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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 14, 2021Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 7:02 PM EDT for Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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 14, 2021, 7:02 PM EDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
43 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, Monmouth County, NJ

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 7:28 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Manalapan Twp, NJ

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2021-06-14Temperature 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 2021-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

449 
WUUS51 KPHI 142302
SVRPHI
NJC021-023-025-142345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0078.210614T2302Z-210614T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
702 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Mercer County in central New Jersey...
  Central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Southern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clearbrook
  Park, or 11 miles south of New Brunswick, moving east at 10 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...
  Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Manalapan, Jamesburg, Hightstown,
  Cranbury, Roosevelt, Princeton Meadows, Yorketown, Brownville, Twin
  Rivers, Whittingham, Robertsville, Morganville, West Freehold,
  Clearbrook Park, Dayton, Freehold, Spotswood and Helmetta.

This includes New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8A and 9.
 
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 4024 7455 4035 7457 4044 7426 4017 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 264DEG 9KT 4032 7445 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Staarmann
3 follow-up statements
178 
WWUS51 KPHI 142320
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
720 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

NJC021-023-025-142345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210614T2345Z/
Mercer NJ-Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
720 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MERCER...CENTRAL MONMOUTH AND SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX
COUNTIES...

At 719 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Yorketown, or
14 miles south of New Brunswick, moving east at 10 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...
Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Manalapan, Jamesburg, Hightstown,
Cranbury, Roosevelt, Princeton Meadows, Yorketown, Brownville, Twin
Rivers, Whittingham, Robertsville, Morganville, West Freehold,
Clearbrook Park, Dayton, Freehold, Spotswood and Helmetta.

This includes New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8A and 9.
 
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 4024 7455 4035 7457 4044 7426 4017 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 252DEG 11KT 4029 7436 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Staarmann
881 
WWUS51 KPHI 142327
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
727 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

NJC021-142337-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210614T2345Z/
Mercer NJ-
727 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and central New Jersey.

LAT...LON 4021 7438 4033 7443 4043 7426 4021 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 252DEG 11KT 4030 7433 

$$

NJC023-025-142345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210614T2345Z/
Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
727 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL MONMOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 727 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Yorketown, or
14 miles southeast of New Brunswick, moving east at 10 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...
Old Bridge, Manalapan, Robertsville, Yorketown, Morganville,
Brownville, West Freehold, Freehold and Englishtown.

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 4021 7438 4033 7443 4043 7426 4021 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 252DEG 11KT 4030 7433 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Staarmann
156 
WWUS51 KPHI 142336
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
736 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

NJC023-025-142346-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210614T2345Z/
Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
736 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONMOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and central New Jersey.

LAT...LON 4021 7438 4033 7443 4043 7426 4021 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 264DEG 9KT 4030 7431 

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex37 min
Jun 14, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex36 min
Jun 14, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth27 min
Jun 14, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset, Sussex42 min
Jun 14, 7:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth2 hr
Jun 14, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset32 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.