Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT for Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 2, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
County Carbon County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 5:46 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lehighton, PA | A COUPLE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS NEAR LEHIGHTON. 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
879
WWUS81 KPHI 022129
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
529 PM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021
PAZ054-055-061-062-022215-
Lehigh-Monroe-Northampton-Carbon-
529 PM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH...CARBON...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND WEST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 529 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over New Mahoning,
or near Lehighton, moving east at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Northampton, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Slatington,
Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Walnutport, New Mahoning, Kunkletown, Neffs,
New Tripoli, Berlinsville, Albrightsville, Emerald, Kresgeville,
Jonas, Meckesville, Danielsville and Wanamakers.
This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 64 and 88.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm 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 4071 7540 4065 7585 4069 7586 4071 7581
4074 7576 4083 7590 4090 7597 4105 7550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 254DEG 17KT 4079 7579
$$
FitzsimmonsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Salem | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 11:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 4:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 119 min |
| Jul 2, 12:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 97 min |
| Jul 2, 1:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 1:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem | 116 min |
| Jul 2, 3:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 31 hr | |
| Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery, Philadelphia | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 21 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.