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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 29, 2021Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 8:03 PM EDT for Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 57 min. 6 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 29, 2021, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 29, 8:04 PM EDT	TORNADO	6 Ese New Egypt, NJ	THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF HAWKIN ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BORDENS MILL BRANCH AND SUCCESS BRANCH IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP. THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF THIS TORNADO WAS WITHIN A LARGE WOODED AREA BETWEEN SUCCESS LAKE AND THE LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR FIELD. BASED
Jul 29, 8:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Leisure Village Ea, NJ	SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE SILVERTON AREA OF TOMS RIVER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 29, 8:42 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Warren Grove, NJ	A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EVENING OF JULY 29 IN A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF WOODLAND TWP IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE START LOCATION IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN STEVENSON RD, WHERE SURVEY CREWS FOUND NO DAMAGE, AND WHITING RD ABOUT A MI
Jul 29, 8:43 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sse Leisure Village E, NJ	A DAMAGING WIND EVENT OCCURRED IN THE SILVERTON SECTION OF TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY. THE AREA WAS SURVEYED BY A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM. MULTIPLE AREAS OF MINOR TREE AND SIDING DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED ROUGHLY ALONG A PATH FROM NEAR ALISSA DR TO A
Jul 29, 9:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Warren Grove, NJ	DOWNED UTILITY POLE AND WIRES BLOCKING NJ ROUTE 72 EASTBOUND NEAR WARREN GROVE ROAD IN BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP.
Jul 29, 9:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Warren Grove, NJ	UTILITY POLE AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING NJ ROUTE 72 NEAR WHITING ROAD IN BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 29, 2:23 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 635 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 502 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 381 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 515 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 5.0

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The text

As transmitted.

395 
WUUS51 KPHI 300003
SVRPHI
NJC005-025-029-300100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0236.210730T0003Z-210730T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
803 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 803 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Holmdel to near Penn State Forest, moving east
  at 30 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...
  Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Jackson, Howell,
  Marlboro, Barnegat, Tinton Falls, Beachwood, Tabernacle, Manasquan,
  Point Pleasant Beach, Presidential Lakes Estates, Seaside Heights,
  Lakehurst, Pemberton, Farmingdale, Surf City and Wrightstown.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 13 and 34.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 60 and 108.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern and
central New Jersey.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4031 7395 3955 7398 3953 7401 3984 7477
      4004 7465 4032 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 278DEG 27KT 4032 7416 3976 7452 

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

Fitzsimmons

2 follow-up statements

949 
WWUS51 KPHI 300019
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
819 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

NJC005-025-029-300100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-210730T0100Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ-
819 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR OCEAN...EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH
COUNTIES...

At 819 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Tinton Falls to Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park to
near Chatsworth, moving southeast at 25 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...
Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Jackson, Howell,
Barnegat, Tinton Falls, Beachwood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,
Presidential Lakes Estates, Seaside Heights, Lakehurst, Farmingdale,
Surf City, Mantoloking, Allenwood, Cassville and Adelphia.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 22 and 34.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 61 and 108.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern and
central New Jersey.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should seek shelter inside a well-built structure and away from
windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3971 7398 3959 7417 3985 7466 4009 7442
      4032 7414 4031 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 294DEG 23KT 4025 7409 4002 7426 3982 7446 

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

Staarmann

348 
WWUS51 KPHI 300045
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
845 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

NJC005-025-029-300100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-210730T0100Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ-
845 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH
COUNTIES...

At 844 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Elberon to near Dover Beaches
North to Brookville, moving east at 30 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...
Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Barnegat, Tinton
Falls, Beachwood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights,
Lakehurst, Farmingdale, Surf City, Mantoloking, Allenwood, Elberon,
Brick Township, Collingwood Park, Brookville and Pine Ridge At
Crestwood.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 29 and 34.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 61 and 108.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern and
central New Jersey.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should seek shelter inside a well-built structure and away from
windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7416 3978 7452 4004 7428 4032 7411
      4031 7397 3971 7398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 276DEG 27KT 4023 7386 4000 7403 3980 7430 

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

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 8:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Ocean	27 min
Jul 29, 8:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	4 hr
Jul 29, 8:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	51 min
Jul 29, 8:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Monmouth	19 min
Jul 29, 8:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Monmouth, Ocean	3 hr
Jul 29, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		2 hr

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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.