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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 8, 2023Kent County, Delaware; Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2023, 2:07 PM EDT for Kent County, Delaware; Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 23 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 8, 2023, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2023, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2023-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 305 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 2023-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
305 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

880 
WUUS51 KPHI 081807
SVRPHI
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-081830-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0176.230708T1807Z-230708T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
207 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Kent County in central Delaware...
  Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Northeastern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  East central Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 206 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sudlersville,
  or 12 miles northeast of Centerville, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Millington, Sudlersville, Hartly, Henderson, Marydel, Templeville
  and Barclay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 7590 3918 7598 3930 7578 3909 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 247DEG 8KT 3915 7587 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MLB
2 follow-up statements
610 
WWUS51 KPHI 081818
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023

DEC001-MDC011-029-035-081830-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-230708T1830Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL KENT...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHEASTERN
CAROLINE AND EAST CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES...

At 217 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sudlersville,
or 14 miles northeast of Centerville, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Millington, Sudlersville, Hartly, Henderson, Marydel, Templeville and
Barclay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 7590 3918 7598 3930 7578 3909 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 247DEG 8KT 3916 7584 

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

$$

MLB
485 
WWUS51 KPHI 081827
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
227 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023

DEC001-MDC011-029-035-081837-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-230708T1830Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
227 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL KENT...
NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE AND EAST CENTRAL
KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 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.

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 3904 7590 3918 7598 3930 7578 3909 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 247DEG 8KT 3917 7582 

$$

MLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex31 hr
Jul 8, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex23 min
Jul 8, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent29 min
Jul 8, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline37 min
Jul 8, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline24 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.