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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 16, 2022Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2022, 2:17 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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: May 16, 2022, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 43 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 Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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
May 16, 2:29 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Lower Towamensing Twp, PA
May 16, 2:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Scotrun, PA	SOME TREES DOWN BLOCKING POST HILL ROAD BETWEEN HILLSIDE DR AND RT. 715. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 16, 2:43 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	2 Sw Analomink, PA	REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
May 16, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Canadensis, PA

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
May 16, 1:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 213 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: 772 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

229 
WUUS51 KPHI 161817
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-161900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0030.220516T1817Z-220516T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
217 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 216 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Penn Forest
  Reservoir, or 9 miles northeast of Lehighton, moving northeast at
  45 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, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Palmerton, Stormville,
  Henryville, Brodheadsville, Werry Lake, Pocono Pines, Gilbert,
  Pocono Raceway, Delaware Water Gap, Skytop, Tannersville,
  Mountainhome, Alpine Mountain, Rossland, Long Pond, Kresgeville and
  Sun Valley.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 80 and 82.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 291 and 314.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
      4106 7501 4104 7503 4100 7511 4098 7513
      4080 7557 4089 7567 4124 7540 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 221DEG 40KT 4090 7555 

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

$$

Iovino

1 follow-up statement

644 
WWUS51 KPHI 161834
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
234 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

PAC025-089-161900-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-220516T1900Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
234 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

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

At 234 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tannersville,
or near Mount Pocono, moving northeast at 45 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, East Stroudsburg, Palmerton, Stormville, Henryville,
Brodheadsville, Werry Lake, Gilbert, Delaware Water Gap,
Tannersville, Mountainhome, Alpine Mountain, Rossland, Kresgeville,
Sun Valley, Jonas, Reeders, Beltzville State Park, Analomink and
McMichael.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 296 and 314.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
      4106 7501 4104 7503 4100 7511 4098 7513
      4080 7557 4086 7564 4113 7537 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 225DEG 41KT 4104 7534 

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

$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks, Lehigh	63 min
May 16, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks	48 min
May 16, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks	47 min
May 16, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery	21 min
May 16, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Chester, Montgomery	43 min
May 16, 5:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	53 min
May 16, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	31 min
May 16, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware, Philadelphia	32 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.