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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2024Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2024, 6:39 PM EDT for Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 36 min. 3 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 22, 2024, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Morris County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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 22, 6:48 PM EDTHAIL 0.51 N Wharton, NJ
Jun 22, 6:48 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Wharton, NJ
Jun 22, 6:50 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Rockaway, NJPenny size hail reported. 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2024-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 264 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 2024-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
264 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

403 
WUUS51 KPHI 222239
SVRPHI
NJC027-222315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0039.240622T2239Z-240622T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
639 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Morris County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 639 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dover, or 7
  miles northwest of Morristown, moving east at 25 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...
  Morristown, Dover, East Hanover, Boonton, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris
  Plains, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes, Stanhope, Netcong, Victory
  Gardens, Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil, Parsippany, Lake Telemark,
  Budd Lake, White Meadow Lake, and Hanover Township.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 27 and 46.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 37 and 47.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4082 7470 4090 7471 4092 7465
      4093 7465 4098 7437 4081 7435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 265DEG 22KT 4087 7458 

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

$$

AKL
2 follow-up statements
849 
WWUS51 KPHI 222251
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
651 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

NJC027-222315-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240622T2315Z/
Morris NJ-
651 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY...

At 651 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rockaway, or 7
miles northwest of Morristown, moving east at 20 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...
Dover, Boonton, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes,
Victory Gardens, Parsippany, Lake Telemark, and White Meadow Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 47.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 47.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4085 7460 4094 7461 4098 7437 4083 7435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 258DEG 19KT 4090 7454 

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

$$

AKL
082 
WWUS51 KPHI 222310
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
710 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

NJC027-222318-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240622T2315Z/
Morris NJ-
710 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has begun to move out of the 
area. Therefore, the inital warning will be allowed to expire. A new 
warning has been issued for Northeastern Morris County.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northeastern Morris County until 730 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4085 7460 4094 7461 4098 7437 4083 7435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 265DEG 22KT 4091 7442 

$$

AKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 2:38 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI71 hr
Jun 22, 3:47 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 4 more40 hr
Jun 22, 12:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex34 min
Jun 22, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset20 min
Jun 22, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth35 min
Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI45 min
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI17 min
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Ocean11 hr
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean11 hr
Jun 22, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris23 min
Jun 22, 7:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset22 min
Jun 22, 7:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon4 hr
Jun 22, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon17 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.