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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2021Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 42 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 27, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 8:04 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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 nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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, Albany, 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1464 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

422 
WUUS51 KPHI 272322
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-280015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0227.210727T2322Z-210728T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 722 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bear Creek,
  or near Wilkes-Barre, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway, Lake
  Harmony, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Blakeslee, Long Pond,
  Albrightsville, Gouldsboro State Park, Sun Valley, Arrowhead Lake,
  Jonas, Meckesville, Paradise Valley, Cresco and Merwinsburg.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 87 and 97.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 300.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

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 4120 7520 4091 7550 4105 7577 4109 7577
      4111 7571 4113 7569 4112 7565 4123 7554
      4122 7551 4123 7551 4124 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 294DEG 29KT 4120 7582 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
590 
WWUS51 KPHI 272352
SVSPHI

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

PAC025-280002-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210728T0015Z/
Carbon PA-
752 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4105 7556 4123 7550 4119 7521 4100 7541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 285DEG 32KT 4113 7544 

$$

PAC089-280015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210728T0015Z/
Monroe PA-
752 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY...

At 752 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pocono Pines,
or near Mount Pocono, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Long Pond, Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway,
Gouldsboro State Park, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Paradise Valley and
Cresco.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 289 and 300.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 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 4105 7556 4123 7550 4119 7521 4100 7541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 285DEG 32KT 4113 7544 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MPS
501 
WWUS51 KPHI 280004
SVSPHI

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

PAC089-280014-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210728T0015Z/
Monroe PA-
804 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY 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.

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 4105 7556 4123 7550 4119 7521 4100 7541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 294DEG 29KT 4109 7532 

$$

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 WarningPHIMonroe24 min
Jul 27, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton23 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.