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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 14, 2023Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2023, 2:56 PM EDT for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 2023, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Northampton County, PA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 14, 12:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 12:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 11:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:44 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:45 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:51 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:53 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
253 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     Hail             Mertztown               40.51N 75.67W
06/14/2023  E0.25 inch       Berks              PA   Public

            Report of Pea Size Hail lasting 3 minutes in
            duration.

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DeSilva

Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
255 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0238 PM     Hail             Macungie                40.52N 75.56W
06/14/2023  E0.25 inch       Lehigh             PA   Trained Spotter

&&

DeSilva

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
256 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2023

NJZ007-009-PAZ061-062-105-141930-
Hunterdon NJ-Warren NJ-Upper Bucks PA-Lehigh PA-Northampton PA-
256 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Hunterdon, southwestern Warren, southeastern Lehigh, northwestern
Bucks and southeastern Northampton Counties through 330 PM EDT...

At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hellertown, or 7 miles southeast of Allentown, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Wilson, Hellertown, Alpha, Ferndale,
Frenchtown, West Easton, Milford, Bloomsbury, Riegelsville, Steuben,
Glendon, Pleasant Valley, Revere, Lehigh University, Ottsville,
Springtown and Erwinna.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 45 and 48.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 60 and 76.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 6.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 7548 4068 7546 4071 7509 4045 7505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 261DEG 29KT 4053 7537

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 4:21 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	PHI		16 hr
Jun 14, 12:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Union	16 min
Jun 14, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Ocean	9 min
Jun 14, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Warren	31 min
Jun 14, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	29 min
Jun 14, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	27 min
Jun 14, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Ocean	33 min
Jun 14, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	27 min
Jun 14, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Somerset	11 min
Jun 14, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Ocean	35 min
Jun 14, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		46 min
Jun 14, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		46 min
Jun 14, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	34 min
Jun 14, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic	11 min
Jun 14, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks	24 min
Jun 14, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lehigh	33 min
Jun 14, 2:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Chester, Montgomery	38 min
Jun 14, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Chester	37 min
Jun 14, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Northampton	27 min
Jun 14, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lehigh	32 min
Jun 14, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery	31 min
Jun 14, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware	24 min
Jun 14, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Philadelphia	28 min
Jun 14, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware	25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.