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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 27, 2022Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2022, 2:25 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 35 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
May 27, 2022, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-122 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

331 
WUUS51 KPHI 271825
SVRPHI
DEC005-271900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0063.220527T1825Z-220527T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
225 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Sussex County in southern Delaware...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 224 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Georgetown,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  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...
  Georgetown, Milton and Ellendale. 

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 3864 7542 3869 7552 3890 7537 3884 7520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 215DEG 31KT 3871 7544 

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

$$

JEO
2 follow-up statements
322 
WWUS51 KPHI 271837
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
237 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

DEC005-271900-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-220527T1900Z/
Sussex DE-
237 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 237 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Milton, or 8
miles north of Georgetown, moving northeast at 35 mph.

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...
Georgetown, Milton and Ellendale. 

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 3875 7540 3881 7544 3890 7537 3884 7520
      3867 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 215DEG 31KT 3880 7536 

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

$$

JEO
895 
WWUS51 KPHI 271853
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
253 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

DEC005-271903-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-220527T1900Z/
Sussex DE-
253 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
southern Delaware.

LAT...LON 3875 7540 3881 7544 3890 7537 3884 7520
      3867 7539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 215DEG 31KT 3877 7521 

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 8:48 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHISussex25 hr
May 27, 12:43 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHISussex12 hr
May 27, 3:23 AM EDTFlood WatchPHINew Castle21 hr
May 27, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex47 min
May 27, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex30 min
May 27, 2:19 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIKent13 min
May 27, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex30 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.