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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 27, 2021Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2021, 7:37 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 34 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 27, 2021, 7:37 PM EDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2021, 8:11 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 2021-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 780 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 2021-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
780 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
983 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

345 
WUUS51 KPHI 272337
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-280030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0281.210827T2337Z-210828T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 736 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Overton, or 9
  miles west of Centerville, moving east at 20 mph.

  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...
  Chestertown, Rock Hall, Church Hill, Newtown, Starkey Corner,
  Morgnec, Old Town, Crumpton, Kennedyville, Langford and Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to 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 3926 7622 3928 7620 3929 7617 3931 7618
      3935 7596 3911 7586 3904 7624 3909 7623
      3913 7625 3915 7628 3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 252DEG 16KT 3908 7622 

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

$$

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
271 
WWUS51 KPHI 272356
SVSPHI

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

MDC029-035-280030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-210828T0030Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
756 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND KENT COUNTIES...

At 755 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Old Town, or 7
miles northwest of Centerville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Tree into a house 
         was reported in Stevensville.

SOURCE...Broadcast media.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chestertown, Rock Hall, Church Hill, Newtown, Starkey Corner,
Morgnec, Old Town, Crumpton, Kennedyville, Langford and Kingstown.

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 3926 7622 3928 7620 3929 7617 3931 7618
      3935 7596 3911 7586 3904 7624 3909 7623
      3913 7625 3915 7628 3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 239DEG 17KT 3913 7612 

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

$$

Gorse
609 
WWUS51 KPHI 280011
SVSPHI

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

MDC029-035-280021-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-210828T0030Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
811 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND
KENT 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.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3928 7620 3929 7617 3931 7618
      3935 7596 3911 7586 3904 7624 3909 7623
      3913 7625 3915 7628 3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 252DEG 16KT 3915 7603 

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's, Talbot65 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.