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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 5, 2022Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2022, 2:09 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 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
Aug 5, 2022, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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 nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 227 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

491 
WUUS51 KPHI 051809
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-051900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0153.220805T1809Z-220805T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
209 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 208 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pocono Pines,
  or 8 miles west of Mount Pocono, and is nearly stationary.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Blakeslee, Long Pond, Albrightsville, Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway,
  Lake Harmony, Arrowhead Lake and Meckesville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 283 and 299.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4107 7534 4096 7558 4112 7572 4112 7570
      4113 7569 4113 7567 4112 7565 4119 7558
      4122 7548
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 289DEG 1KT 4111 7553 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann
2 follow-up statements
589 
WWUS51 KPHI 051829
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
229 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

PAC025-089-051900-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-220805T1900Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
229 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 229 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Blakeslee, or
13 miles west of Mount Pocono, and is nearly stationary.

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...
Blakeslee, Long Pond, Albrightsville, Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway,
Lake Harmony, Arrowhead Lake and Meckesville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 283 and 299.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4107 7534 4096 7558 4112 7572 4112 7570
      4113 7569 4113 7567 4112 7565 4118 7559
      4116 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 054DEG 1KT 4109 7561 

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

$$

Staarmann
171 
WWUS51 KPHI 051850
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

PAC025-089-051900-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-220805T1900Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4107 7534 4096 7558 4112 7572 4112 7570
      4113 7569 4113 7567 4112 7565 4118 7559
      4116 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 289DEG 1KT 4109 7560 

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks32 min
Aug 4, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia44 min
Aug 5, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe32 min
Aug 5, 1:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonroe3 hr
Aug 5, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe31 min
Aug 5, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton37 min
Aug 5, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton37 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.