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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 6, 2022Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Sep 6, 2022, 11:33 AM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 27 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: Sep 6, 2022, 11:33 AM EDT (15:33 UTC)
Expired: Sep 6, 2022, 12:00 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Cape May County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:36 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 978 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 655 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 4.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

240 
WFUS51 KPHI 061533
TORPHI
NJC009-061600-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0007.220906T1533Z-220906T1600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1133 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until noon EDT.
    
* At 1132 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Goshen, or 14 miles north of Cape May,
  moving northeast at 15 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...
  Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Dennisville, Goshen and Seaville. 

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 14 and 20.
 
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 3911 7484 3911 7489 3915 7493 3919 7491
      3928 7479 3923 7470 3915 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1532Z 238DEG 13KT 3915 7487 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

BAH

3 follow-up statements

240 
WWUS51 KPHI 061544
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1144 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

NJC009-061600-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220906T1600Z/
Cape May NJ-
1144 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY...
    
At 1143 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Dennisville, or 13 miles southwest of Ocean City,
moving northeast at 15 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...
Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Dennisville, Goshen and Seaville. 

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 14 and 20.
 
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 3912 7480 3912 7486 3916 7490 3920 7490
      3928 7479 3923 7470 3915 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 238DEG 13KT 3917 7482 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

BAH

460 
WWUS51 KPHI 061555
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1155 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

NJC009-061600-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220906T1600Z/
Cape May NJ-
1155 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTY...
    
At 1154 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Seaville, or 8 miles southwest of Ocean City, moving
northeast at 15 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...
Woodbine and Seaville. 

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 19 and 20.
 
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 3918 7477 3922 7482 3925 7481 3927 7477
      3923 7470 3920 7469 3918 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 235DEG 12KT 3921 7473 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

BAH

412 
WWUS51 KPHI 061557
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1157 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

NJC009-061607-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220906T1600Z/
Cape May NJ-
1157 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT NOON EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3918 7477 3922 7482 3925 7481 3927 7477
      3923 7470 3920 7469 3918 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 238DEG 13KT 3921 7473 

$$

BAH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 6, 7:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Warren	114 min
Sep 6, 7:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem	4 hr
Sep 6, 10:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	100 min
Sep 6, 10:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May	3 hr
Sep 6, 10:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		53 min
Sep 6, 11:05 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		55 min
Sep 6, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		66 min
Sep 6, 12:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		33 min
Sep 6, 12:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	113 min
Sep 6, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		64 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.