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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 226, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2021Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 23 min. 3 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
Jul 27, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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, 6:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Wantage Twp, NJTREE LIMBS ONTO WIRES WITH A FIRE REPORTED ON ARMSTRONG ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 27, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Sussex, NJMPING REPORT OF TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SOME SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 27, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGGlenwood, NJSEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH LANE BLOCKAGES ALONG ROUTE 517 IN GLENWOOD. 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

214 
WUUS51 KPHI 272207
SVRPHI
NJC037-272230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0226.210727T2207Z-210727T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 607 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Unionville,
  or 9 miles southeast of Matamoras, moving east at 25 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...
  Hamburg, Sussex, Vernon Valley, High Point and Highland Lake. 

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 4132 7461 4120 7436 4119 7439 4114 7463
      4131 7471 4134 7464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 250DEG 20KT 4126 7458 

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

MPS
2 follow-up statements
496 
WWUS51 KPHI 272218
SVSPHI

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

NJC037-272230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0226.000000T0000Z-210727T2230Z/
Sussex NJ-
618 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vernon Valley,
or 8 miles west of Warwick, moving east at 25 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...
Hamburg, Sussex, Vernon Valley and Highland Lake. 

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 4115 7462 4130 7458 4120 7436 4119 7439
      4115 7460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 282DEG 22KT 4123 7451 

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

MPS
690 
WWUS51 KPHI 272224
SVSPHI

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

NJC037-272234-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0226.000000T0000Z-210727T2230Z/
Sussex NJ-
624 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 4115 7462 4130 7458 4120 7436 4119 7439
      4115 7460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 250DEG 20KT 4124 7448 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren24 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

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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.