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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 275, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 27, 2021Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2021, 2:59 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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, 3:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Berkeley Twp, NJDOWNED WIRES NEAR PINEWALD KESWICK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 27, 3:20 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 49Berkeley Twp, NJ49 MPH MEASURED WIND GUST AT BERKELEY NJ MESONET SITE.
Aug 27, 3:21 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Toms River, NJDOWNED WIRES NEAR GERMANIA STATION ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 27, 3:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGRoosevelt City, NJDOWNED WIRES NEAR MONROE AVENUE. 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

946 
WUUS51 KPHI 271859
SVRPHI
NJC029-271945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0275.210827T1859Z-210827T1945Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beachwood, or
  7 miles southwest of Toms River, and is nearly stationary.

  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...
  Toms River, Beachwood, Seaside Heights, Holiday City-Berkeley,
  Bamber Lake, Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains, Pine Ridge At
  Crestwood, Dover Beaches South, Leisure Village West-Pine Lake
  Park, Dover Beaches North, South Toms River, Island Heights, Silver
  Ridge, Crestwood Village, Gilford Park, Holiday City, Holiday
  Heights and Waretown.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 71 and 86.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3986 7438 3993 7439 4000 7434 4002 7419
      3998 7404 3988 7405 3978 7408 3979 7423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 279DEG 2KT 3989 7425 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BAH
2 follow-up statements
305 
WWUS51 KPHI 271934
SVSPHI

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

NJC029-271945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0275.000000T0000Z-210827T1945Z/
Ocean NJ-
334 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY...

At 333 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beachwood, or 7
miles south of Toms River, and is nearly stationary.

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...
Toms River, Beachwood, Holiday City South, Pine Ridge At Crestwood,
Holiday City-Berkeley, Bamber Lake, Leisure Village West-Pine Lake
Park, South Toms River, Silver Ridge, Holiday Heights, Crestwood
Village and Holiday City.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 71 and 83.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3982 7418 3979 7423 3986 7438 3993 7439
      3998 7436 4000 7427 3998 7419 3989 7414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 279DEG 2KT 3989 7422 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BAH
666 
WWUS51 KPHI 271942
SVSPHI

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

NJC029-271952-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0275.000000T0000Z-210827T1945Z/
Ocean NJ-
342 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3982 7418 3979 7423 3986 7438 3993 7439
      3998 7436 4000 7427 3998 7419 3989 7414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 279DEG 2KT 3989 7421 

$$

BAH

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, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren35 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.