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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 30, 2025Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2025, 4:39 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 30, 2025, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2025, 5:14 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 2025-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 238 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 2025-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 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
238 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

469 
WUUS51 KPHI 302039
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-302130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0200.250730T2039Z-250730T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
439 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newton,
  moving east at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Newton, Blairstown, Franklin, Ogdensburg, Andover, Lake Mohawk, and
  Greendell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4102 7458 4101 7460 4090 7506 4105 7495
      4117 7462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 264DEG 7KT 4103 7482 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RCM
2 follow-up statements
092 
WWUS51 KPHI 302058
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
458 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

NJC037-041-302130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-250730T2130Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-
458 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX AND NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newton, moving
east at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Blairstown, Franklin, Ogdensburg, Andover, Lake Mohawk, and
Greendell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4102 7458 4101 7460 4090 7506 4105 7495
      4113 7461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 264DEG 7KT 4103 7477 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RCM
022 
WWUS51 KPHI 302114
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
514 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

NJC037-041-302124-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-250730T2130Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-
514 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX AND
NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4102 7458 4101 7460 4090 7506 4105 7495
      4113 7461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 264DEG 7KT 4103 7473 

$$

RCM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 2:10 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more31 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.