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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 8, 2021Salem County, New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at May 8, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT for Salem County, New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 37 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
May 8, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 3:30 PM EDTHAIL 0.251 Ese Smyrna, DE
May 8, 3:38 PM EDTHAIL 0.25Camden, DE

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

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2021-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 2021-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
915 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

882 
WWUS81 KPHI 081923
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
323 PM EDT Sat May 8 2021

DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-020-NJZ016-021-082000-
Kent-New Castle-Queen Anne's-Kent-Caroline-Salem-Cumberland-
323 PM EDT Sat May 8 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NEW CASTLE...KENT...
NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE...NORTHEASTERN
KENT...WEST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTIES...

At 323 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Saint Georges to near Goldsboro. Movement
was east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail is possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Dover, Newark, Middletown, Pennsville, Smyrna, Carneys Point, New
Castle, Salem, Harrington, Woodstown, Alloway, Camden, Clayton,
Quinton, Greensboro, Oakland, Delaware City, Cheswold, Millington and
Sudlersville.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 8.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 2.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3937 7588 3936 7585 3938 7582 3938 7577
      3965 7579 3969 7578 3969 7530 3968 7526
      3888 7551 3886 7554 3902 7598
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 287DEG 22KT 3956 7566 3904 7584 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 11:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth38 min
May 8, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth33 min
May 8, 1:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth58 min
May 8, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean15 min
May 8, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean14 min
May 8, 2:34 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI7 hr
May 8, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Morris48 min
May 8, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI31 min
May 8, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem26 min
May 8, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
May 8, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset29 min
May 8, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
May 8, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
May 8, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland29 min
May 8, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset24 min
May 8, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
May 8, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset29 min
May 8, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
May 8, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent36 min
May 8, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex36 min
May 8, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex30 min
May 8, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
May 8, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent34 min
May 8, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's24 min
May 8, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline25 min
May 8, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline24 min
May 8, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline28 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.