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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 296, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 14, 2023Kent County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2023, 6:23 PM EDT for Kent County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 29 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
Aug 14, 2023, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2023, 6:52 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2023-08-14Temperature 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1709 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

565 
WUUS51 KPHI 142223
SVRPHI
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-142315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0296.230814T2223Z-230814T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
623 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 623 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Langford to Starr to near Harmony, moving
  northeast at 25 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...
  Centerville, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville, Harrington,
  Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Church Hill, Millington,
  Sudlersville, Betterton, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Old Town, Starr,
  Jumptown, Newtown, Morgnec and Crumpton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 7623 3937 7608 3937 7599 3936 7598
      3937 7595 3936 7590 3921 7576 3895 7556
      3871 7587 3919 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 220DEG 23KT 3921 7618 3899 7601 3882 7587 

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

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
179 
WWUS51 KPHI 142243
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
643 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

MDC041-142252-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0296.000000T0000Z-230814T2315Z/
Talbot MD-
643 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3900 7559 3878 7581 3902 7595 3920 7606
      3935 7598 3936 7598 3937 7595 3936 7590
      3921 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 209DEG 23KT 3920 7599 3908 7591 3891 7581 

$$

DEC001-MDC011-029-035-142315-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0296.000000T0000Z-230814T2315Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
643 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHEASTERN
CAROLINE AND NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTIES...

At 642 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Morgnec to near Hope to near Denton, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Denton, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Church Hill, Millington,
Sudlersville, Goldsboro, Morgnec, Crumpton, Sandtown, Kennedyville,
Galena, Henderson, Marydel, Templeville, Barclay and Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3900 7559 3878 7581 3902 7595 3920 7606
      3935 7598 3936 7598 3937 7595 3936 7590
      3921 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 209DEG 23KT 3920 7599 3908 7591 3891 7581 

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

$$

MPS
545 
WWUS51 KPHI 142252
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
652 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

DEC001-MDC011-029-035-142301-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0296.000000T0000Z-230814T2315Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
652 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT...
NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE AND NORTHEASTERN
KENT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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 3900 7559 3878 7581 3902 7595 3920 7606
      3935 7598 3936 7598 3937 7595 3936 7590
      3921 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 220DEG 23KT 3924 7595 3912 7587 3895 7577 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 3:40 PM EDTFlood WatchPHINew Castle13 hr
Aug 14, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHITalbot44 min
Aug 14, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's26 min
Aug 14, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline35 min
Aug 14, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's35 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.