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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 30, 2024Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Kent County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2024, 6:08 PM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Kent County, Maryland. It was in force for 52 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 30, 2024, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2024, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Kent County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 30, 11:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 30, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2024-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 958 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
958 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-163 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

800 
WUUS51 KPHI 302208
SVRPHI
DEC001-003-MDC029-302300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0095.240630T2208Z-240630T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
608 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  North central Kent County in central Delaware...
  Northeastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 608 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cayots, or 7
  miles west of Middletown, 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...
  Middletown, Smyrna, Sassafras, Mount Pleasant, Green Spring,
  Townsend, Galena, Odessa, and Chambersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3936 7588 3937 7585 3938 7582 3938 7577
      3952 7577 3949 7554 3946 7554 3945 7549
      3928 7552 3936 7595 3937 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 288DEG 18KT 3946 7586 

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

$$

Fitzsimmons
1 follow-up statement
163 
WWUS51 KPHI 302228
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
628 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

DEC001-003-MDC029-302300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-240630T2300Z/
New Castle DE-Kent DE-Kent MD-
628 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTH CENTRAL KENT AND NORTHEASTERN
KENT COUNTIES...

At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Middletown,
moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Middletown, Smyrna, Sassafras, Mount Pleasant, Green Spring,
Townsend, Odessa, and Chambersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3938 7583 3938 7577 3952 7577 3949 7554
      3946 7554 3945 7549 3929 7552 3928 7552
      3934 7584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 287DEG 20KT 3942 7570 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle40 min
Jun 30, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle39 min
Jun 30, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle45 min
Jun 30, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle44 min
Jun 30, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot41 min

Nearby

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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.