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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 341, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 8, 2023Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2023, 5:49 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 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 8, 2023, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2023, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 8, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2023-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2469 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 2023-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 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
2469 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

862 
WUUS51 KPHI 082149
SVRPHI
NJC037-082230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0341.230908T2149Z-230908T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
549 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Montague,
  moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Newton, Montague, Sussex, Branchville, High Point, Five Points,
  Pellettown, Crandon Lakes and Hainesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7449 4103 7480 4111 7497 4116 7490
      4121 7486 4124 7486 4129 7483 4135 7475
      4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 217DEG 28KT 4128 7475 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MLB
2 follow-up statements
837 
WWUS51 KPHI 082206
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
606 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023

NJC037-082230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0341.000000T0000Z-230908T2230Z/
Sussex NJ-
606 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 606 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hainesville, or
near Montague, moving northeast at 15 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...
Newton, Montague, Sussex, Branchville, High Point, Five Points,
Pellettown, Crandon Lakes and Hainesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7449 4103 7480 4111 7497 4116 7490
      4121 7486 4124 7486 4129 7483 4135 7475
      4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 220DEG 14KT 4121 7480 

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

$$

MLB
446 
WWUS51 KPHI 082222
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
622 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023

NJC037-082231-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0341.000000T0000Z-230908T2230Z/
Sussex NJ-
622 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 630 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.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northwestern New Jersey.

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 4126 7449 4103 7480 4111 7497 4116 7490
      4121 7486 4124 7486 4129 7483 4135 7475
      4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 217DEG 28KT 4129 7472 

$$

MLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex29 min
Sep 8, 6:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI40 min
Sep 8, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington24 min
Sep 8, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth23 min
Sep 8, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean44 min
Sep 8, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min
Sep 8, 1:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean51 min
Sep 8, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth48 min
Sep 8, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean45 min
Sep 8, 2:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean3 hr
Sep 8, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI18 min
Sep 8, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean45 min
Sep 8, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset52 min
Sep 8, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Sep 8, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean63 min
Sep 8, 3:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean4 hr
Sep 8, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem44 min
Sep 8, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris30 min
Sep 8, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex32 min
Sep 8, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset32 min
Sep 8, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon51 min
Sep 8, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean51 min
Sep 8, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean60 min
Sep 8, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren40 min
Sep 8, 5:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon3 hr
Sep 8, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon46 min
Sep 8, 5:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon4 hr
Sep 8, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren41 min
Sep 8, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren34 min
Sep 8, 6:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren3 hr

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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.