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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 8, 2025Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2025, 1:24 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2025, 1:24 PM EDT (17:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2025, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 8, 1:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSussex, NJTree and wire downed from OEM. Time est.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 986 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
986 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
697 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

651 
WUUS51 KPHI 081724
SVRPHI
NJC037-081815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0145.250708T1724Z-250708T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
124 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 124 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pellettown,
  or 7 miles southeast of Montague, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, Branchville, Pellettown, Highland Lake,
  Vernon Valley, and Hainesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4130 7458 4121 7439 4119 7438 4108 7451
      4113 7480 4130 7481 4132 7460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 271DEG 13KT 4121 7472 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
2 follow-up statements
196 
WWUS51 KPHI 081749
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
149 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

NJC037-081815-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-250708T1815Z/
Sussex NJ-
149 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 149 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hamburg, or 10
miles northwest of West Milford, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, Highland Lake, and Vernon Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4130 7458 4121 7439 4119 7438 4108 7451
      4114 7466 4127 7465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 282DEG 19KT 4119 7456 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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029 
WWUS51 KPHI 081810
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
210 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

NJC037-081820-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-250708T1815Z/
Sussex NJ-
210 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northwestern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 4130 7458 4121 7439 4119 7438 4108 7451
      4114 7466 4127 7465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 271DEG 13KT 4119 7447 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 10:59 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more23 hr
Jul 8, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min
Jul 8, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Jul 8, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester44 min
Jul 8, 5:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden4 hr
Jul 8, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer49 min
Jul 8, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer34 min
Jul 8, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset38 min
Jul 8, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean43 min
Jul 8, 6:41 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean34 min
Jul 8, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem48 min
Jul 8, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI113 min
Jul 8, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth52 min
Jul 8, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI101 min
Jul 8, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean41 min
Jul 8, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem46 min
Jul 8, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI117 min
Jul 8, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI116 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.