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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 5, 2023Gloucester County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2023, 6:30 PM EDT for Gloucester County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 30 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, 2023, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2023, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gloucester County, NJ, Delaware County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 275 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
275 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1031 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

241 
WUUS51 KPHI 052230
SVRPHI
NJC015-PAC045-052300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0174.230705T2230Z-230705T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
630 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 629 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gibbstown, or
  10 miles southwest of Gloucester City, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Chester, West Deptford, Paulsboro, National Park, Swedesboro,
  Philadelphia International Arpt, Mullica Hill, Gibbstown, Tinicum
  Township, Beckett, Ridley Park, Prospect Park, Norwood, Eddystone,
  Woodlyn and Folsom.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 2.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 10.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 21.
 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 0.

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 3989 7534 3986 7518 3972 7519 3977 7540
      3978 7540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 016DEG 1KT 3982 7528 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MLB
2 follow-up statements
822 
WWUS51 KPHI 052243
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
643 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023

NJC015-PAC045-052300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-230705T2300Z/
Gloucester NJ-Delaware PA-
643 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER AND SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...

At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gibbstown, or
10 miles southwest of Gloucester City, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Chester, West Deptford, Paulsboro, National Park, Swedesboro,
Philadelphia International Arpt, Mullica Hill, Gibbstown, Tinicum
Township, Beckett, Ridley Park, Prospect Park, Norwood, Eddystone,
Woodlyn and Folsom.

This includes the following highways...
 New Jersey Turnpike near exit 2.
 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 10.
 Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 21.
 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 0.

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 3989 7534 3986 7518 3972 7519 3977 7540
      3978 7540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 016DEG 1KT 3982 7528 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MLB
123 
WWUS51 KPHI 052259
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
659 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023

NJC015-PAC045-052308-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-230705T2300Z/
Gloucester NJ-Delaware PA-
659 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain 
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

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 3989 7534 3986 7518 3972 7519 3977 7540
      3978 7540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 016DEG 1KT 3982 7528 

$$

MLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 8:41 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean7 hr
Jul 4, 10:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden3 hr
Jul 5, 3:21 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean24 hr
Jul 5, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean23 min
Jul 5, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester34 min
Jul 5, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester33 min
Jul 5, 6:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICamden, Gloucester4 hr
Jul 5, 5:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIDelaware, Philadelphia3 hr
Jul 5, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIDelaware, Philadelphia107 min

Nearby

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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.