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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT for Kent County, Maryland. It was in force for 24 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
- Sep 1, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Kent County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 558 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
373
WFUS51 KPHI 012136
TORPHI
MDC029-012200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0042.210901T2136Z-210901T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
536 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Langford, or 13 miles east of Millers Island,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Chestertown, Betterton, Newtown, Sassafras, Kennedyville and
Galena.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 7622 3928 7620 3929 7617 3932 7618
3934 7616 3933 7614 3937 7611 3938 7604
3936 7588 3938 7582 3937 7577 3918 7618
3920 7625
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 227DEG 29KT 3922 7617
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Staarmann1 follow-up statement
717
WWUS51 KPHI 012146
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
546 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
MDC029-012200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210901T2200Z/
Kent MD-
546 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
KENT COUNTY...
At 546 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Newtown, or 13 miles south of Aberdeen Proving
Ground, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Betterton, Newtown, Sassafras, Kennedyville and Galena.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3923 7612 3927 7621 3928 7620 3929 7617
3932 7618 3934 7616 3933 7614 3937 7611
3938 7604 3936 7588 3938 7582 3937 7577
3932 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 227DEG 29KT 3928 7609
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Caroline | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 63 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.