Alert archive / New Jersey / 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, 6:42 PM EDT for Warren County, New Jersey; Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 48 min. 6 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
- Jul 2, 2021, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 6:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Bartonsville, PA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD ON ROUTE 611 AT FOUNTAIN CT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 2, 6:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stroudsburg, PA | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON BRYANT ST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT VIA BROADCAST MEDIA AND CONFIRMED BY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE. |
| Jul 2, 6:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belvidere, NJ | LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON MARKET ST. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PHOTO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 2, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Liberty Twp, NJ | A TREE OR LIMBS WERE DOWNED INTO WIRES WITH A POWER OUTAGE NEAR MOUNTAIN LAKE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 2, 7:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Allamuchy-Panther, NJ | TREE OR LIMBS DOWN INTO WIRES ON WATERLOO RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 2, 7:26 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Frelinghuysen Twp, NJ | DOWNED TREE ON JOHNSONBURG RD BLOCKING THE ROAD. 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.
053
WWUS81 KPHI 022242
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
642 PM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021
NJZ007-PAZ055-062-022330-
Warren-Monroe-Northampton-
642 PM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 641 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over East Bangor, or
14 miles north of Easton, moving east at 15 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Easton, Forks, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington,
Blairstown, Nazareth, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Belvidere,
Harmony, Oxford, Hope, Belfast, Tatamy, East Bangor, Steuben and
Brass Castle.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 302 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 20.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 4090 7478 4089 7479 4072 7497 4067 7537
4103 7544 4109 7504 4108 7503 4110 7497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 260DEG 15KT 4089 7516
$$
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, 6:53 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, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 46 min |
| 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 |
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.