Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2023, 1:06 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 39 min. 5 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 25, 2023, 1:06 PM EDT (17:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2023, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 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 25, 1:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Brodheadsville, PA | Trees down at Kennel and McIlhaney Roads in Chestnuthill Township. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 25, 1:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Sciota, PA | Trees down along Route 209 in Hamilton Township. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 25, 1:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Sciota, PA | Trees down at Hamilton Elementary School in Hamilton Township. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 25, 1:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Bartonsville, PA | Trees down at Twin Pine and Running Valley Roads in Jackson Township. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 25, 1:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stroudsburg, PA | Trees down at Quaker Alley and N 6th Street in Stroudsburg. Time estimated from radar. |
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 25, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KPHI 251706
SVRPHI
NJC041-PAC025-089-095-251745-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0221.230725T1706Z-230725T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
106 PM EDT Tue Jul 25 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
Southeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 106 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beltzville
State Park, or 8 miles east of Lehighton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported quarter size hail near
Lehighton.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to
roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
East Stroudsburg, Palmerton, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap,
Belvidere, Oxford, East Bangor, Stormville, Henryville,
Brodheadsville, Kunkletown, Gilbert, Delaware Water Gap,
Tannersville, Alpine Mountain, Rossland, Kresgeville, Sun Valley
and Jonas.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 77 and 85.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 299 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4082 7494 4077 7561 4079 7561 4079 7563
4094 7570 4115 7516
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 251DEG 33KT 4086 7555
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MLB2 follow-up statements
826
WWUS51 KPHI 251717
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
117 PM EDT Tue Jul 25 2023
NJC041-PAC025-089-095-251745-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-230725T1745Z/
Warren NJ-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
117 PM EDT Tue Jul 25 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST CENTRAL CARBON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND
NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 117 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gilbert, or 15
miles east of Lehighton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
East Stroudsburg, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Belvidere, Oxford,
East Bangor, Stormville, Henryville, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown,
Gilbert, Delaware Water Gap, Tannersville, Alpine Mountain, Rossland,
Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Jonas and Reeders.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 300 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4081 7553 4095 7561 4115 7516 4082 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 251DEG 33KT 4089 7542
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MLB833
WWUS51 KPHI 251740
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
140 PM EDT Tue Jul 25 2023
NJC041-PAC025-089-095-251750-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-230725T1745Z/
Warren NJ-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
140 PM EDT Tue Jul 25 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST
CENTRAL CARBON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND NORTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 145 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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.
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 4081 7553 4095 7561 4115 7516 4082 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 251DEG 33KT 4096 7516
$$
MLBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 12:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 27 min |
| Jul 25, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 38 min |
| Jul 25, 12:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Delaware | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 1:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 1:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Delaware | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 1:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 2:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Montgomery | 95 min |
| Jul 25, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 118 min |
| Jul 25, 5:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 24 min |
| Jul 25, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 38 min | |
| Jul 25, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex | 51 min |
| Jul 25, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Jul 25, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 96 min | |
| Jul 25, 3:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 81 min |
| Jul 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Jul 25, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 53 min |
| Jul 25, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| Jul 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 55 min | |
| Jul 25, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.