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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 27, 2022Mercer County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2022, 3:57 PM EDT for Mercer County, New Jersey. It was in force for 33 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, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Mercer County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 253 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: 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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 27, 3:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 3:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 3:05 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
305 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

NJZ021>025-027-271945-
Coastal Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Atlantic NJ-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May NJ-Cape May NJ-Southeastern Burlington NJ-
305 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Atlantic,
southeastern Cumberland, Cape May and southeastern Burlington
Counties through 345 PM EDT...

At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mauricetown to Cape May. Movement was northeast
at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May, Cumberland, Pleasantville,
Somers Point, Ventnor City, Brigantine, Northfield, Absecon, Margate
City, Egg Harbor City, North Wildwood, Laurel Lake, Wildwood Crest,
Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Estell Manor, Avalon and Port Republic.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 54.
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 0 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3886 7497 3929 7505 3977 7444 3958 7439
      3957 7442 3955 7442 3956 7441 3954 7440
      3954 7438 3936 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 220DEG 58KT 3927 7498 3891 7490

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JEO

Special weather statement, May 27, 3:08 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
308 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

PAZ054-060>062-271945-
Lehigh PA-Northampton PA-Berks PA-Carbon PA-
308 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Berks,
Lehigh, southeastern Carbon and southwestern Northampton Counties
through 345 PM EDT...

At 308 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Claussville, or 9 miles west of Allentown, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Northampton, Hellertown,
Palmerton, Slatington, Bath, Walnutport, Topton, Steuben, Neffs,
Coffeetown, Berlinsville, Ancient Oaks, Emerald, Lehigh University,
Claussville and Danielsville.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 51 and 72.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 42 and 72.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7557 4083 7548 4082 7548 4082 7546
      4063 7525 4043 7568 4060 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 226DEG 32KT 4059 7566

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MPS

Local storm report, May 27, 3:22 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 3:31 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 3:51 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 3:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 8:48 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean	25 hr
May 26, 8:50 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	PHI		16 hr
May 27, 12:43 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May	12 hr
May 27, 3:23 AM EDT	Flood Watch	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more	21 hr
May 27, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		44 min
May 27, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	47 min
May 27, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		45 min
May 27, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May	40 min
May 27, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem	47 min
May 27, 3:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden	32 min
May 27, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean	46 min
May 27, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		59 min
May 27, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	40 min
May 27, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	24 min
May 27, 3:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	9 min
May 27, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and 1 more	27 min
May 27, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset	35 min
May 27, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Middlesex, Monmouth	12 min
May 27, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Chester	21 min
May 27, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lehigh	29 min
May 27, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware	23 min
May 27, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lehigh	37 min
May 27, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Sussex	47 min
May 27, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	30 min
May 27, 2:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Kent	13 min
May 27, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	35 min
May 27, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	30 min
May 27, 1:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	50 min
May 27, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cecil	39 min

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Sources

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