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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2021Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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 27, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 6:02 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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 27, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMountainhome, PAOUTFLOW WINDS DOWNED WIRES AT OAK LN AND LOCUST LN. 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2021-07-27Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

152 
WUUS51 KPHI 272138
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-PAC089-272230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0225.210727T2138Z-210727T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
538 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 537 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sterling, or
  14 miles north of Mount Pocono, moving southeast at 40 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...
  Newton, Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Blairstown, Branchville,
  Flatbrookville, Henryville, Werry Lake, Millbrook, Skytop,
  Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, Five Points, Pellettown,
  Crandon Lakes, Echo Lake, Paradise Valley, Gouldsboro State Park
  and Hainesville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 14 and 16.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 8 and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.

&&

LAT...LON 4121 7462 4090 7489 4122 7553 4124 7546
      4125 7513 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503
      4116 7490 4127 7484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 303DEG 36KT 4132 7540 

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

MPS
2 follow-up statements
413 
WWUS51 KPHI 272156
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
556 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

NJC037-041-PAC089-272230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-210727T2230Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
556 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX...NORTH CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN
MONROE COUNTIES...

At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pecks Pond, or
14 miles northeast of Mount Pocono, moving east at 35 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...
Flatbrookville, Five Points, Crandon Lakes, Millbrook, Skytop,
Canadensis and Hainesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.

&&

LAT...LON 4124 7473 4123 7471 4101 7485 4108 7503
      4122 7531 4124 7530 4125 7513 4115 7515
      4114 7509 4111 7506 4109 7501 4116 7490
      4127 7484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 291DEG 32KT 4128 7518 

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

MPS
864 
WWUS51 KPHI 272202
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
602 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

NJC037-041-PAC089-272212-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-210727T2230Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
602 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX...NORTH
CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4124 7473 4123 7471 4101 7485 4108 7503
      4122 7531 4124 7530 4125 7513 4115 7515
      4114 7509 4111 7506 4109 7501 4116 7490
      4127 7484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 303DEG 36KT 4124 7511 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex23 min
Jul 27, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris25 min
Jul 27, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Somerset23 min
Jul 27, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean35 min
Jul 27, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset32 min
Jul 27, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe42 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.