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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 21, 2023Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 21, 2023, 4:00 PM EST for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 13 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
Feb 21, 2023, 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2023, 4:13 PM EST
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-02-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

219 
WUUS51 KPHI 212100
SVRPHI
NJC025-212130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0002.230221T2100Z-230221T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
400 PM EST Tue Feb 21 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 430 PM EST.

* At 400 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Manalapan, or
  16 miles south of New Brunswick, moving east at 40 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...
  Manalapan, Roosevelt, Yorketown, West Freehold and Englishtown. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not
wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.

&&

LAT...LON 4020 7434 4023 7447 4026 7444 4027 7441
      4030 7438 4030 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 281DEG 33KT 4025 7440 

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

$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
928 
WWUS51 KPHI 212113
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
413 PM EST Tue Feb 21 2023

NJC025-212123-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230221T2130Z/
Monmouth NJ-
413 PM EST Tue Feb 21 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4020 7434 4023 7447 4026 7444 4027 7441
      4030 7438 4030 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 281DEG 33KT 4023 7425 

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 1:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem31 min
Feb 21, 2:02 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Feb 21, 2:21 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland39 min
Feb 21, 2:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Cumberland45 min
Feb 21, 2:39 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Feb 21, 2:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon43 min
Feb 21, 2:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Ocean27 min
Feb 21, 2:56 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Feb 21, 3:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May28 min
Feb 21, 3:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset45 min
Feb 21, 3:40 PM ESTTornado WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth22 min
Feb 21, 4:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex, Warren33 min
Feb 21, 4:17 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Feb 21, 4:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean27 min
Feb 21, 4:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris23 min
Feb 21, 4:53 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 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.