Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2023, 8:27 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 48 min. 6 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
- Jul 3, 2023, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2023, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Cape May County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 41 | 1 Ssw North Cape May, NJ | The Cape May NOS gauge measured a 35.9 kt wind gust. |
| Jul 3, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 41 | 1 Ssw North Cape May, NJ | The Cape May NOS gauge measured a 35.9 kt wind gust. |
| Jul 3, 8:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Avalon, NJ | Report from a Davis WeatherLink station that winds gusted to 50mph in Avalon. Time estimated via radar. |
| Jul 3, 8:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Avalon, NJ | Report from a Davis WeatherLink station that winds gusted to 50mph in Avalon. Time estimated via radar. |
| Jul 3, 9:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Goshen, NJ | Trees down on wires at the Sea Pine Campground near the Swainton section of Middle Twp. Time estimated from radar. Report relayed via media. |
| Jul 3, 9:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Goshen, NJ | Trees down on wires at the Sea Pine Campground near the Swainton section of Middle Twp. Time estimated from radar. Report relayed via media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 838 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
356
WUUS51 KPHI 040027
SVRPHI
NJC009-040115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0158.230704T0027Z-230704T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
827 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 826 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Cape
May, or near Cape May, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Sea Isle City, Avalon,
West Cape May, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet,
Diamond Beach, Green Creek, Goshen, Rio Grande, North Cape May,
Villas, West Wildwood, Erma and Whitesboro-Burleigh.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3893 7501 3918 7493 3918 7491 3919 7492
3920 7492 3911 7464 3889 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 210DEG 21KT 3892 7499
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
125
WWUS51 KPHI 040054
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
854 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023
NJC009-040115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-230704T0115Z/
Cape May NJ-
854 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 854 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Green Creek, or
10 miles north of Cape May, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Sea Isle City, Avalon, West
Cape May, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet, Diamond
Beach, Green Creek, Goshen, Rio Grande, North Cape May, Villas, West
Wildwood, Erma and Whitesboro-Burleigh.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3893 7501 3918 7493 3918 7491 3919 7492
3920 7492 3911 7464 3889 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 204DEG 22KT 3909 7491
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann764
WWUS51 KPHI 040106
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
906 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023
NJC009-040115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-230704T0115Z/
Cape May NJ-
906 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 905 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Goshen, or 14
miles north of Cape May, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor,
Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet, Green Creek, Goshen, Rio Grande,
Villas, West Wildwood, Whitesboro-Burleigh and Erma.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 4 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 7480 3904 7497 3918 7493 3918 7491
3919 7492 3920 7492 3911 7464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 218DEG 22KT 3913 7482
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 116 min | |
| Jul 3, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 8:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 115 min |
| Jul 3, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 118 min | |
| Jul 3, 9:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Salem | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris | 83 min |
| Jul 3, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 10:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 2:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Passaic | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 4:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 56 min | |
| Jul 4, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 4:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 112 min |
| Jul 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 5:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 114 min |
| Jul 4, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 21 min |
| Jul 4, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 2 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023
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.