Alert archive / Delaware / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 17, 2022Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2022, 6:13 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 32 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
Jun 17, 2022, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2022, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 894 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 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
894 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-211 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

388 
WUUS51 KPHI 172213
SVRPHI
DEC005-172245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0095.220617T2213Z-220617T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
613 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gumboro, or
  10 miles northeast of Salisbury, moving east at 50 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...
  Selbyville, Dagsboro, Millville, Gumboro, Ocean View, Frankford and
  South Bethany.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3845 7503 3846 7505 3845 7505 3846 7554
      3857 7552 3853 7483 3845 7483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 278DEG 44KT 3847 7544 

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

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
138 
WWUS51 KPHI 172221
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
621 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

DEC005-172245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-220617T2245Z/
Sussex DE-
621 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 621 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gumboro, or 14
miles east of Salisbury, moving east at 50 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...
Selbyville, Gumboro, Frankford and South Bethany. 

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 3845 7515 3846 7542 3854 7540 3850 7483
      3845 7484 3845 7503 3846 7505 3845 7505
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 280DEG 43KT 3844 7533 

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

$$

MPS
829 
WWUS51 KPHI 172235
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
635 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

DEC005-172245-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-220617T2245Z/
Sussex DE-
635 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 3845 7515 3846 7542 3854 7540 3850 7483
      3845 7484 3845 7503 3846 7505 3845 7505
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 278DEG 44KT 3842 7512 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex31 min
Jun 17, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2022Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.