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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 20, 2021Atlantic County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2021, 3:10 AM EDT for Atlantic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 35 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 20, 2021, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2021, 3:45 AM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
30

County Atlantic County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1543 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1543 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1030 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

376 
WWUS81 KPHI 200710
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
310 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021
 
NJZ022>024-200745-
Atlantic NJ-Atlantic Coastal Cape May NJ-Cape May NJ-
310 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Atlantic and northeastern Cape May Counties through 345 AM EDT...

At 310 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Corbin City, or 7 miles west of Ocean City, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ocean City, Somers Point, Woodbine, Estell Manor, Corbin City,
Marmora, Beesleys Point, English Creek, Seaville and Strathmere.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 20 and 30.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3921 7455 3919 7481 3926 7485 3940 7465
      3932 7461 3931 7462 3931 7460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 247DEG 12KT 3926 7474 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:15 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Ocean3 days
Aug 20, 3:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland37 min
Aug 20, 7:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Aug 20, 8:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Aug 20, 8:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 20, 9:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean3 hr
Aug 20, 3:13 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIMonmouth60 hr
Aug 20, 4:48 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth6 hr
Aug 20, 6:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent8 hr
Aug 20, 6:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex3 hr
Aug 20, 8:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex117 min
Aug 20, 5:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline36 min
Aug 20, 6:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline36 min
Aug 20, 11:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Talbot3 hr

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.