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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 25, 2025Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2025, 6:22 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports 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 25, 2025, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 25, 6:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Shamong, NJWires down along Route 206 in Shamong. Time estimated from radar.
Jul 25, 7:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Eagleswood Twp, NJPowerlines damaged on CR 539. Time estimated by radar.
Jul 25, 7:07 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Mystic Island, NJDamage to powerlines at Radio Rd and Playhouse Rd. Time estimated by radar.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 25, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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 2025-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 57 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 2025-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 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
57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-163 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

082 
WUUS51 KPHI 252222
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-252300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0193.250725T2222Z-250725T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
622 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tabernacle,
  or 23 miles east of Gloucester City, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Barnegat, Tabernacle, Shamong, Tuckerton, Surf City, Wharton State
  Forest, Atsion, Brookville, Warren Grove, Bass River State Forest,
  Old Halfway, Leisuretowne, Chatsworth, Penn State Forest, Beach
  Haven West, Mystic Island, Ocean Acres, Manahawkin, and Waretown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is 
occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if 
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3949 7424 3977 7479 3979 7481 3979 7484
      3992 7469 3980 7404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 298DEG 30KT 3984 7468 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
2 follow-up statements
134 
WWUS51 KPHI 252233
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
633 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

NJC005-029-252300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-250725T2300Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
633 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

At 632 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chatsworth, or
24 miles southwest of Toms River, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Barnegat, Shamong, Tuckerton, Surf City, Wharton State Forest,
Atsion, Brookville, Warren Grove, Bass River State Forest,
Chatsworth, Penn State Forest, Beach Haven West, Mystic Island, Ocean
Acres, Manahawkin, and Waretown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3949 7424 3977 7479 3988 7460 3980 7404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 300DEG 33KT 3978 7456 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
235 
WWUS51 KPHI 252247
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
647 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

NJC005-029-252300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-250725T2300Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
647 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

At 647 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Penn State
Forest, or 22 miles north of Atlantic City, moving southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Barnegat, Tuckerton, Surf City, Wharton State Forest, Brookville,
Warren Grove, Bass River State Forest, Chatsworth, Penn State Forest,
Beach Haven West, Mystic Island, Ocean Acres, Manahawkin, and
Waretown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3949 7424 3971 7467 3987 7451 3980 7404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 309DEG 27KT 3970 7445 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren46 min
Jul 25, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris53 min
Jul 25, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 25, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Somerset, Warren42 min
Jul 25, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset66 min
Jul 25, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester52 min
Jul 25, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI87 min
Jul 25, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean31 min
Jul 25, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem50 min
Jul 25, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 25, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI87 min
Jul 25, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren27 min
Jul 25, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean31 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.