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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 2, 2022Chester County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT for Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 60 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2022, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chester County, PA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 4:16 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Mount Vernon, PATREES DOWNED ON WIRES. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
Jul 2, 4:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Oxford, PAMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 1 NEAR OXFORD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 2, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 499 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
499 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-137 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1039 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

511 
WUUS51 KPHI 021945
SVRPHI
PAC029-022045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0101.220702T1945Z-220702T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
345 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 345 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Quarryville,
  or 10 miles south of Willow Street, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Wind 
           damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Oxford, West Grove, Homeville, Glen Roy, Mount Vernon,
  Kemblesville, Landenberg, North Star and Avondale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 7612 3973 7610 3974 7610 3976 7606
      3981 7603 3983 7604 3983 7602 3987 7601
      3988 7598 3980 7571 3977 7575 3972 7577
      3972 7613
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 293DEG 20KT 3984 7621 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RCM
2 follow-up statements
831 
WWUS51 KPHI 022019
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
419 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022

PAC029-022045-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-220702T2045Z/
Chester PA-
419 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY...

At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oxford, or 14
miles northwest of Newark, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Wind damage 
         to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Kemblesville, Glen Roy, Mount Vernon, Landenberg and North
Star.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 7612 3973 7610 3974 7610 3976 7606
      3981 7603 3983 7604 3983 7602 3982 7597
      3981 7591 3978 7574 3977 7575 3972 7577
      3972 7613
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 293DEG 20KT 3977 7600 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RCM
803 
WWUS51 KPHI 022040
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
440 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022

PAC029-022050-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-220702T2045Z/
Chester PA-
440 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small 
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern Delaware...and southeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 3974 7612 3973 7610 3974 7610 3976 7606
      3981 7603 3983 7604 3983 7602 3982 7597
      3981 7591 3978 7574 3977 7575 3972 7577
      3972 7613
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 293DEG 20KT 3973 7587 

$$

RCM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester24 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester26 min
Jul 2, 5:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Jul 2, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester56 min
Jul 2, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks64 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.