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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2024, 9:47 PM EDT for Kent County, Maryland. 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
- Jun 5, 2024, 9:47 PM EDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2024, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Kent County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:51 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1406 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 28.1
The text
As transmitted.
272
WFUS51 KPHI 060147
TORPHI
MDC029-060215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0003.240606T0147Z-240606T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
947 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 947 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Newtown, or 10 miles southwest of Aberdeen Proving
Ground, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Betterton, Newtown, Massey, Sassafras, Kennedyville, and Galena.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3934 7616 3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7599
3936 7598 3937 7595 3936 7588 3938 7582
3938 7578 3928 7577 3930 7618 3932 7618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 260DEG 26KT 3934 7623
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
RCM2 follow-up statements
450
WWUS51 KPHI 060204
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1004 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
MDC029-060215-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240606T0215Z/
Kent MD-
1004 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY...
At 1004 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Betterton, or 7 miles southeast of Aberdeen Proving
Ground, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Betterton, Massey, Sassafras, Kennedyville, and Galena.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3935 7611 3937 7611 3937 7599 3936 7598
3937 7595 3936 7588 3938 7582 3938 7578
3928 7577 3930 7606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 260DEG 26KT 3936 7607
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
RCM685
WWUS51 KPHI 060214
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1014 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
MDC029-060224-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240606T0215Z/
Kent MD-
1014 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1015 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3935 7611 3937 7611 3937 7599 3936 7598
3937 7595 3936 7588 3938 7582 3938 7578
3928 7577 3930 7606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 260DEG 26KT 3937 7599
$$
RCMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 37 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.