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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 2, 20225 counties in New Jersey; Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2022, 2:46 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 29 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
Aug 2, 2022, 2:46 AM EDT (06:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2022, 3:15 AM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

Counties Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 00:00Z on 2022-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 259 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 00:00Z on 2022-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
259 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1087 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

217 
WWUS81 KPHI 020646
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
246 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
 
NJZ016>019-021>024-027-PAZ070-071-104-020715-
Northwestern Burlington NJ-Salem NJ-Cumberland NJ-Camden NJ-
Atlantic NJ-Atlantic Coastal Cape May NJ-Cape May NJ-Gloucester NJ-
Southeastern Burlington NJ-Eastern Montgomery PA-Delaware PA-
Philadelphia PA-
246 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Atlantic,
Cumberland, central Salem, Camden, Gloucester, Cape May, northwestern
Burlington, southeastern Montgomery, Philadelphia and eastern
Delaware Counties through 315 AM EDT...

At 245 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Drexel Hill to near Big Stone Beach. Movement
was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Gloucester
City, Cape May, Cumberland, Cherry Hill, Evesham, Mount Laurel,
Chester, Willingboro, Deptford, Voorhees, Medford, West Deptford,
Glassboro, Lindenwold and Hammonton.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 2 and 5.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 5 and 33.
 Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 338 and 351.
 Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 10 and 52.
 Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1.
 Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4.
 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 11.
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 15.
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 23 and 44.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3897 7531 3905 7538 4002 7537 4006 7498
      4005 7497 4007 7494 4009 7475 3890 7476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 270DEG 33KT 3996 7531 3906 7531 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

RCM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 1:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI83 min
Aug 2, 2:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem26 min
Aug 2, 2:22 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more7 days
Aug 2, 1:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle29 min
Aug 2, 1:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent36 min
Aug 2, 1:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's35 min
Aug 2, 1:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's41 min

Nearby

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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.