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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 26, 2024Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 6:59 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2024, 6:59 PM EDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2024, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 26, 7:05 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 52Pocono Mountains Munici, PAASOS station KMPO Mt. Pocono.
Jun 26, 7:05 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 52Pocono Mountains Munici, PAASOS station KMPO Mt. Pocono.
Jun 26, 7:46 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFrankford Twp, NJDelayed report. Trees and power lines down around Frankford Twp. Time estimated.
Jun 26, 7:46 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFrankford Twp, NJDelayed report. Trees and power lines down around Frankford Twp. Time estimated.
Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWantage Twp, NJNJ DOT - STMC: Downed tree and Downed wires on NJ 23 both directions North of Wantage School Rd (Wantage Twp) All lanes closed. Time estimated.
Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWantage Twp, NJNJ DOT - STMC: Downed tree and Downed wires on NJ 23 both directions North of Wantage School Rd (Wantage Twp) All lanes closed. Time estimated.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 2024-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 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 2024-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-279 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1369 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

552 
WUUS51 KPHI 262259
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-PAC025-089-262345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0059.240626T2259Z-240626T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
659 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 659 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Stoddartsville to Gilbert, moving northeast at 60
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Newton, Montague, Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna,
  Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, Branchville, Stormville, High Point,
  Werry Lake, Pocono Pines, Millbrook, Lake Harmony, Vernon Valley,
  Skytop, Tannersville, Long Pond, and Sun Valley.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 283 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 2.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7448 4118 7439 4116 7441 4095 7511
      4096 7513 4086 7543 4112 7571 4113 7569
      4112 7564 4123 7554 4125 7513 4115 7515
      4114 7509 4108 7503 4116 7490 4127 7484
      4132 7479 4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 243DEG 51KT 4111 7564 4094 7545 

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

$$

RCM
2 follow-up statements
462 
WWUS51 KPHI 262314
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
714 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

PAC025-262324-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-240626T2345Z/
Carbon PA-
714 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4126 7448 4118 7439 4116 7441 4095 7511
      4096 7513 4090 7534 4107 7533 4112 7536
      4116 7553 4123 7554 4125 7513 4115 7515
      4114 7509 4108 7503 4116 7490 4127 7484
      4132 7479 4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 243DEG 51KT 4120 7541 4103 7522 

$$

NJC037-041-PAC089-262345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-240626T2345Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
714 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SUSSEX...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND MONROE COUNTIES...

At 714 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Tobyhanna to Analomink, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Montague, Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna,
Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, Branchville, Stormville, High Point,
Henryville, Werry Lake, Millbrook, Delaware Water Gap, Vernon Valley,
Skytop, Tannersville, Mountainhome, and Alpine Mountain.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 301 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 2.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 5 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7448 4118 7439 4116 7441 4095 7511
      4096 7513 4090 7534 4107 7533 4112 7536
      4116 7553 4123 7554 4125 7513 4115 7515
      4114 7509 4108 7503 4116 7490 4127 7484
      4132 7479 4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 243DEG 51KT 4120 7541 4103 7522 

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

$$

RCM
691 
WWUS51 KPHI 262332
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
732 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

NJC037-041-PAC089-262345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-240626T2345Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
732 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SUSSEX...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

At 732 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Pecks Pond to near Flatbrookville, moving northeast at
60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Montague, Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, Branchville,
Flatbrookville, High Point, Werry Lake, Millbrook, Delaware Water
Gap, Vernon Valley, Five Points, Pellettown, Crandon Lakes, Echo
Lake, Highland Lake, Hainesville, Shawnee, and Marshalls Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7448 4118 7439 4116 7441 4095 7511
      4096 7513 4096 7515 4103 7516 4109 7516
      4111 7515 4113 7516 4115 7514 4115 7513
      4114 7511 4114 7509 4108 7503 4116 7490
      4127 7484 4132 7479 4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 243DEG 51KT 4131 7512 4114 7493 

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

$$

RCM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 2:46 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI7 hr
Jun 26, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren47 min
Jun 26, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset47 min
Jun 26, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren38 min
Jun 26, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks40 min
Jun 26, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton46 min
Jun 26, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHICarbon, Monroe39 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.