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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2022, 7:32 PM EDT for Salem County, New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 43 min. 3 reports 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
- Aug 4, 2022, 7:32 PM EDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2022, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:45 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 59 | 4 Ssw Elsinboro Twp, NJ | LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK MESONET GUSTED TO 59 MPH. |
| Aug 4, 7:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ssw Elsinboro Twp, NJ | LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK MESONET GUSTED TO 59 MPH. TIME GIVEN IN REPORT. |
| Aug 4, 7:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 S Odessa, DE | DEDOT GAUGE AT US 1 AT APPOQUINIMINK RIVER MEASURED 58 MPH GUST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 729 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
288
WWUS81 KPHI 042332
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
732 PM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022
DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-020-NJZ016-017-021-PAZ070-101-102-050015-
Kent DE-New Castle DE-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-Caroline MD-Salem NJ-
Cumberland NJ-Gloucester NJ-Delaware PA-Western Chester PA-
Eastern Chester PA-
732 PM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of New Castle, Kent,
northeastern Queen Anne's, northeastern Caroline, northeastern Kent,
west central Cumberland, Salem, northwestern Gloucester, south
central Chester and southwestern Delaware Counties through 815 PM
EDT...
At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near West Grove to Cecilton to Church Hill.
Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Middletown, Chester, Pennsville, Smyrna,
Carneys Point, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Penns Grove,
Salem, Woodstown, Alloway, Camden, Clayton, West Grove, Quinton and
Swedesboro.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 23.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3937 7597 3936 7588 3938 7577 3972 7579
3972 7593 3993 7592 3983 7528 3931 7532
3894 7550 3910 7609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 283DEG 34KT 3984 7585 3942 7588 3916 7599
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Aug 4, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.