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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 5, 2022Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2022, 6:20 PM EDT for Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 40 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: Jul 5, 2022, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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: 15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

359 
WFUS51 KPHI 052220
TORPHI
MDC035-041-052300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0005.220705T2220Z-220705T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
620 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Kent Point, or near Shady Side, moving east at 20
  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...
  Talbot, Romancoke and Tilghman Island. 

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 3893 7636 3892 7633 3886 7634 3883 7629
      3886 7628 3891 7633 3892 7632 3882 7623
      3872 7628 3872 7629 3878 7629 3876 7632
      3867 7634 3871 7634 3875 7637 3876 7633
      3883 7630 3885 7633 3884 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 285DEG 17KT 3883 7642 

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

$$

Staarmann

2 follow-up statements

296 
WWUS51 KPHI 052236
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
636 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

MDC035-041-052300-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220705T2300Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
636 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...
    
At 636 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tilghman Island, or 9 miles east of Shady Side,
moving southeast at 20 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...
Talbot, Romancoke and Tilghman Island. 

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 3889 7637 3892 7633 3886 7634 3883 7629
      3886 7628 3891 7633 3892 7632 3882 7623
      3872 7628 3872 7629 3878 7629 3876 7632
      3867 7634 3871 7634 3875 7637 3876 7633
      3883 7630 3885 7633 3884 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 293DEG 16KT 3878 7635 

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

$$

Staarmann

699 
WWUS51 KPHI 052249
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
649 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

MDC035-052259-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220705T2300Z/
Queen Anne's MD-
649 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3883 7629 3886 7628 3882 7623 3872 7628
      3872 7629 3878 7629 3876 7632 3867 7634
      3871 7634 3875 7637 3876 7633 3883 7630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 288DEG 15KT 3875 7630 

$$

MDC041-052300-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220705T2300Z/
Talbot MD-
649 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY...
    
At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tilghman Island, or 12 miles west of Easton, moving
east at 20 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...
Talbot and Tilghman Island. 

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 3883 7629 3886 7628 3882 7623 3872 7628
      3872 7629 3878 7629 3876 7632 3867 7634
      3871 7634 3875 7637 3876 7633 3883 7630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 288DEG 15KT 3875 7630 

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

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Kent	47 min
Jul 5, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Queen Anne's	26 min
Jul 5, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline	27 min
Jul 5, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline	33 min
Jul 5, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Talbot	25 min
Jul 5, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Talbot	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.