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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 273, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 27, 2021Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2021, 2:38 PM EDT for Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 35 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
Aug 27, 2021, 2:38 PM EDT (18:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2021, 3:13 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Warren County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 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
Aug 27, 2:39 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHope, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR MOUNT HERMON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 27, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGGreat Meadows, NJSMALL AREA OF LIMBS DOWN JUST WEST OF GREAT MEADOWS ALONG US 46. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 27, 2:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Liberty Twp, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR MOUNTAIN LAKE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 27, 2:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Great Meadows, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR HUDSON LANE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 27, 2:59 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sw Great Meadows, NJAN MPING REPORT OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS.
Aug 27, 3:02 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 W Liberty Twp, NJSPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND BEING BLOWN OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE BARN DOORS. 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 2021-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1159 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
1159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1043 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

724 
WUUS51 KPHI 271838
SVRPHI
NJC041-271930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0273.210827T1838Z-210827T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
238 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hope, or 15
  miles southwest of Newton, moving east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hackettstown, Oxford, Hope, Great Meadows-Vienna, Beatyestown,
  Allamuchy-Panther Valley and Beattyestown.

This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and
18.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to 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 4098 7485 4083 7482 4082 7483 4082 7505
      4086 7506 4087 7505 4088 7506 4095 7508
      4100 7486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 271DEG 5KT 4090 7496 

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

$$

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
701 
WWUS51 KPHI 271849
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
249 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

NJC041-271930-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0273.000000T0000Z-210827T1930Z/
Warren NJ-
249 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY...

At 249 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Great
Meadows-Vienna, or 14 miles southwest of Newton, moving east at 10
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hackettstown, Oxford, Hope, Great Meadows-Vienna, Beatyestown,
Allamuchy-Panther Valley and Beattyestown.

This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and
18.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4098 7485 4083 7482 4082 7483 4082 7505
      4086 7506 4087 7505 4088 7506 4095 7508
      4100 7486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 273DEG 9KT 4088 7490 

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

$$

Gorse
585 
WWUS51 KPHI 271913
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
313 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

NJC041-271922-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0273.000000T0000Z-210827T1930Z/
Warren NJ-
313 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WARREN 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.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4098 7485 4083 7482 4082 7483 4082 7505
      4086 7506 4087 7505 4088 7506 4095 7508
      4100 7486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 271DEG 5KT 4088 7486 

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 1:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden83 min
Aug 27, 2:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI44 hr
Aug 27, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic47 min
Aug 27, 2:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren109 min
Aug 27, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean38 min
Aug 27, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean46 min
Aug 27, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren24 min
Aug 27, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington44 min
Aug 27, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean45 min
Aug 27, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden52 min
Aug 27, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean30 min
Aug 27, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic51 min
Aug 27, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean46 min
Aug 27, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester39 min
Aug 27, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester106 min
Aug 27, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI43 min
Aug 27, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic34 min
Aug 27, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cumberland29 min
Aug 27, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland2 hr
Aug 27, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex39 min
Aug 27, 5:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset3 hr
Aug 27, 5:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex4 hr
Aug 27, 6:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISalem98 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.