Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2023, 6:16 PM EDT for Berks County, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 29 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
- Jul 2, 2023, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Berks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
971
WFUS51 KPHI 022216
TORPHI
PAC011-077-022245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0016.230702T2216Z-230702T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
616 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kutztown, or 15 miles northeast of Reading, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Allentown, Emmaus, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Topton, Lyons, Ancient
Oaks, Claussville, Macungie and Alburtis.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 50 and 61.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 39 and 57.
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 4045 7585 4058 7586 4066 7552 4050 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 260DEG 24KT 4055 7579
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Fitzsimmons2 follow-up statements
819
WWUS51 KPHI 022225
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
625 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
PAC011-077-022245-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-230702T2245Z/
Berks PA-Lehigh PA-
625 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BERKS AND CENTRAL LEHIGH COUNTIES...
At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kutztown, or 14 miles west of Allentown, moving east
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. At 6:18 PM, video
was received of a funnel cloud within the tornado warned
storm.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Emmaus, Kutztown, Topton, Ancient Oaks, Claussville,
Macungie and Alburtis.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 50 and 60.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 42 and 57.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4050 7578 4059 7580 4066 7552 4050 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 257DEG 18KT 4055 7575
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Hoeflich258
WWUS51 KPHI 022242
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
642 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
PAC011-077-022248-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-230702T2245Z/
Berks PA-Lehigh PA-
642 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BERKS AND CENTRAL LEHIGH
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
eastern Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4050 7578 4059 7580 4066 7552 4050 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 260DEG 24KT 4057 7563
$$
FitzsimmonsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 6:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 9 min |
| Jul 2, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Chester | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 7:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Chester | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Chester | 33 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.