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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 28, 2021Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 8:17 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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
Apr 28, 2021, 8:17 PM EDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, NJ

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 8:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Sussex, NJSOME TREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF OPSAL LANE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF WANTAGE TOWNSHIP. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 28, 8:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Hamburg, NJTREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF EVERGREEN TRAIL IN VERNON TOWNSHIP. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-29Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 311 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

677 
WUUS51 KPHI 290017
SVRPHI
NJC037-290100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0022.210429T0017Z-210429T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
817 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 815 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hainesville,
  or near Montague, moving east at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Law enforcement. Downed trees and power lines have 
           been reported with this storm to the west.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Montague, Franklin, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex, Branchville, High
  Point, Pellettown, Crandon Lakes, Highland Lake, Vernon Valley and
  Hainesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a 
sturdy structure and stay away from windows!

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7436 4106 7454 4111 7496 4118 7488
      4121 7486 4124 7486 4129 7483 4135 7475
      4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 281DEG 40KT 4124 7482 

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

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
967 
WWUS51 KPHI 290033
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
833 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

NJC037-290100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210429T0100Z/
Sussex NJ-
833 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 832 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sussex, or 10
miles northwest of West Milford, moving east at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex, Branchville, Pellettown,
Crandon Lakes, Highland Lake and Vernon Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7436 4106 7454 4110 7488 4133 7464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 282DEG 40KT 4119 7455 

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

Gorse
670 
WWUS51 KPHI 290052
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
852 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

NJC037-290102-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210429T0100Z/
Sussex NJ-
852 PM EDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4120 7436 4106 7454 4110 7488 4133 7464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 281DEG 40KT 4115 7429 

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 8:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex40 min
Apr 28, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPassaic29 min
Apr 29, 3:29 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Apr 29, 3:29 AM EDTStorm WatchPHI21 hr
Apr 29, 3:32 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more16 hr
Apr 29, 3:47 PM EDTGale WarningPHI23 hr
Apr 29, 7:23 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more26 hr
Apr 29, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.