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Special Marine Warning 89, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 2, 2024

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Aug 2, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT. It was in force for 66 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: Aug 2, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2024, 7:36 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40.0 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 Aug 2, 6:25 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 6:25 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
454 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0418 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Jennersville      39.82N 75.86W
08/02/2024                   Chester            PA   911 Call Center

            Poles damaged and wires down at Sunnyside
            Road and Paschall Mill road in Penn
            Township. Time estimated from radar.

&&

Gorse

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
459 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0408 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Oxford                  39.79N 75.98W
08/02/2024                   Chester            PA   Public

            Some trees down in the Oxford area. Time
            estimated from radar.

&&

Gorse

Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
505 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0425 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     West Grove              39.82N 75.83W
08/02/2024                   Chester            PA   Public

            Several reports of trees and wires down in
            West Grove and Jennersville. Photo shared on
            social media. Time estimated from radar.

&&

Gorse

Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
509 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0444 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     New Castle County Airpo 39.68N 75.61W
08/02/2024  M47 MPH          New Castle         DE   ASOS

&&

Gorse

Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
530 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0500 PM     Rain             1 WSW Lincoln Universit 39.79N 75.94W
08/02/2024  M2.12 Inch       Chester            PA   Trained Spotter

            2.12 inches of rain in Oxford between 3:30
            PM and 5:00 PM.

&&

Gorse

Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:47 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
547 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0231 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Penn Twp                40.47N 76.07W
08/02/2024                   Berks              PA   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Trees and wires down on Irish Creek Road.
            Time estimated from radar.

0238 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Maiden Creek       40.44N 75.92W
08/02/2024                   Berks              PA   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Wires down along Snyder Road and Leesport
            Avenue in Ontelaunee Township, PA. Time
            estimated from radar.

0239 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Albany Twp        40.62N 75.87W
08/02/2024                   Berks              PA   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Trees and wires down along Route 143 and
            Hawk Mountain Road with wires sparking. Time
            estimated from radar.

0248 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSE Lenhartsville     40.56N 75.88W
08/02/2024                   Berks              PA   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Wires down along Route 143 in Greenwich
            Township, PA. Time estimated from radar.

0408 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Oxford                  39.79N 75.98W
08/02/2024                   Chester            PA   Public

            Some trees down in the Oxford area. Time
            estimated from radar.

0415 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     West Grove              39.86N 75.84W
08/02/2024  M51 MPH          Chester            PA   Mesonet

            51 mph thunderstorm wind gust at the West
            Grove DEOS weather station.

0418 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Jennersville      39.82N 75.86W
08/02/2024                   Chester            PA   911 Call Center

            Poles damaged and wires down at Sunnyside
            Road and Paschall Mill road in Penn
            Township. Time estimated from radar.

0425 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     West Grove              39.82N 75.83W
08/02/2024                   Chester            PA   Public

            Several reports of trees and wires down in
            West Grove and Jennersville. Photo shared on
            social media. Time estimated from radar.

0444 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     New Castle County Airpo 39.68N 75.61W
08/02/2024  M47 MPH          New Castle         DE   ASOS

0500 PM     Rain             1 WSW Lincoln Universit 39.79N 75.94W
08/02/2024  M2.12 Inch       Chester            PA   Trained Spotter

            2.12 inches of rain in Oxford between 3:30
            PM and 5:00 PM.

&&

Gorse

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 4:17 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more	16 hr
Aug 2, 3:27 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	PHI		36 hr
Aug 2, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		2 hr
Aug 2, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Gloucester, Salem	24 min
Aug 2, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Mercer	39 min
Aug 2, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	39 min
Aug 2, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	83 min
Aug 2, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		83 min
Aug 2, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Carbon, Lehigh	52 min
Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Lehigh	45 min
Aug 2, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester	52 min
Aug 2, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester	61 min
Aug 2, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Bucks, Chester, Montgomery	42 min
Aug 2, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	New Castle	40 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.