Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2021, 2:24 PM EDT for Bucks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 4, 2021, 2:24 PM EDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bucks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Hilltown Twp, PA | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 4, 2:35 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Chalfont, PA | |
| Jun 4, 2:40 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | New Britain, PA | |
| Jun 4, 2:41 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Doylestown, PA | REPORT AND VIDEO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME BASED ON 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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
883
WUUS51 KPHI 041824
SVRPHI
PAC017-091-041915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0050.210604T1824Z-210604T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
224 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 224 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Souderton, or
22 miles southeast of Allentown, moving east at 35 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...
Lansdale, Perkasie, Doylestown, Hatboro, Souderton, Chalfont,
Hatfield, New Hope, Dublin, Ivyland, Stockton, Fricks, Richboro,
Gardenville, Feasterville-Trevose, Horsham, Telford, Sellersville,
Lambertville and New Britain.
This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 30 and 31.
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 4015 7495 4024 7536 4041 7535 4042 7506
4040 7504 4041 7499 4040 7496 4034 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 275DEG 32KT 4031 7530
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Davis1 follow-up statement
147
WWUS51 KPHI 041844
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
244 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
PAC017-091-041915-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210604T1915Z/
Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-
244 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL BUCKS COUNTIES...
At 244 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Doylestown, or
16 miles west of Trenton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lansdale, Doylestown, Hatboro, Chalfont, Ivyland, Richboro,
Feasterville-Trevose, Horsham, New Britain, Churchville, Warminster
Heights, Village Shires, Brittany Farms-Highlands, Newtown Grant and
Montgomeryville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4015 7495 4023 7529 4032 7521 4035 7507
4035 7500 4034 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 275DEG 32KT 4029 7507
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JEOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Lehigh | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 1:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 97 min |
| Jun 4, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery | 21 min |
| Jun 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 98 min |
| Jun 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Philadelphia | 40 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.