Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2023, 3:10 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 20 min. 5 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
- Aug 10, 2023, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2023, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 3:10 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nw Whitesbog, NJ | Funnel cloud observed just to the east and northeast of Browns Mills. Report relayed by the Pemberton Emergency Manager. Time estimated from radar. |
| Aug 10, 3:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Whitesbog, NJ | Received several photos from the public of trees snapped on Margaret Street. Time estimated. |
| Aug 10, 3:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Whitesbog, NJ | Trees and wires down at the intersection of Ridge Road and Huberta Street. Time estimated from radar. |
| Aug 10, 3:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Whitesbog, NJ | Report of trees down at the intersection of Range Rd and N White Bogs Rd, off of Ridge Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| Aug 10, 3:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Whitesbog, NJ | Received photos of trees down on N Whites Bogs Rd. Time estimated from radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
293
WFUS51 KPHI 101910
TORPHI
NJC005-029-101930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0032.230810T1910Z-230810T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
310 PM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
East central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 310 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Browns Mills, or 17 miles west of Toms River,
moving northeast 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...
Woodruff, Browns Mills and Country Lake Estates.
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 3995 7454 3998 7458 4011 7443 4002 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 234DEG 26KT 3998 7452
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
AKL2 follow-up statements
859
WWUS51 KPHI 101922
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
322 PM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
NJC005-101931-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-230810T1930Z/
Burlington NJ-
322 PM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4000 7449 4003 7453 4011 7443 4006 7438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 204DEG 27KT 4005 7448
$$
NJC029-101930-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-230810T1930Z/
Ocean NJ-
322 PM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY...
At 321 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Woodruff, or 15 miles west of Toms River, moving
northeast 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...
Woodruff.
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 4000 7449 4003 7453 4011 7443 4006 7438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 204DEG 27KT 4005 7448
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
AKL743
WWUS51 KPHI 101927
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
327 PM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
NJC029-101937-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-230810T1930Z/
Ocean NJ-
327 PM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
330 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4000 7449 4003 7453 4011 7443 4006 7438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 234DEG 26KT 4007 7444
$$
AKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 94 min |
| Aug 10, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 3:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 76 min |
| Aug 10, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 69 min |
| Aug 10, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.