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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 31, 2025Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2025, 12:53 PM EDT for Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 67 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 31, 2025, 12:53 PM EDT (16:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:54 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 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2025-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1355 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2025-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
1355 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
875 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

411 
WUUS51 KPHI 311653
SVRPHI
PAC029-045-091-311800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0202.250731T1653Z-250731T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1253 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 1253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Glenmoore,
  or 12 miles northwest of West Chester, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Norristown, Pottstown, Phoenixville, West Norriton, East Norriton,
  Downingtown, Collegeville, Royersford, Trappe, Schwenksville,
  Elverson, Pughtown, Bryn Mawr, Radnor Township, Spring Mount,
  Lionville-Marchwood, Valley Forge, Glenmoore, Paoli, and Chester
  Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4017 7582 4034 7535 4002 7531 4000 7582
      4014 7587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 249DEG 17KT 4010 7574 

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

$$

Deal
2 follow-up statements
170 
WWUS51 KPHI 311733
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
133 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

PAC029-045-091-311800-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-250731T1800Z/
Montgomery PA-Chester PA-Delaware PA-
133 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...NORTHEASTERN CHESTER AND NORTHERN DELAWARE
COUNTIES...

At 133 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Royersford, or
15 miles north of West Chester, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Norristown, Pottstown, Phoenixville, West Norriton, East Norriton,
Collegeville, Royersford, Trappe, Schwenksville, Pughtown, Bryn Mawr,
Radnor Township, Spring Mount, Lionville-Marchwood, Valley Forge,
Paoli, Chester Springs, Lionville, King Of Prussia, and Skippack.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4034 7535 4002 7531 4001 7567 4010 7570
      4019 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 262DEG 15KT 4018 7553 

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

$$

Deal
344 
WWUS51 KPHI 311801
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
201 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

PAC029-045-091-311810-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-250731T1800Z/
Montgomery PA-Chester PA-Delaware PA-
201 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...
NORTHEASTERN CHESTER AND NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However heavy
rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Pennsylvania.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Montgomery County until 300pm.

LAT...LON 4034 7535 4002 7531 4001 7567 4010 7570
      4019 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 249DEG 17KT 4022 7538 

$$

Deal

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 12:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Montgomery64 min
Jul 31, 12:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks4 hr
Jul 31, 1:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 31, 1:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery18 min
Jul 31, 2:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery2 hr
Jul 31, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia40 min
Jul 31, 2:09 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIDelaware4 hr
Jul 31, 2:27 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 31, 2:46 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIDelaware4 hr
Jul 31, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIPhiladelphia50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.