Alert archive / Maryland / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2023, 5:34 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 26 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
- Apr 1, 2023, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 448 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 443 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
384
WUUS51 KPHI 012134
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-012200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0006.230401T2134Z-230401T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
534 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Langford, or
13 miles east of Millers Island, moving northeast at 60 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...
Chestertown, Rock Hall, Millington, Betterton, Newtown, Morgnec,
Massey, Crumpton, Kennedyville, Langford, Galena and Kingstown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...and northeastern Maryland.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...and northeastern Maryland.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7599 3936 7598
3937 7595 3936 7588 3938 7582 3930 7576
3927 7576 3914 7624 3918 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 244DEG 52KT 3924 7617
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MLB2 follow-up statements
416
WWUS51 KPHI 012146
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
546 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
MDC029-035-012200-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-230401T2200Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
546 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTIES...
At 546 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kennedyville,
or 13 miles southeast of Aberdeen Proving Ground, moving northeast at
60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Millington, Morgnec, Massey, Crumpton, Kennedyville, Galena and
Kingstown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...and northeastern Maryland.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3933 7609 3937 7599 3936 7598 3937 7595
3936 7588 3938 7582 3930 7576 3927 7576
3920 7602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 244DEG 52KT 3932 7595
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MLB517
WWUS51 KPHI 012154
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
554 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
MDC029-035-012203-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-230401T2200Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
554 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND
NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...and northeastern Maryland.
LAT...LON 3933 7609 3937 7599 3936 7598 3937 7595
3936 7588 3938 7582 3930 7576 3927 7576
3920 7602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 244DEG 52KT 3936 7585
$$
MLBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 40 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.