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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 260, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 13, 2021Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 6:29 PM EDT for Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 25 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
Aug 13, 2021, 6:29 PM EDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2021, 6:54 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 13, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 100 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 313 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
313 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-199 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1675 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

144 
WUUS51 KPHI 132229
SVRPHI
MDC035-041-132315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0260.210813T2229Z-210813T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
629 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 629 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kent Point,
  or near South River, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford, Grasonville, Tilghman
  Island, Skipton, Copperville, Chester, Wye Mills, Hambleton,
  Cordova, Stevensville South and Dominion.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3886 7626 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3897 7625 3891 7624 3894 7628 3891 7631
      3896 7631 3884 7638 3899 7633 3897 7597
      3866 7599 3869 7621 3877 7624 3872 7630
      3878 7629 3871 7635 3877 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 274DEG 22KT 3887 7643 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
324 
WWUS51 KPHI 132254
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
654 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

MDC035-041-132304-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0260.000000T0000Z-210813T2315Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
654 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN
ANNE'S 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3886 7626 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3897 7625 3891 7624 3894 7628 3891 7631
      3896 7631 3884 7638 3899 7633 3897 7597
      3866 7599 3869 7621 3877 7624 3872 7630
      3878 7629 3871 7635 3877 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 274DEG 22KT 3886 7623 

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's58 min
Aug 13, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline31 min
Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's30 min
Aug 13, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's33 min
Aug 13, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline47 min
Aug 13, 7:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot93 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.