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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 305, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 7, 2023Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2023, 2:52 PM EDT for Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 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
Sep 7, 2023, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2023, 3:16 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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
Sep 7, 1:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2023-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2039 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2039 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1218 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

928 
WUUS51 KPHI 071852
SVRPHI
NJC041-PAC089-095-071930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0305.230907T1852Z-230907T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
252 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Delaware
  Water Gap, or 16 miles southeast of Mount Pocono, moving northeast
  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...
  East Stroudsburg, Blairstown, Columbia, Echo Lake, Werry Lake,
  Millbrook, Delaware Water Gap, Portland, Marshalls Creek, Hidden
  Lake, Shawnee and Arlington Heights.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 312 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 10.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4113 7506 4108 7503 4110 7497 4105 7491
      4098 7484 4089 7509 4104 7523 4115 7509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 235DEG 11KT 4101 7508 

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

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
848 
WWUS51 KPHI 071908
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
308 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

PAC095-071917-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0305.000000T0000Z-230907T1930Z/
Northampton PA-
308 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and northeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4096 7499 4106 7512 4114 7508 4113 7506
      4108 7503 4110 7497 4105 7491 4102 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 219DEG 13KT 4105 7504 

$$

NJC041-PAC089-071930-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0305.000000T0000Z-230907T1930Z/
Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
308 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WARREN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

At 307 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Echo Lake, or
14 miles west of Newton, moving northeast at 15 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...
Blairstown, Millbrook, Echo Lake, Werry Lake and Hidden Lake. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4096 7499 4106 7512 4114 7508 4113 7506
      4108 7503 4110 7497 4105 7491 4102 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 219DEG 13KT 4105 7504 

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

$$

MPS
075 
WWUS51 KPHI 071916
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
316 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

NJC041-PAC089-071926-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0305.000000T0000Z-230907T1930Z/
Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
316 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WARREN AND EAST
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...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 4096 7499 4106 7512 4114 7508 4113 7506
      4108 7503 4110 7497 4105 7491 4102 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 235DEG 11KT 4107 7501 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren23 min
Sep 7, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren50 min
Sep 7, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex28 min
Sep 7, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren34 min
Sep 7, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Warren24 min
Sep 7, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren24 min
Sep 7, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren45 min
Sep 7, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris25 min
Sep 7, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris34 min
Sep 7, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh33 min
Sep 7, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh19 min
Sep 7, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh47 min
Sep 7, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks25 min
Sep 7, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh43 min
Sep 7, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe43 min
Sep 7, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester31 min
Sep 7, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton41 min
Sep 7, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton46 min
Sep 7, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester42 min
Sep 7, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery42 min
Sep 7, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton24 min
Sep 7, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery30 min
Sep 7, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester39 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.