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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 6, 2023Chester County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT for Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 6, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2023, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chester County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 120 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 180 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 2023-06-06Temperature 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 2023-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2274 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

447 
WUUS51 KPHI 062224
SVRPHI
PAC029-062315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0061.230606T2224Z-230606T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
624 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 623 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Honey Brook,
  or 9 miles east of New Holland, moving southeast 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...
  West Chester, Coatesville, Downingtown, Kennett Square, Honey
  Brook, Elverson, Glenmoore, Marshallton, Lionville-Marchwood, West
  Goshen, South Coatesville, Avondale, Modena, Exton, Thorndale and
  Toughkenamon.

This includes Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 300 and 311.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4004 7593 4011 7594 4014 7587 4018 7581
      3996 7553 3986 7563 3978 7576 4002 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 320DEG 25KT 4012 7591 

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

$$

MJL
3 follow-up statements
272 
WWUS51 KPHI 062245
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
645 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

PAC029-062315-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-230606T2315Z/
Chester PA-
645 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY...

At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coatesville, or
9 miles west of West Chester, moving southeast 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...
West Chester, Coatesville, Downingtown, Kennett Square, Glenmoore,
Marshallton, Lionville-Marchwood, West Goshen, South Coatesville,
Avondale, Modena, Exton, Thorndale and Toughkenamon.

This includes Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 307 and 311.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4012 7574 3996 7553 3986 7563 3978 7576
      4001 7592
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 320DEG 25KT 4000 7578 

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

$$

MJL
211 
WWUS51 KPHI 062257
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
657 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

PAC029-062315-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-230606T2315Z/
Chester PA-
657 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY...

At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marshallton, or
near West Chester, moving southeast 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...
West Chester, Downingtown, Kennett Square, Marshallton, West Goshen,
South Coatesville, Avondale, Modena, Toughkenamon and Thorndale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4003 7569 3996 7553 3986 7563 3978 7576
      3995 7583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 320DEG 25KT 3994 7571 

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

$$

MJL
345 
WWUS51 KPHI 062308
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
708 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

PAC029-062318-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-230606T2315Z/
Chester PA-
708 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 715 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.

LAT...LON 4003 7569 3996 7553 3986 7563 3978 7576
      3995 7583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 320DEG 25KT 3989 7565 

$$

MJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 3:49 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more16 hr
Jun 6, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton30 min
Jun 6, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks32 min
Jun 6, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks32 min
Jun 6, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery30 min
Jun 6, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia35 min
Jun 6, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks30 min
Jun 6, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks24 min
Jun 6, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks36 min
Jun 6, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia35 min
Jun 6, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester34 min
Jun 6, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware29 min
Jun 6, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester25 min
Jun 6, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks30 min
Jun 6, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester30 min
Jun 6, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester36 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.