Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2023, 3:02 PM EDT for Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 28 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2023, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2023, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 3:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belvidere, NJ | Reports of trees downed in Belvidere, NJ. Time estimated via radar. |
| Jun 26, 3:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belvidere, NJ | Reports of trees downed in Belvidere, NJ. Time estimated via radar. |
| Jun 26, 3:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Upper Mount Bethel Twp, PA | Reports of a wide area of tree damage near Upper Mount Bethel Township. Time estimated via radar. |
| Jun 26, 3:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Upper Mount Bethel Twp, PA | Reports of a wide area of tree damage near Upper Mount Bethel Township. Time estimated via radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KPHI 261902
TORPHI
NJC041-PAC095-261930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0014.230626T1902Z-230626T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
302 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 301 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Belvidere, or 10 miles northeast of Easton, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Belvidere, Hope, Roxburg, Columbia, Delaware Water Gap and
Portland.
This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and
12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4094 7493 4075 7511 4077 7519 4095 7517
4095 7515 4097 7512 4097 7514 4098 7514
4099 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 197DEG 22KT 4082 7513
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
AKL2 follow-up statements
820
WWUS51 KPHI 261915
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
315 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023
NJC041-PAC095-261930-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-230626T1930Z/
Warren NJ-Northampton PA-
315 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 314 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Columbia, or 16 miles northeast of Easton, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Belvidere, Hope, Delaware Water Gap, Columbia and Portland.
This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and
12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4094 7493 4080 7507 4082 7517 4093 7515
4097 7512 4097 7514 4098 7514 4099 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 211DEG 26KT 4089 7505
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
AKL087
WWUS51 KPHI 261928 RRB
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
328 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023
NJC041-PAC095-261936-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-230626T1930Z/
Warren NJ-Northampton PA-
328 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northwestern Warren and Northeastern Northampton Counties until 345
PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4094 7493 4080 7507 4082 7517 4093 7515
4097 7512 4097 7514 4098 7514 4099 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 197DEG 22KT 4095 7503
$$
AKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 3:33 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 9:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 9:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 21 min |
| Jun 26, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh | 107 min |
| Jun 26, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe | 104 min |
| Jun 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 73 min |
| Jun 26, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Lebanon | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Delaware | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 6:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Delaware, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Lehigh | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 3:19 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 63 hr | |
| Jun 26, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 14 min |
| Jun 26, 10:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 11:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 11:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 18 min |
| Jun 26, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 43 min | |
| Jun 26, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 95 min |
| Jun 26, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 3:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 101 min |
| Jun 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 40 min | |
| Jun 26, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 23 min | |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Salem | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 7:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.