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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 9, 2021Chester County, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 5:17 PM EDT for Chester County, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 43 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
Jul 9, 2021, 5:17 PM EDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

352 
WUUS51 KPHI 092117
SVRPHI
DEC003-PAC029-045-092200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0157.210709T2117Z-210709T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
517 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Southwestern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Glen Roy, or
  14 miles north of Havre De Grace, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Wilmington, Newark, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Oxford,
  West Grove, Newport, Arden, Glen Roy, Stanton, North Star, Bear,
  Talleyville, Wilmington Manor, Elam, Mount Vernon, Pike Creek,
  Ashland and Greenville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 19.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3973 7610 3974 7609 3976 7606 3981 7603
      3983 7604 3983 7602 3986 7601 3987 7547
      3968 7551 3963 7556 3959 7555 3962 7579
      3972 7579 3972 7613
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 272DEG 25KT 3976 7608 

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

NC
2 follow-up statements
086 
WWUS51 KPHI 092140
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
540 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

PAC045-092150-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-210709T2200Z/
Delaware PA-
540 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened 
 Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3976 7606 3981 7603 3983 7604 3984 7599
      3983 7558 3973 7551 3968 7551 3963 7556
      3959 7555 3962 7579 3972 7579 3973 7610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 272DEG 25KT 3975 7587 

$$

DEC003-PAC029-092200-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-210709T2200Z/
New Castle DE-Chester PA-
540 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES...

At 540 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kemblesville,
or 7 miles northwest of Newark, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Newark, Elsmere, New Castle, Oxford, West Grove, Newport,
Glen Roy, Greenville, Stanton, North Star, Bear, Delaware Memorial
Bridge, Wilmington Manor, Mount Vernon, Ladenberg, Pike Creek,
Kemblesville, Hockessin and Ashland.

This includes Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and
16.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3976 7606 3981 7603 3983 7604 3984 7599
      3983 7558 3973 7551 3968 7551 3963 7556
      3959 7555 3962 7579 3972 7579 3973 7610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 272DEG 25KT 3975 7587 

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

NC
769 
WWUS51 KPHI 092151
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
551 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

DEC003-PAC029-092201-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-210709T2200Z/
New Castle DE-Chester PA-
551 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3976 7606 3981 7603 3983 7604 3984 7599
      3983 7558 3973 7551 3968 7551 3963 7556
      3959 7555 3962 7579 3972 7579 3973 7610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 272DEG 25KT 3975 7577 

$$

NC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 2:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIPhiladelphia8 hr
Jul 9, 4:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Philadelphia5 hr
Jul 9, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon35 min
Jul 9, 7:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton3 hr
Jul 9, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Philadelphia23 min
Jul 9, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton29 min
Jul 9, 7:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonroe, Northampton2 hr
Jul 8, 10:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex5 hr
Jul 8, 11:37 PM EDTTornado WarningPHISussex23 min
Jul 8, 11:59 PM EDTTornado WarningPHISussex12 min
Jul 9, 12:04 AM EDTTornado WarningPHISussex26 min
Jul 9, 12:11 AM EDTTornado WarningPHISussex35 min
Jul 9, 12:28 AM EDTTornado WarningPHISussex17 min
Jul 9, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle66 min
Jul 9, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle41 min
Jul 9, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHINew Castle2 hr
Jul 9, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.