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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 31, 2025Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2025, 5:04 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 min. 2 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
May 31, 2025, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2025, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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
May 31, 5:05 PM EDTHAIL 0.7Woodstown, NJDime size hail falling at time of report.
May 31, 5:05 PM EDTHAIL 0.751 E Woodstown, NJDelayed report of penny size hail at Town and Country Golf Course in Woodstown. Time estimated.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2025-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2025-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
974 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

246 
WUUS51 KPHI 312104
SVRPHI
NJC011-015-033-312145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0062.250531T2104Z-250531T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
504 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Central Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  Southern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 504 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodstown, or
  12 miles southeast of Wilmington, moving east at 30 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...
  Vineland, Millville, Glassboro, Clayton, Buena, Woodstown, Alloway,
  Newfield, Elmer, Franklinville, Victory Lakes, Olivet, Malaga,
  Seabrook Farms, South Vineland, Rosenhayn, Monroe Township,
  Williamstown, and Centerton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and 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 3953 7496 3952 7499 3951 7497 3937 7505
      3958 7545 3972 7538 3968 7492 3966 7491
      3963 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 291DEG 25KT 3964 7532 

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

$$

Staarmann
2 follow-up statements
915 
WWUS51 KPHI 312122
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
522 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

NJC011-015-033-312145-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-250531T2145Z/
Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-Gloucester NJ-
522 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...EAST CENTRAL SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN
GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

At 521 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elmer, or 13
miles northwest of Vineland, moving east at 30 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...
Vineland, Millville, Glassboro, Clayton, Buena, Woodstown, Alloway,
Newfield, Elmer, Franklinville, Victory Lakes, Olivet, Malaga, South
Vineland, Rosenhayn, Monroe Township, Williamstown, Seabrook Farms,
and Centerton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3953 7496 3952 7499 3951 7497 3940 7503
      3958 7536 3971 7529 3968 7492 3966 7491
      3963 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 288DEG 25KT 3962 7515 

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

$$

Staarmann
686 
WWUS51 KPHI 312136
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
536 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

NJC011-312145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-250531T2145Z/
Cumberland NJ-
536 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened and 
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

LAT...LON 3953 7496 3952 7499 3956 7505 3955 7508
      3958 7517 3969 7513 3968 7492 3966 7491
      3963 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 291DEG 25KT 3958 7502 

$$

NJC015-033-312145-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-250531T2145Z/
Salem NJ-Gloucester NJ-
536 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

At 535 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Malaga, or 8
miles north of Vineland, moving east at 30 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...
Glassboro, Clayton, Buena, Newfield, Elmer, Franklinville, Victory
Lakes, Malaga, Monroe Township, and Williamstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3953 7496 3952 7499 3956 7505 3955 7508
      3958 7517 3969 7513 3968 7492 3966 7491
      3963 7491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 291DEG 25KT 3958 7502 

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

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 9:04 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more10 hr
May 30, 11:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester, Salem3 hr
May 30, 11:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester4 hr
May 31, 12:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer3 hr
May 31, 4:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren9 hr
May 31, 4:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon6 hr
May 31, 5:13 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISomerset97 min
May 31, 8:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISomerset7 hr
May 31, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
May 31, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
May 31, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May16 min
May 31, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
May 31, 6:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.