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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 21, 2021Burlington County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2021, 2:13 PM EDT for Burlington County, New Jersey. It was in force for 47 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 21, 2021, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Burlington County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 21, 11:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2021-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 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 2021-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1495 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

066 
WUUS51 KPHI 211813
SVRPHI
NJC005-211900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0208.210721T1813Z-210721T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
213 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 213 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Presidential
  Lakes, or 22 miles west of Toms River, moving east at 20 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...
  Presidential Lakes Estates, Leisuretowne, Chatsworth, Presidential
  Lakes, Browns Mills and Country Lake Estates.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3976 7443 3987 7475 3996 7465 3997 7449
      3987 7444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 284DEG 19KT 3990 7459 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gorse
1 follow-up statement
748 
WWUS51 KPHI 211829
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
229 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

NJC005-211900-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0208.000000T0000Z-210721T1900Z/
Burlington NJ-
229 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY...

At 229 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chatsworth, or
21 miles southwest of Toms River, moving southeast at 20 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...
Presidential Lakes Estates, Chatsworth, Presidential Lakes, Browns
Mills and Country Lake Estates.

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 this storm. 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 3976 7443 3985 7468 3995 7461 3997 7449
      3987 7444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 293DEG 18KT 3986 7455 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris36 min
Jul 21, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean34 min
Jul 21, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI89 min
Jul 21, 12:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Ocean39 min
Jul 21, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean67 min
Jul 21, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic47 min
Jul 21, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean49 min
Jul 21, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Jul 21, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 21, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean26 min
Jul 21, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester56 min
Jul 21, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden44 min
Jul 21, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester33 min
Jul 21, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean47 min
Jul 21, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Jul 21, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden42 min
Jul 21, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem33 min
Jul 21, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Jul 21, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 21, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI23 min
Jul 21, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Jul 21, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI46 min
Jul 21, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May29 min
Jul 21, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 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.