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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 20, 20255 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 2025, 8:27 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 48 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
Mar 20, 2025, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2025, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 00:00Z on 2025-03-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2025-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 340 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
431 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

523 
WUUS51 KPHI 210027
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-009-011-029-210115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0004.250321T0027Z-250321T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
827 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Northern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 827 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodbine, or
  9 miles west of Ocean City, moving northeast at 70 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlantic City, Ocean City, Port Republic, Mystic Island, Ocean
  Acres, Beesleys Point, Seaville, Wading River, Corbin City,
  Manahawkin, Dorothy, Linwood, Warren Grove, Somers Point,
  Brigantine, Pleasantville, Northfield, Egg Harbor City,
  Dennisville, and Strathmere.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 10 and 69.
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 0 and 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7398 3908 7482 3932 7495 3981 7435
      3974 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 229DEG 62KT 3925 7478 

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

$$

SFJ
2 follow-up statements
307 
WWUS51 KPHI 210043
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
843 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

NJC011-210052-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250321T0115Z/
Cumberland NJ-
843 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for 
Cumberland County.

LAT...LON 3959 7398 3908 7482 3935 7481 3981 7435
      3974 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 229DEG 62KT 3942 7452 

$$

NJC001-005-009-029-210115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250321T0115Z/
Atlantic NJ-Ocean NJ-Cape May NJ-Burlington NJ-
843 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC...SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN...NORTHEASTERN CAPE
MAY AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

At 842 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Absecon, or
near Atlantic City, moving northeast at 70 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Atlantic City, Ocean City, Port Republic, Mystic Island, Ocean Acres,
Beesleys Point, Seaville, Wading River, Corbin City, Manahawkin,
Linwood, Warren Grove, Somers Point, Brigantine, Pleasantville,
Northfield, Egg Harbor City, Strathmere, Longport, and Tuckerton.

This includes the following highways...
 Garden State Parkway between mile markers 10 and 69.
 Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 0 and 15.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not
wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7398 3908 7482 3935 7481 3981 7435
      3974 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 229DEG 62KT 3942 7452 

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

$$

SFJ
725 
WWUS51 KPHI 210105
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
905 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

NJC001-005-009-029-210115-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250321T0115Z/
Atlantic NJ-Ocean NJ-Cape May NJ-Burlington NJ-
905 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC...
SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN...NORTHEASTERN CAPE MAY AND SOUTHEASTERN
BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...

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 will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3959 7398 3908 7482 3935 7481 3981 7435
      3974 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 229DEG 62KT 3965 7417 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 2:20 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI8 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.