Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Sep 9, 2021, 12:08 AM EDT (04:08 UTC)

Expired

Sep 9, 2021, 12:45 AM EDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Hail

0.25 in

Wind

40

Counties Bucks County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1208 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021
 
DEZ001-NJZ009-010-015>019-PAZ070-071-101>106-090445-
New Castle DE-Salem NJ-Camden NJ-Mercer NJ-Hunterdon NJ-
Northwestern Burlington NJ-Somerset NJ-Gloucester NJ-Lower Bucks PA-
Eastern Montgomery PA-Western Chester PA-Philadelphia PA-
Upper Bucks PA-Western Montgomery PA-Delaware PA-Eastern Chester PA-
1208 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern New Castle,
northwestern Camden, northwestern Mercer, west central Somerset,
northwestern Salem, southeastern Hunterdon, northwestern Gloucester,
northwestern Burlington, southeastern Montgomery, Bucks, southeastern
Chester, Philadelphia and Delaware Counties through 1245 AM EDT...

At 1208 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Perkasie to Broomall to North Star. Movement
was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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...
Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Wilmington, Newark, Gloucester City,
Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Mount Laurel, Ewing, Norristown, Chester,
Willingboro, Deptford, West Deptford, Lansdale, West Norriton, East
Norriton, Pennsville and Bellmawr.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 1 and 4.
 Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 323 and 358.
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 33.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 40.
 Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 8 and 23.
 Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 351.
 Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 31, between
mile markers 33 and 43, and between mile markers 74 and 76.
 Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1.
 Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4.
 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3998 7552 4048 7527 4053 7474 3996 7488
      3964 7540 3970 7579 3972 7579 3972 7592
      3974 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 269DEG 29KT 4037 7528 3997 7538 3974 7575 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

SFJ

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