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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2024, 10:57 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 33 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, 10:57 PM EDT (02:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2024, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County New Castle County, DE
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
785
WFUS51 KPHI 060257
TORPHI
DEC003-060330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0004.240606T0257Z-240606T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1057 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central New Castle County in northern Delaware...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 1057 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Bohemias Mills, or near Middletown, moving
east at 20 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...
Middletown, Delaware City, Saint Georges, Port Penn, Mount
Pleasant, and Odessa.
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 3962 7556 3960 7555 3945 7556 3946 7578
3952 7578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 254DEG 19KT 3948 7578
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
RCM1 follow-up statement
733
WWUS51 KPHI 060315
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1115 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
DEC003-060330-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240606T0330Z/
New Castle DE-
1115 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL NEW CASTLE COUNTY...
At 1115 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mount Pleasant, or near Middletown, moving east at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Middletown, Delaware City, Saint Georges, Port Penn, Mount Pleasant,
and Odessa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3955 7572 3962 7556 3960 7555 3945 7556
3946 7573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 254DEG 19KT 3951 7566
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
RCMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 8:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | New Castle | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 11:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | New Castle | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 12:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 3 hr |
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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.