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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 12, 2022Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2022, 4:34 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 56 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 12, 2022, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2022, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 12, 5:17 PM EDT	HAIL 0.7	2 Ene Jonas, PA	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 12, 5:26 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Brodheadsville, PA	TREES DOWN ACROSS RIDGE ROAD. PICTURES PROVIDED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 12, 1:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 229 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1294 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

336 
WUUS51 KPHI 122034
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-122130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0113.220712T2034Z-220712T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
434 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Western Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 433 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Drifton, or
  near Hazleton, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe,
  Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown, Pocono Pines,
  Gilbert, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Tannersville, Mountainhome,
  Rossland, Long Pond, Albrightsville, Kresgeville and Sun Valley.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 73 and 97.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 305.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4121 7523 4085 7533 4082 7543 4081 7555
      4078 7563 4091 7599 4101 7573 4105 7577
      4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564 4119 7557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 280DEG 36KT 4101 7593 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

2 follow-up statements

097 
WWUS51 KPHI 122100
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022

PAC025-089-122130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-220712T2130Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Christmans, or
10 miles northeast of Lehighton, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Jim Thorpe, Weatherly, Brodheadsville,
Kunkletown, Pocono Pines, Gilbert, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony,
Tannersville, Mountainhome, Rossland, Long Pond, Albrightsville,
Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Arrowhead Lake, Jonas and Meckesville.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 78 and 94.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 280 and 305.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4121 7523 4085 7533 4082 7543 4081 7555
      4095 7589 4101 7573 4105 7574 4112 7564
      4119 7557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 279DEG 34KT 4097 7564 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

170 
WWUS51 KPHI 122116
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
516 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022

PAC025-089-122130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-220712T2130Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
516 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CARBON AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 515 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jonas, or 13
miles southwest of Mount Pocono, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, Jim Thorpe, Weatherly, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown,
Gilbert, Pocono Raceway, Tannersville, Rossland, Long Pond,
Albrightsville, Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Jonas, Meckesville, Reeders,
Beltzville State Park, Saylorsburg, McMichael and Scotrun.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 78 and 90.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 290 and 305.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 3.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4114 7525 4085 7533 4082 7543 4081 7555
      4095 7589 4101 7573 4104 7562 4111 7546
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 278DEG 34KT 4095 7549 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe, Northampton	45 min
Jul 12, 5:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Northampton	29 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.