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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 25, 2023Cumberland County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2023, 2:20 PM EDT for Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 55 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 25, 2023, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2023, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cumberland County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 25, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 152 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 579 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
579 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

445 
WUUS51 KPHI 251820
SVRPHI
NJC011-251915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0227.230725T1820Z-230725T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
220 PM EDT Tue Jul 25 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedarville,
  or 10 miles southwest of Bridgeton, moving east at 20 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...
  Millville, Laurel Lake, Newport, Mauricetown, Leesburg, Fairton,
  Cedarville, Bivalve, Port Norris, Fortesque and Dividing Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3921 7533 3933 7539 3945 7507 3923 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 252DEG 18KT 3929 7532 

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

$$

MLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren39 min
Jul 25, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon24 min
Jul 25, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Somerset48 min
Jul 25, 1:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester4 hr
Jul 25, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI38 min
Jul 25, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren39 min
Jul 25, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset52 min
Jul 25, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex51 min
Jul 25, 2:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset2 hr
Jul 25, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 25, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Somerset52 min
Jul 25, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer44 min
Jul 25, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Jul 25, 3:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Somerset81 min
Jul 25, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean50 min
Jul 25, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 25, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland53 min
Jul 25, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth3 hr
Jul 25, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem30 min
Jul 25, 4:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth3 hr
Jul 25, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jul 25, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 25, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean2 hr
Jul 25, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 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.