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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 2, 2022Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2022, 5:58 PM EDT for Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 47 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: Jun 2, 2022, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2022, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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
Jun 2, 5:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 S Skipton, MD	US-50 CLOSED AT RABBIT HILL RD DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND/OR WIRES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 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
Jun 2, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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: 891 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1167 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

831 
WUUS51 KPHI 022158
SVRPHI
DEC001-005-MDC011-035-041-022245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0080.220602T2158Z-220602T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
558 PM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Sussex County in southern Delaware...
  Southwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  South central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 558 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Cordova to near Cambridge, moving east at 25 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...
  Easton, Denton, Federalsburg, Trappe, Preston, Oxford, Queen Anne,
  Tanyard, Harmony, Smithville, Skipton, Copperville, Agner,
  Matthews, Choptank, Hambleton, Griffin, Windyhill, Cordova and
  Hillsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3864 7571 3869 7577 3868 7580 3871 7584
      3870 7590 3866 7596 3860 7599 3857 7603
      3863 7608 3864 7615 3869 7618 3867 7620
      3868 7621 3893 7616 3892 7565 3850 7568
      3850 7570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 270DEG 23KT 3889 7600 3860 7603 

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

$$

Fitzsimmons

1 follow-up statement

729 
WWUS51 KPHI 022223
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
623 PM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022

MDC035-022232-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-220602T2245Z/
Queen Anne's MD-
623 PM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central and southern Delaware...and eastern and northeastern
Maryland.

LAT...LON 3865 7571 3869 7577 3868 7580 3870 7580
      3871 7584 3868 7593 3866 7596 3861 7599
      3858 7603 3892 7597 3892 7565 3850 7568
      3850 7570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 270DEG 23KT 3889 7582 3860 7585 

$$

DEC001-005-MDC011-041-022245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-220602T2245Z/
Sussex DE-Kent DE-Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
623 PM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX...SOUTHWESTERN KENT...EASTERN TALBOT AND
CAROLINE COUNTIES...

At 622 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Denton to near Hurlock, moving east at 25 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...
Denton, Federalsburg, Preston, Queen Anne, Tanyard, Harmony,
Smithville, Agner, Matthews, Choptank, Griffin, Windyhill, Cordova
and Hillsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3865 7571 3869 7577 3868 7580 3870 7580
      3871 7584 3868 7593 3866 7596 3861 7599
      3858 7603 3892 7597 3892 7565 3850 7568
      3850 7570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 270DEG 23KT 3889 7582 3860 7585 

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

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 8:44 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PHI	Sussex	9 hr
Jun 2, 3:07 PM EDT	Flood Watch	PHI	New Castle	5 hr
Jun 2, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	29 min
Jun 2, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	50 min
Jun 2, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	46 min
Jun 2, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Sussex	18 min
Jun 2, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	38 min
Jun 2, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	51 min
Jun 2, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	20 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.