Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 50, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT for Bucks County, Pennsylvania; Hunterdon County, Mercer County, New Jersey. It was in force for 11 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, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2021, 7:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Bucks County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1274 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
410
WFUS51 KPHI 012322
TORPHI
NJC019-021-PAC017-012345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0050.210901T2322Z-210901T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
722 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
West central Mercer County in central New Jersey...
Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 721 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ivyland, or 15 miles west of Trenton, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Pennington, New Hope, Ivyland, Stockton, Richboro, Washington
Crossing, Lambertville and Newtown Grant.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4019 7507 4025 7514 4041 7497 4033 7477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 227DEG 24KT 4024 7506
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JEO2 follow-up statements
558
WWUS51 KPHI 012328
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
728 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
NJC019-021-PAC017-012345-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210901T2345Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Bucks PA-
728 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HUNTERDON...WEST CENTRAL MERCER AND EAST CENTRAL BUCKS
COUNTIES...
At 728 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Richboro, or 13 miles west of Trenton, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Pennington, New Hope, Stockton, Richboro, Washington Crossing,
Lambertville and Newtown Grant.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 7500 4029 7510 4041 7497 4033 7477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 227DEG 24KT 4027 7501
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JEO273
WWUS51 KPHI 012333
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
733 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
NJC019-021-PAC017-012343-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210901T2345Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Bucks PA-
733 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HUNTERDON...WEST CENTRAL
MERCER AND EAST CENTRAL BUCKS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northwestern New Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4022 7500 4029 7510 4041 7497 4033 7477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 227DEG 24KT 4029 7498
$$
JEOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 6:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 116 min |
| Sep 1, 6:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia | 86 min |
| Sep 1, 11:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 36 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 43 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery, Philadelphia | 41 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Philadelphia | 39 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Berks | 24 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe | 24 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 24 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe | 19 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 7 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 25 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 24 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon | 15 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Chester | 32 min |
| Sep 1, 4:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 22 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 29 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 17 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 5:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 10 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 6:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Philadelphia | 23 min |
| Sep 1, 6:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 26 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 8 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 14 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Delaware | 13 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:23 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 32 hr | |
| Sep 1, 3:23 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 41 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:34 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 39 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 8:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 9:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 6 days |
| Sep 1, 4:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Morris, Passaic | 8 days |
| Sep 1, 4:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Morris, Passaic | 6 days |
| Sep 1, 4:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Passaic | 21 days |
| Sep 1, 4:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Passaic | 46 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 36 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 22 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 42 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 48 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 61 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 27 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 10 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 min | |
| Sep 1, 7:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 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.