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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2021, 6:29 PM EDT for Caroline County, Maryland. It was in force for 31 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 13, 2021, 6:29 PM EDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Caroline County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 809 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
472
WWUS81 KPHI 132229
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
629 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
DEZ002-MDZ015-020-132300-
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-
629 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Kent,
east central Queen Anne's and northeastern Caroline Counties through
700 PM EDT...
At 629 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Denton, or 16 miles southeast of Centerville, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Denton, Camden, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Goldsboro, Woodside,
Viola, Sandtown, Wyoming and Henderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.
&&
LAT...LON 3883 7590 3911 7592 3911 7554 3883 7567
3883 7572 3880 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 194DEG 8KT 3892 7578
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$
NCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 56 min |
| Aug 13, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 88 min | |
| Aug 12, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 93 min |
| Aug 13, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.