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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 14, 2023Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2023, 3:17 PM EDT for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 2023, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2023, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Philadelphia 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, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 12:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 11:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:06 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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

NJZ020-026-141915-
Coastal Ocean NJ-Ocean NJ-
306 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Ocean
County through 315 PM EDT...

At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Seaside Heights, or near Toms River, moving northeast at 45 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...
Toms River, Seaside Heights, Mantoloking, Dover Beaches South, Dover
Beaches North, Point Pleasant, Island Heights, Bay Head and Gilford
Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3980 7416 4000 7417 4009 7401 3983 7402
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 234DEG 40KT 3994 7408

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

MJL

Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:07 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:09 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:13 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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

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

0255 PM     Hail             Bushkill Twp            40.81N 75.33W
06/14/2023  E0.25 inch       Northampton        PA   Trained Spotter

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DeSilva

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:14 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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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, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Northampton	34 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.