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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 5, 2021Atlantic County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Oct 5, 2021, 2:51 AM EDT for Atlantic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 39 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
Oct 5, 2021, 2:51 AM EDT (06:51 UTC)
Expired
Oct 5, 2021, 3:30 AM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Atlantic County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 2021-10-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1077 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 2021-10-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 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
1077 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

946 
WWUS81 KPHI 050651
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
251 AM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
 
NJZ022-027-050730-
Atlantic NJ-Southeastern Burlington NJ-
251 AM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Atlantic and
southeastern Burlington Counties through 330 AM EDT...

At 251 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Weymouth, or 12 miles northeast of Vineland, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hammonton, Egg Harbor City, Weymouth, Port Republic, Wharton State
Forest, Elwood-Magnolia, Wading River, Bass River State Forest,
Batsto, Chatsworth, Mizpah, New Gretna, Penn State Forest, Mays
Landing, Folsom and Collings Lakes.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 50 and 55.
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 15 and 28.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3958 7440 3943 7480 3958 7492 3959 7490
      3983 7451 3967 7439
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 238DEG 18KT 3955 7478 

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

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 12:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem26 min
Oct 5, 2:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Oct 5, 2:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester3 hr
Oct 5, 3:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean3 hr
Oct 5, 3:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic57 min
Oct 5, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester43 min
Oct 5, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery36 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.