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Special Marine Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 3, 2024

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Apr 3, 2024, 5:41 PM EDT. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2024, 5:41 PM EDT (21:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2024, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Apr 3, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
342 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

MDZ012-015-032015-
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
342 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Queen Anne's and Kent
Counties through 415 PM EDT...

At 341 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Rock Hall to near Overton to Grasonville.
Movement was northeast at 55 mph. This line of storms has a history
of producing wind gusts near 40 mph around Kent Island.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Rock Hall, Church Hill,
Millington, Sudlersville, Betterton, Old Town, Grasonville, Newtown,
Morgnec, Crumpton, Langford, Starkey Corner, Wye Mills, Massey,
Carville, Kennedyville, and Hope.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for eastern and
northeastern Maryland.

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
      3933 7614 3937 7611 3936 7588 3938 7582
      3915 7579 3894 7607 3894 7610 3888 7616
      3889 7620 3897 7622 3900 7617 3902 7621
      3905 7621 3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 221DEG 47KT 3919 7625 3908 7618 3894 7618

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Staarmann

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:53 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
453 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Spring Lake Heights     40.16N 74.04W
04/03/2024  M52 MPH          Monmouth           NJ   Public

            Private weather station via social media.

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:01 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:05 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:14 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 7:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Hunterdon	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	48 hr
Apr 3, 11:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington	69 hr
Apr 3, 2:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Somerset	10 hr
Apr 3, 2:52 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	PHI		5 hr
Apr 3, 4:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	19 hr
Apr 3, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	43 min
Apr 3, 5:46 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Essex, Morris, Passaic	5 days
Apr 3, 5:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Morris	45 hr
Apr 3, 5:52 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	8 hr
Apr 3, 5:53 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Middlesex, Somerset	23 hr
Apr 3, 5:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Morris, Somerset	5 hr
Apr 3, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic	30 min
Apr 3, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic	29 min
Apr 3, 7:14 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May	10 hr
Apr 3, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	51 min
Apr 3, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		62 min
Apr 3, 7:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Montgomery	4 hr
Apr 3, 7:55 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Chester	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:09 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia	30 hr
Apr 3, 11:11 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Bucks	19 hr
Apr 3, 11:12 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Chester, Delaware	25 hr
Apr 3, 11:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Berks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery	16 hr
Apr 3, 1:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Chester	4 hr
Apr 3, 1:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Chester	10 hr
Apr 3, 3:42 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Delaware	6 hr
Apr 3, 4:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	5 hr
Apr 3, 4:56 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Montgomery, Philadelphia	12 hr
Apr 3, 5:17 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	Montgomery	5 hr
Apr 3, 5:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Chester	86 min
Apr 3, 3:29 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	New Castle	8 hr
Apr 3, 3:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	New Castle	7 hr
Apr 3, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Sussex	42 min
Apr 3, 5:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Sussex	28 min

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Sources

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