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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 12, 20216 counties in New Jersey; Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2021, 11:49 PM EDT for 6 counties in New Jersey; Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 56 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
Aug 12, 2021, 11:49 PM EDT (03:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2021, 12:45 AM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 367 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 252 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-254 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

197 
WWUS81 KPHI 130349
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1149 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
 
NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ055-061-062-105-106-130445-
Hunterdon NJ-Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-Warren NJ-
Mercer NJ-Lower Bucks PA-Upper Bucks PA-Lehigh PA-Monroe PA-
Northampton PA-
1149 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Hunterdon, Morris,
Sussex, Warren, northwestern Mercer, Somerset, Middlesex, east
central Lehigh, northwestern Bucks, eastern Monroe and Northampton
Counties through 1245 AM EDT...

At 1149 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Hainesville to Bedminster. Movement was east at
40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Easton, Morristown, Somerville, Newton, Somerset,
Edison, Bethlehem, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South
Brunswick, North Brunswick, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Forks,
Middlesex, Princeton and Florham Park.

People at the Musikfest, and New Jersey State Fair should seek safe
shelter immediately!

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 9 and 11.
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 41 and 43.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 66 and 76.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 43.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 307 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 50.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 52.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 130 and 133.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4104 7450 4105 7445 4097 7428
      4090 7427 4091 7430 4075 7436 4067 7446
      4066 7440 4060 7446 4059 7429 4033 7436
      4039 7543 4125 7520 4125 7513 4115 7515
      4108 7503 4116 7490 4130 7481 4130 7456
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 257DEG 40KT 4125 7483 4045 7520 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Aug 12, 10:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon48 min
Aug 12, 11:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Lehigh, Northampton40 min
Aug 13, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester44 min
Aug 13, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex24 min
Aug 13, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex26 min
Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent30 min
Aug 13, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex43 min
Aug 13, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex37 min
Aug 13, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex33 min
Aug 13, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex45 min
Aug 13, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex47 min
Aug 13, 7:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex93 min
Aug 13, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's58 min
Aug 13, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline31 min
Aug 13, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.