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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 220, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 31, 20244 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 31, 2024, 6:16 PM EST for 4 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 44 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
Dec 31, 2024, 6:16 PM EST (23:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 31, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 31, 6:34 PM ESTHAIL 0.756 Se Bay Ridge, MDReport from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
Dec 31, 6:50 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 472 E Chester, MDMesonet station MD040 Us-50 Kent Narrow Bridge.
Dec 31, 6:53 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 48Easton Municipal Airpor, MDAWOS station KESN Easton Newnam.
Dec 31, 6:55 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Easton Municipal, MDTree down at Blackdog Alley and Treesdale Drive.
Dec 31, 6:55 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 434 Wsw Wye Mills, MDMesonet station 007MD Wye Mills.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 104 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-12-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-12-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

948 
WUUS51 KPHI 312316
SVRPHI
MDC011-029-035-041-010000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0220.241231T2316Z-250101T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
616 PM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Central Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 700 PM EST.

* At 615 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Bowie to near Breezy Point to near Saint
  Clements Bay, moving east at 50 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville,
  Romancoke, Federalsburg, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Rock Hall,
  Trappe, St. Michaels, Church Hill, Preston, Oxford, Millington,
  Sudlersville, and Goldsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7635 3886 7626 3883 7619 3897 7625
      3884 7637 3895 7636 3904 7631 3901 7619
      3900 7617 3902 7619 3918 7627 3938 7577
      3868 7576 3870 7590 3857 7604 3875 7629
      3878 7629 3867 7634 3877 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 252DEG 45KT 3894 7670 3857 7649 3818 7676 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
2 follow-up statements
014 
WWUS51 KPHI 312338
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
638 PM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

MDC011-029-035-041-010000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-250101T0000Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
638 PM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
FOR TALBOT...QUEEN ANNE'S...CAROLINE AND CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES...

At 637 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stevensville to near Oxford to Lexington Park,
moving northeast at 50 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville,
Romancoke, Federalsburg, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Rock Hall,
Trappe, St. Michaels, Church Hill, Preston, Oxford, Millington,
Sudlersville, and Goldsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3875 7633 3886 7626 3883 7619 3897 7625
      3884 7637 3895 7636 3904 7631 3901 7619
      3900 7617 3902 7619 3918 7627 3937 7579
      3868 7576 3870 7590 3859 7606 3868 7620
      3878 7629 3875 7630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 247DEG 41KT 3900 7638 3866 7620 3826 7645 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
319 
WWUS51 KPHI 312357
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
657 PM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

MDC011-029-035-041-010006-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0220.000000T0000Z-250101T0000Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
657 PM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TALBOT...QUEEN ANNE'S...
CAROLINE AND CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EST...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3875 7633 3886 7626 3883 7619 3897 7625
      3884 7637 3895 7636 3904 7631 3901 7619
      3900 7617 3902 7619 3918 7627 3937 7579
      3868 7576 3870 7590 3859 7606 3868 7620
      3878 7629 3875 7630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 226DEG 44KT 3912 7618 3878 7600 3838 7625 

$$

PO

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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.