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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 319, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 13, 2021Mercer County, Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 13, 2021, 1:15 PM EST for Mercer County, Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 13 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
Nov 13, 2021, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
Expired
Nov 13, 2021, 1:28 PM EST
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 13, 12:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2021-11-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-11-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

706 
WUUS51 KPHI 131815
SVRPHI
NJC021-023-035-131915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0319.211113T1815Z-211113T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
115 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
  Southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 215 PM EST.

* At 114 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kingston, or
  11 miles southwest of New Brunswick, moving northeast at 40 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...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East
  Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret,
  Middlesex, Princeton, Rocky Hill, Millstone, Princeton Meadows,
  Colonia, Kingston, Dayton, Plainsboro Center and North Brunswick
  Township.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 13.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 11.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 123 and 134.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4046 7425 4028 7465 4041 7470 4060 7445
      4061 7431 4059 7429 4060 7426 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 230DEG 34KT 4037 7459 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SFJ
1 follow-up statement
799 
WWUS51 KPHI 131828
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
128 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

NJC021-023-035-131838-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0319.000000T0000Z-211113T1915Z/
Mercer NJ-Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
128 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MERCER...
SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX 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 small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
northern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4046 7425 4028 7465 4041 7470 4060 7445
      4061 7431 4059 7429 4060 7426 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 230DEG 34KT 4046 7446 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 13, 2:55 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more14 hr
Nov 13, 12:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren53 min
Nov 13, 1:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex9 min
Nov 13, 2:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean41 min
Nov 13, 2:06 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Nov 13, 2:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean24 min
Nov 13, 2:22 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Nov 13, 2:57 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI20 min
Nov 13, 6:59 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.