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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 28 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
- Apr 3, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Sussex County, DE
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
584
WFUS51 KPHI 032117
TORPHI
DEC005-032145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0001.240403T2117Z-240403T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
517 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sharptown, or 10 miles southeast of Hurlock,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Seaford, Millsboro, Laurel, Bridgeville, Sycamore,
Blades, and Bethel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3866 7571 3883 7555 3860 7527 3846 7559
3846 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 228DEG 39KT 3850 7575
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
573
WWUS51 KPHI 032126
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
526 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
DEC005-032145-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240403T2145Z/
Sussex DE-
526 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...
At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Laurel, or 12 miles north of Salisbury, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Seaford, Millsboro, Laurel, Bridgeville, Sycamore,
Blades, and Bethel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3866 7571 3883 7555 3860 7527 3846 7559
3846 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 239DEG 44KT 3855 7563
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann265
WWUS51 KPHI 032144
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
544 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
DEC005-032154-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240403T2145Z/
Sussex DE-
544 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southern
Delaware...and eastern Maryland.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 3866 7571 3883 7555 3860 7527 3846 7559
3846 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 228DEG 39KT 3867 7546
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.