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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 4, 2021Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2021, 1:49 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 min. 2 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
Jun 4, 2021, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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
Jun 4, 1:53 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDelaware Water Gap, PAREPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE AND WIRES DOWN NEAR DELAWARE WATER GAP. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 4, 2:07 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ese Five Points, NJDOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR WEST SHORE DRIVE. 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2021-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 233 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 2021-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

693 
WUUS51 KPHI 041749
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-PAC089-095-041830-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0048.210604T1749Z-210604T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
149 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stormville,
  or 15 miles north of Easton, moving east at 40 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...
  Newton, Hopatcong, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Blairstown,
  Bangor, Franklin, Stanhope, Pen Argyl, Hamburg, Wind Gap,
  Belvidere, Oxford, Ogdensburg, Sussex, Hope, East Bangor,
  Branchville, Andover and Stormville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 306 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 24.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 7447 4103 7459 4091 7472 4091 7476
      4088 7481 4086 7480 4082 7483 4080 7515
      4091 7554 4110 7505 4108 7503 4109 7500
      4116 7490 4128 7484
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 274DEG 36KT 4091 7523 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Davis
2 follow-up statements
352 
WWUS51 KPHI 041808
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
208 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

NJC037-041-PAC089-095-041830-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210604T1830Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
208 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 207 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hope, or 15
miles southwest of Newton, moving east at 40 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...
Hackettstown, Blairstown, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Belvidere, Oxford, Hope,
East Bangor, Andover, Great Meadows-Vienna, Allamuchy-Panther Valley,
Greendell, Millbrook, Delaware Water Gap, Columbia, Beatyestown,
Roseto, Portland, Beattyestown and Hidden Lake.

This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and
24.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7472 4091 7476 4088 7481 4086 7480
      4082 7483 4080 7515 4089 7529 4109 7499
      4099 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 274DEG 36KT 4090 7497 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Davis
543 
WWUS51 KPHI 041822
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
222 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

NJC037-041-PAC089-095-041832-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210604T1830Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
222 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...
WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4091 7472 4091 7476 4088 7481 4086 7480
      4082 7483 4080 7515 4089 7529 4109 7499
      4099 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 274DEG 36KT 4089 7477 

$$

Davis

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean19 min
Jun 3, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth30 min
Jun 3, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth10 min
Jun 4, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex38 min
Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren97 min
Jun 4, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren62 min
Jun 4, 2:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren70 min
Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more98 min
Jun 4, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer42 min
Jun 4, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset67 min
Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer44 min
Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean63 min
Jun 4, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester40 min
Jun 4, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jun 4, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean52 min
Jun 4, 4:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean63 min
Jun 4, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jun 4, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean18 min
Jun 4, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jun 4, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic42 min
Jun 4, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland48 min
Jun 4, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 4, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh28 min
Jun 4, 1:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh2 hr
Jun 4, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery21 min
Jun 4, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery51 min
Jun 4, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks48 min
Jun 4, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia46 min

Nearby

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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.