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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 5, 2022Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2022, 5:38 PM EDT for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 37 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 5, 2022, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2022, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 202 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
202 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1328 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

790 
WWUS81 KPHI 052138
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
538 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022
 
PAZ061-062-052215-
Lehigh PA-Northampton PA-
538 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Lehigh
and southeastern Northampton Counties through 615 PM EDT...

At 538 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Steuben, or near Easton. This storm was nearly stationary.

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...
Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Bath, West
Easton, Tatamy, Steuben, Glendon, Old Orchard, Lehigh University,
Phillipsburg, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Stockertown, Eastlawn
Gardens and Palmer Heights.

People at the Musikfest should seek safe shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 64
and 76.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4071 7519 4068 7520 4068 7517 4065 7520
      4064 7520 4054 7539 4070 7545 4077 7529
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 325DEG 1KT 4068 7533 

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

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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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.