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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 1, 20215 counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2021, 3:50 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 40 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
Jul 1, 2021, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 3:51 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Valley Forge, PASEVERAL REPORTS OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES NEAR VALLEY FORGE AND PHOENIXVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 1, 3:59 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W North Wales, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR GARFIELD PARK IN LANSDALE.
Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Kennett Square, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES ON MARSHALL BRIDGE ROAD IN KENNETT SQUARE. TIME ESTIMATE FROM RADAR.
Jul 1, 4:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Conshohocken, PADOWNED TREE LIMBS ON JOSHUA ROAD NEAR CEDAR GROVE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 1, 4:19 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Doylestown, PADOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR TURK ROAD IN DOYLESTOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 1, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Jenkintown, PADOWNED TREE ON WIRES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON LANE AND PEPPER 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
Jul 1, 12:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2021-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 604 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 2021-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
604 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

721 
WUUS51 KPHI 011950
SVRPHI
DEC003-PAC017-029-045-091-101-012030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0107.210701T1950Z-210701T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
350 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 350 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Perkasie to near Valley Forge to near Pleasant Hill,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, Norristown,
  Chester, Phoenixville, Lansdale, West Norriton, East Norriton,
  Pennsville, Yeadon, Westtown, Perkasie, Doylestown, Conshohocken,
  Hatboro, Souderton, Folcroft and Ambler.

This includes the following highways...
 Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 319 and 348.
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 36.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 10.
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 23.
 Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 343.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.
 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4010 7553 4040 7535 4042 7506 4040 7497
      4017 7499 3985 7530 3984 7536 3977 7546
      3966 7552 3963 7556 3959 7555 3955 7559
      3955 7578 3972 7579 3972 7587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 256DEG 27KT 4035 7530 4012 7544 3963 7589 

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

CMS
1 follow-up statement
708 
WWUS51 KPHI 012014
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
414 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

DEC003-PAC017-029-045-091-101-012030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-210701T2030Z/
New Castle DE-Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-Chester PA-Philadelphia PA-
Delaware PA-
414 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN NEW CASTLE...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...CENTRAL BUCKS...
SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER...NORTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE
COUNTIES...

At 413 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Gardenville to Ambler to near Bear, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Law enforcement. Several reports of wind damage have been 
         received from Chester County.

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

Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, Norristown, Chester,
Lansdale, West Norriton, East Norriton, Pennsville, Yeadon, Westtown,
Doylestown, Conshohocken, Hatboro, Folcroft, Ambler, Swarthmore,
Elsmere and New Castle.

This includes the following highways...
 Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 322 and 348.
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 29.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 10.
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 23.
 Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 343.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.
 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4010 7548 4042 7516 4042 7506 4040 7497
      4017 7499 3985 7530 3984 7536 3977 7546
      3966 7552 3963 7556 3959 7555 3955 7559
      3955 7578 3972 7579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 256DEG 27KT 4039 7509 4016 7523 3967 7568 

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

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks, Montgomery44 min
Jun 30, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks38 min
Jul 1, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester, Montgomery39 min
Jul 1, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery47 min
Jul 1, 3:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester, Montgomery77 min
Jul 1, 3:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia112 min
Jul 1, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia48 min
Jul 1, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Philadelphia46 min
Jul 1, 5:02 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks28 min
Jun 30, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle39 min
Jul 1, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex52 min
Jul 1, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent52 min
Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, New Castle94 min
Jul 1, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex43 min
Jul 1, 4:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIKent, Sussex22 min
Jul 1, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex48 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.