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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2022, 6:48 PM EDT for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 42 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 7, 2022, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 1119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
520
WWUS81 KPHI 072248
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
648 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022
PAZ054-055-061-062-072330-
Lehigh PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-Carbon PA-
648 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Lehigh,
southeastern Carbon, south central Monroe and northwestern
Northampton Counties through 730 PM EDT...
At 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Palmerton to Snyders. Movement was east at 25
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...
Lehighton, Northampton, Palmerton, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap,
Walnutport, Kunkletown, Neffs, New Tripoli, Rossland, Berlinsville,
Emerald, Danielsville, Wanamakers, Beltzville State Park,
Saylorsburg, Jordan Valley, Beersville and Schnecksville.
This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 62 and 78.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4069 7587 4070 7583 4074 7576 4077 7581
4088 7563 4092 7518 4065 7558 4065 7586
4068 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 257DEG 20KT 4082 7561 4071 7583
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 36 hr | |
| Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 51 min |
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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.