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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 9, 2021Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT for Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 9, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2021-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 193 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 2021-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -75 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
193 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1225 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

381 
WUUS51 KPHI 091807
SVRPHI
DEC003-NJC015-033-091900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0068.210609T1807Z-210609T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
207 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  West central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 206 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carneys
  Point, or near Wilmington, 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...
  Wilmington, Pennsville, Carneys Point, New Castle, Penns Grove,
  Woodstown, Swedesboro, Beckett, Delaware Memorial Bridge,
  Bellefonte, Edgemoor and Claymont.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large 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 3969 7554 3980 7549 3974 7525 3959 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 306DEG 4KT 3970 7546 

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

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
675 
WWUS51 KPHI 091818
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
218 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

DEC003-091827-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210609T1900Z/
New Castle DE-
218 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3971 7550 3972 7548 3974 7547 3979 7543
      3977 7537 3974 7525 3959 7539 3968 7553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 301DEG 4KT 3969 7542 

$$

NJC015-033-091900-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210609T1900Z/
Salem NJ-Gloucester NJ-
218 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SALEM AND WEST CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

At 217 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carneys Point, 
moving southeast at 5 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...
Wilmington, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Woodstown,
Swedesboro, Beckett and Delaware Memorial Bridge.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 10.

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 3971 7550 3972 7548 3974 7547 3979 7543
      3977 7537 3974 7525 3959 7539 3968 7553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 301DEG 4KT 3969 7542 

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

Gorse
817 
WWUS51 KPHI 091830
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
230 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NJC015-033-091840-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210609T1900Z/
Salem NJ-Gloucester NJ-
230 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SALEM AND WEST
CENTRAL GLOUCESTER 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 3971 7550 3972 7548 3974 7547 3979 7543
      3977 7537 3974 7525 3959 7539 3968 7553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 306DEG 4KT 3968 7540 

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Jun 9, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Jun 9, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem27 min
Jun 9, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic23 min
Jun 9, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem31 min
Jun 9, 2:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem73 min
Jun 9, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jun 9, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington28 min
Jun 9, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Jun 9, 3:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington3 hr
Jun 9, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon24 min
Jun 9, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth28 min
Jun 9, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Jun 9, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean87 min
Jun 9, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 8, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex45 min
Jun 9, 7:54 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHINew Castle5 hr
Jun 9, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle25 min
Jun 9, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent64 min
Jun 9, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex62 min
Jun 9, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex64 min
Jun 9, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex3 hr
Jun 9, 4:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex108 min
Jun 9, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex27 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.