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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 19, 2025Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2025, 3:31 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 29 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
Jun 19, 2025, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2025-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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 2025-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-197 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
907 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

946 
WUUS51 KPHI 191931
SVRPHI
NJC027-037-192000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0071.250619T1931Z-250619T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
331 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Mohawk,
  or near Newton, moving northeast at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Newton, Hopatcong, Franklin, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Andover, Lake
  Mohawk, Pellettown, Green Pond, Highland Lake, and Vernon Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4109 7450 4107 7449 4104 7450
      4105 7445 4104 7443 4103 7443 4093 7469
      4109 7481 4126 7450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 240DEG 41KT 4105 7467 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MPS
1 follow-up statement
493 
WWUS51 KPHI 191950
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
350 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

NJC027-037-192000-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-250619T2000Z/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-
350 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MORRIS AND
CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northwestern New Jersey.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4109 7450 4107 7449 4104 7450
      4105 7445 4104 7443 4103 7443 4093 7469
      4109 7481 4126 7450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 240DEG 41KT 4115 7443 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 2:27 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI16 hr
Jun 19, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset31 min
Jun 19, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset46 min
Jun 19, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI42 min
Jun 19, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington47 min
Jun 19, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem52 min
Jun 19, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 19, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer50 min
Jun 19, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem49 min
Jun 19, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland39 min
Jun 19, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and 1 more31 min
Jun 19, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Jun 19, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jun 19, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland50 min
Jun 19, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI43 min
Jun 19, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jun 19, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 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.