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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 27, 2022Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2022, 3:28 PM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey. It was in force for 32 min. 4 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: May 27, 2022, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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
May 27, 3:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Magnolia, NJ	TREE DOWN ON JACKSON AVENUE IN MAGNOLIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 27, 3:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Ellisburg, NJ	TREE DOWN ON CAMBRIDGE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 27, 3:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ssw Moorestown Twp, NJ	DELAYED REPORT. A LARGE TREE WAS SPLIT ON HARPER DR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 27, 3:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 51	Columbus Njwxnet, NJ

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 27, 12:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

949 
WFUS51 KPHI 271928
TORPHI
NJC005-007-272000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0003.220527T1928Z-220527T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
328 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 400 PM EDT.
    
* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Echelon, or 8 miles southeast of Gloucester City,
  moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cherry Hill, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Willingboro, Voorhees, Medford,
  Lindenwold, Lumberton, Florence, Bellmawr, Burlington, Bristol,
  Mount Holly, Riverside, Berlin, Magnolia, Beverly, Tullytown,
  Pemberton and Wrightstown.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 3 and 7.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 29 and 56.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4007 7457 3975 7494 3982 7509 3984 7509
      4006 7496 4008 7487 4010 7484 4013 7482
      4012 7478 4014 7474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 209DEG 42KT 3984 7498 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

MPS

2 follow-up statements

093 
WWUS51 KPHI 271942
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
342 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

NJC005-007-272000-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220527T2000Z/
Camden NJ-Burlington NJ-
342 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CAMDEN AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES...
    
At 342 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mount Laurel, or 11 miles east of Camden, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Evesham, Mount Laurel, Willingboro, Medford, Lumberton, Florence,
Burlington, Bristol, Mount Holly, Riverside, Beverly, Tullytown,
Pemberton, Wrightstown, Ramblewood, Florence-Roebling, Cherry Hill
Mall, Marlton, Jacksonville and Georgetown.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike between exits 4 and 7.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 35 and 56.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3983 7485 3994 7503 4006 7496 4008 7487
      4010 7484 4013 7482 4012 7478 4014 7474
      4007 7457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 214DEG 34KT 3994 7488 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

MPS

873 
WWUS51 KPHI 271954
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
354 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

NJC005-007-272003-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220527T2000Z/
Camden NJ-Burlington NJ-
354 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAMDEN AND NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 3983 7485 3994 7503 4006 7496 4008 7487
      4010 7484 4013 7482 4012 7478 4014 7474
      4007 7457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 209DEG 42KT 4005 7480 

$$

MPS

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, 3:29 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	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	33 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

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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.