Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2022, 8:34 PM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 16, 2022, 8:34 PM EDT (00:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2022, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:34 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nnw Cheswold, DE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
638 WUUS51 KPHI 170034 SVRPHI DEC001-003-NJC001-009-011-170115- /O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0027.220417T0034Z-220417T0115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 834 PM EDT Sat Apr 16 2022 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northeastern Kent County in central Delaware... Southwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey... Southern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey... Western Cape May County in southern New Jersey... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 834 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Woodland Beach, or 8 miles north of Dover, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. * Locations impacted include... Vineland, Dover, Millville, Cumberland, Smyrna, North Wildwood, Laurel Lake, Woodbine, Estell Manor, Cheswold, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Greenwich, Corbin City, Newport, Cape May Court House, Leesburg, Scotch Bonnet, Woodland Beach and Dorothy. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 5 and 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3920 7562 3938 7559 3942 7478 3899 7473 TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 278DEG 45KT 3928 7551 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ SFJ
2 follow-up statements
667
WWUS51 KPHI 170048
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
848 PM EDT Sat Apr 16 2022
DEC003-170058-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220417T0115Z/
New Castle DE-
848 PM EDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3919 7548 3937 7542 3942 7478 3899 7473
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 278DEG 45KT 3926 7528
$$
DEC001-NJC001-009-011-170115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220417T0115Z/
Kent DE-Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
848 PM EDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT...SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND
AND WESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTIES...
At 848 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fortesque, or
12 miles south of Bridgeton, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Vineland, Millville, Cumberland, North Wildwood, Laurel Lake,
Woodbine, Estell Manor, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Corbin City, Newport,
Cape May Court House, Leesburg, Scotch Bonnet, Dorothy, Dennisville,
Bricksboro, Fortesque, Eldora and Mauricetown.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 6 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3919 7548 3937 7542 3942 7478 3899 7473
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 278DEG 45KT 3926 7528
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
SFJ082
WWUS51 KPHI 170109
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
909 PM EDT Sat Apr 16 2022
DEC001-NJC001-009-011-170119-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220417T0115Z/
Kent DE-Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
909 PM EDT Sat Apr 16 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT...
SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND AND WESTERN CAPE MAY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3919 7548 3937 7542 3942 7478 3899 7473
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 278DEG 45KT 3923 7497
$$
SFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 52 min |
| Apr 16, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 22 min |
| Apr 16, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 2:57 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | PHI | New Castle | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 42 min | |
| Apr 16, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 30 min |
| Apr 16, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 50 min |
| Apr 16, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Ocean | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 21 min |
| Apr 16, 11:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 12 min |
| Apr 16, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 50 min | |
| Apr 17, 3:20 AM EDT | Gale Watch | PHI | 12 hr | |
| Apr 17, 2:59 PM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 43 hr |
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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.