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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 26, 2024Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 7:20 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 40 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
Jun 26, 2024, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 36 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 70 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 252 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 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
252 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

192 
WUUS51 KPHI 262320
SVRPHI
DEC005-270000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0060.240626T2320Z-240627T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 719 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vienna, or 10
  miles south of Hurlock, 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...
  Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Sycamore, Blades, and Bethel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3849 7570 3864 7571 3871 7544
      3845 7548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 271DEG 19KT 3847 7583 

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

$$

SFJ
2 follow-up statements
948 
WWUS51 KPHI 262335
SVSPHI

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

DEC005-270000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-240627T0000Z/
Sussex DE-
735 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 735 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hebron, or 7
miles northwest of Salisbury, moving east at 30 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...
Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Sycamore, Blades, and Bethel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3849 7570 3861 7571 3871 7544
      3845 7548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 271DEG 24KT 3846 7566 

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

$$

SFJ
040 
WWUS51 KPHI 262352
SVSPHI

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

DEC005-270002-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-240627T0000Z/
Sussex DE-
752 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3849 7570 3861 7571 3871 7544
      3845 7548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 271DEG 19KT 3846 7556 

$$

SFJ

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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.