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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2021, 3:51 PM EDT for Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 24 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 17, 2021, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Middlesex County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1203 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
207
WUUS51 KPHI 171951
SVRPHI
NJC023-172015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0184.210717T1951Z-210717T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
351 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carteret, or
over Huguenot, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to
roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Perth Amboy, Carteret, Colonia, Woodbridge, Metuchen, Iselin,
Fords, Sewaren, Port Reading and Avenel.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 11 and 13.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 125 and 134.
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 this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
4047 7427 4046 7431 4057 7438 4061 7432
4059 7429 4060 7421 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 234DEG 22KT 4056 7421
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Davis1 follow-up statement
431
WWUS51 KPHI 172003
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
403 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
NJC023-172015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-210717T2015Z/
Middlesex NJ-
403 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Todt Hill,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Perth Amboy, Carteret, Colonia, Woodbridge, Iselin, Sewaren, Port
Reading, Avenel and Fords.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 12 and 13.
Garden State Parkway near mile marker 134.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
4057 7432 4061 7432 4059 7429 4060 7421
4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 234DEG 22KT 4061 7412
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DavisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 1:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 97 min |
| Jul 17, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 40 min | |
| Jul 17, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 2:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 92 min |
| Jul 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 49 min |
| Jul 17, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 21 min |
| Jul 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 4 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 14 min |
| Jul 17, 5:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 19 min |
| Jul 17, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Somerset | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 6:59 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 7 hr | |
| Jul 17, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 44 min |
| Jul 17, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Mercer, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 49 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.