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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2022, 3:57 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 9 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
May 27, 2022, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2022, 4:06 PM EDT
In force
9 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2022-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
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.

889 
WFUS51 KPHI 271957
TORPHI
NJC005-029-272030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0004.220527T1957Z-220527T2030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 430 PM EDT.
    
* At 357 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Chatsworth, or 22 miles southwest of Toms River,
  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...
  Presidential Lakes Estates, Whiting, Chatsworth, Old Halfway, Cedar
  Glen Lakes and Crestwood Village.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3977 7456 3983 7464 4001 7446 3992 7429
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 228DEG 42KT 3982 7456 

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

$$

JEO
1 follow-up statement
872 
WWUS51 KPHI 272006
SVSPHI

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

NJC005-029-272016-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220527T2030Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
406 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL OCEAN AND EAST CENTRAL
BURLINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3977 7456 3983 7464 4001 7446 3992 7429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 228DEG 42KT 3977 7438 

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 8:48 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean25 hr
May 26, 8:50 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI16 hr
May 27, 12:43 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May12 hr
May 27, 3:23 AM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more21 hr
May 27, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI44 min
May 27, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem47 min
May 27, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI45 min
May 27, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May40 min
May 27, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem47 min
May 27, 3:28 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington, Camden32 min
May 27, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean46 min
May 27, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
May 27, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean40 min
May 27, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer24 min
May 27, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer33 min
May 27, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and 1 more27 min
May 27, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Somerset35 min
May 27, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth12 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.