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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 14, 2023Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2023, 5:54 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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 14, 2023, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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 14, 6:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wnw Goulsboro State P, PA	River Road closed due to downed trees. Time estimated from radar.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 230 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: 210 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -225 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

634 
WUUS51 KPHI 142154
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-142245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0194.230714T2154Z-230714T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
554 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  Stoddartsville, or 12 miles west of Mount Pocono, moving east at 10
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Blakeslee, Long Pond, Albrightsville,
  Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Gouldsboro State Park
  and Arrowhead Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 89 and 97.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 299.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

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 4117 7537 4101 7536 4101 7574 4103 7574
      4105 7577 4109 7577 4111 7571 4113 7569
      4112 7564 4123 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551
      4124 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 252DEG 10KT 4112 7560 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

2 follow-up statements

556 
WWUS51 KPHI 142227
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
627 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

PAC025-089-142245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-230714T2245Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
627 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Blakeslee, or
11 miles west of Mount Pocono, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Blakeslee, Long Pond, Albrightsville, Pocono
Pines, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Gouldsboro State Park and
Arrowhead Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 89 and 97.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 299.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

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 4117 7537 4101 7536 4101 7574 4103 7574
      4105 7577 4109 7577 4111 7571 4113 7569
      4112 7564 4123 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551
      4124 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 255DEG 7KT 4111 7558 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

199 
WWUS51 KPHI 142238
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
638 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

PAC025-089-142248-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-230714T2245Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
638 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 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 small 
hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain are 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 4117 7537 4101 7536 4101 7574 4103 7574
      4105 7577 4109 7577 4111 7571 4113 7569
      4112 7564 4123 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551
      4124 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 252DEG 10KT 4112 7555 

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	32 min
Jul 13, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monroe	25 min
Jul 13, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	32 min
Jul 13, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	44 min
Jul 13, 10:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	27 min
Jul 14, 5:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Philadelphia	30 min
Jul 14, 5:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Bucks	51 min
Jul 14, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery	32 min
Jul 14, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon	35 min
Jul 14, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	50 min
Jul 14, 5:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	29 min
Jul 14, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	25 min
Jul 14, 6:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	6 hr
Jul 14, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monroe, Northampton	38 min
Jul 14, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monroe	49 min
Jul 14, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monroe, Northampton	53 min
Jul 14, 7:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Monroe, Northampton	39 min
Jul 14, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lehigh	29 min
Jul 14, 7:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Northampton	6 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.