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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 14, 2024Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2024, 4:40 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 min. 6 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 14, 2024, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2024, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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
Jun 14, 4:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNorth Whitehall Twp, PAReports of trees and wires down around North Whitehall Twp. Time estimated.
Jun 14, 4:48 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 50Bethlehem, PANWS employee estimates wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph in Bethlehem.
Jun 14, 4:52 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Allentown, PAReports of trees and wires down around Allentown. Time estimated.
Jun 14, 4:55 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 391 Nw Salisbury Twp, PAAWOS station KXLL Queen City.
Jun 14, 4:59 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Bethlehem, PASeveral Trees down on wires in Bethlehem. Time estimated from radar.
Jun 14, 5:02 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHellertown, PAReport of trees down on a house in Hellertown. Widespread damage reported across the Allentown/Bethlehem area. 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 226 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 2024-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 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 2024-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 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
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

364 
WUUS51 KPHI 142040
SVRPHI
NJC019-041-PAC017-077-095-142130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0025.240614T2040Z-240614T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
440 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Neffs, or 9
  miles northwest of Allentown, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Northampton, Wilson,
  Hellertown, Nazareth, Slatington, Bath, Alpha, Walnutport,
  Ferndale, West Easton, Milford, Tatamy, Bloomsbury, Riegelsville,
  Steuben, and Glendon.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 56 and 71.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 52 and 76.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4078 7567 4079 7562 4072 7503 4049 7511
      4062 7581 4065 7584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 283DEG 25KT 4069 7560 

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

$$

Hoeflich
2 follow-up statements
214 
WWUS51 KPHI 142107
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
507 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

NJC019-041-PAC017-077-095-142130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240614T2130Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Bucks PA-Northampton PA-
507 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL HUNTERDON...SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST CENTRAL
LEHIGH...NORTHWESTERN BUCKS AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 506 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Old Orchard, or
near Easton, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth,
Bath, Alpha, Ferndale, West Easton, Milford, Tatamy, Bloomsbury,
Riegelsville, Steuben, Glendon, Revere, Lehigh University, and
Springtown.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 62 and 76.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4058 7553 4076 7538 4072 7503 4049 7511
      4053 7533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 282DEG 30KT 4064 7530 

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

$$

Hoeflich
742 
WWUS51 KPHI 142124
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
524 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

NJC019-041-PAC017-077-095-142134-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240614T2130Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Bucks PA-Northampton PA-
524 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HUNTERDON...
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST CENTRAL LEHIGH...NORTHWESTERN BUCKS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
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 900 PM EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania.

A new Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for portions of Warren 
and Hunterdon County. 

LAT...LON 4058 7553 4076 7538 4072 7503 4049 7511
      4053 7533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 283DEG 25KT 4061 7514 

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren46 min
Jun 14, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex43 min
Jun 14, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren42 min
Jun 14, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren52 min
Jun 14, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer38 min
Jun 14, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean39 min
Jun 14, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 14, 5:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington4 hr
Jun 14, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset21 min
Jun 14, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Somerset27 min
Jun 14, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean51 min
Jun 14, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jun 14, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland41 min
Jun 14, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Jun 14, 6:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer3 hr
Jun 14, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jun 14, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI87 min
Jun 14, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh38 min
Jun 14, 5:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Jun 14, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia43 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.