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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2024, 11:27 PM EDT for Salem County, New Jersey; 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, 11:27 PM EDT (03:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties New Castle County, DE, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.
755
WFUS51 KPHI 060327
TORPHI
DEC003-NJC033-060400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0005.240606T0327Z-240606T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1127 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Southwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1127 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Mount Pleasant, or near Middletown, moving
east at 15 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...
Salem, Hancocks Bridge, Port Penn, Hope Creek, 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 3945 7567 3951 7568 3962 7545 3944 7541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 258DEG 13KT 3948 7566
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
RCM2 follow-up statements
393
WWUS51 KPHI 060343
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1143 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
DEC003-060353-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240606T0400Z/
New Castle DE-
1143 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL NEW CASTLE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3951 7557 3956 7557 3962 7545 3944 7541
3945 7558 3949 7559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 258DEG 13KT 3949 7558
$$
NJC033-060400-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240606T0400Z/
Salem NJ-
1143 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTY...
At 1143 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Port Penn, or 7 miles northeast of Middletown,
moving east at 15 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...
Salem, Hancocks Bridge, and Hope Creek.
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 3951 7557 3956 7557 3962 7545 3944 7541
3945 7558 3949 7559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 258DEG 13KT 3949 7558
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
RCM462
WWUS51 KPHI 060351
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1151 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
NJC033-060401-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240606T0400Z/
Salem NJ-
1151 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3951 7557 3956 7557 3962 7545 3944 7541
3945 7558 3949 7559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 258DEG 13KT 3950 7555
$$
RCMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 45 min | |
| Jun 5, 11:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Jun 5, 8:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | New Castle | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 10:57 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 |
Nearby
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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.