storms.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Allentown, Easton, Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Bethlehem, Forks,
  Emmaus, Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Wilson, Nazareth,
  Palmerton, Bangor, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap,
  Bath and Belvidere.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 53 and 97.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 51 and 60.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 10.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4109 7504 4108 7502
      4084 7496 4066 7526 4049 7560 4100 7577
      4101 7573 4105 7577 4108 7577 4113 7569
      4112 7564 4123 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 245DEG 32KT 4102 7570 4063 7560 

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

CMS
2 follow-up statements
079 
WWUS51 KPHI 212357
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
757 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NJC041-PAC025-077-089-095-220030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210622T0030Z/
Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
757 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...CENTRAL LEHIGH...EASTERN CARBON...MONROE
AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 756 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pocono Raceway to near Bath, moving northeast at
35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement. Numerous reports of power lines down and 
         tree damage have been reported in Carbon and northwestern 
         Lehigh Counties.

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

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Mount Pocono, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus,
Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Wilson, Nazareth,
Palmerton, Bangor, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Bath, Belvidere,
Harmony and Oxford.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 53 and 70, and between mile
markers 77 and 93.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 52 and 60.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 282 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 10.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4109 7504 4108 7502
      4084 7496 4066 7526 4049 7560 4100 7569
      4113 7569 4112 7564 4123 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 245DEG 32KT 4108 7552 4069 7543 

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

CMS
521 
WWUS51 KPHI 220028
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
828 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NJC041-PAC025-077-089-095-220038-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210622T0030Z/
Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
828 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...CENTRAL
LEHIGH...EASTERN CARBON...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 830 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4109 7504 4108 7502
      4084 7496 4066 7526 4049 7560 4100 7569
      4113 7569 4112 7564 4123 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 245DEG 32KT 4120 7519 4081 7510 

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISchuylkill33 min
Jun 20, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILebanon35 min
Jun 20, 10:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks86 min
Jun 20, 10:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks33 min
Jun 21, 4:35 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia15 hr
Jun 21, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh52 min
Jun 21, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware54 min
Jun 21, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton43 min
Jun 21, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia48 min
Jun 21, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Jun 21, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem47 min
Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Ocean50 min

Nearby

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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.