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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 6, 2024Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2024, 4:56 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 49 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
Aug 6, 2024, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 6, 1:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1440 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

812 
WUUS51 KPHI 062056
SVRPHI
NJC029-062145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0196.240806T2056Z-240806T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
456 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Leisure
  Village East, or near Toms River, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Toms River, Lakewood, Beachwood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,
  Seaside Heights, Lakehurst, Leisure Village, Dover Beaches North,
  Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains, Cedar Glen West, Leisure
  Village East, Dover Beaches South, Holiday City-Berkeley, Bamber
  Lake, Brick Township, Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, and Pine Ridge At
  Crestwood.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 77 and 93.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 7408 3985 7440 4001 7449 4011 7416
      4010 7415 4011 7413 4012 7410 4009 7407
      4012 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 249DEG 39KT 4004 7414 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
2 follow-up statements
182 
WWUS51 KPHI 062120
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
520 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

NJC029-062145-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-240806T2145Z/
Ocean NJ-
520 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

At 520 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasant
Plains, or over Toms River, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Beachwood, Seaside Heights, Lakehurst, Leisure Village,
Dover Beaches North, Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains, Leisure
Village East, Dover Beaches South, Holiday City-Berkeley, Bamber
Lake, Brick Township, Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, Pine Ridge At
Crestwood, Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park, Cedar Glen West,
Point Pleasant, and South Toms River.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 77 and 91.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 7407 3989 7408 3988 7415 3988 7438
      4000 7442 4008 7416 4008 7406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 251DEG 16KT 4002 7421 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
292 
WWUS51 KPHI 062136
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
536 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

NJC029-062146-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-240806T2145Z/
Ocean NJ-
536 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
southern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 3997 7407 3989 7408 3988 7415 3988 7438
      4000 7442 4008 7416 4008 7406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 249DEG 39KT 4008 7401 

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 9:37 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more9 hr
Aug 6, 9:39 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI10 hr
Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Aug 6, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean19 min
Aug 6, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Aug 6, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 6, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth27 min
Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington23 min
Aug 6, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth37 min
Aug 6, 3:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth2 hr
Aug 6, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth56 min
Aug 6, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Aug 6, 4:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth8 hr
Aug 6, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset43 min
Aug 6, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset40 min
Aug 6, 4:55 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIMonmouth6 hr
Aug 6, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset54 min
Aug 6, 5:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset6 hr
Aug 6, 5:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean8 hr
Aug 6, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren3 hr
Aug 6, 6:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester5 hr
Aug 6, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 6, 6:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren3 hr
Aug 6, 7:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington5 hr
Aug 6, 7:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.