Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2025, 5:55 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 52 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 25, 2025, 5:55 PM EDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2025, 6:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Cape May County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
737
WUUS51 KPHI 252155
SVRPHI
NJC009-252300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0087.250625T2155Z-250625T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
555 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 555 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodbine, or
12 miles west of Ocean City, moving southeast at 5 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...
Ocean City, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor,
Belleplain Forest, Dennisville, Strathmere, Seaville, Eldora, and
Cape May Court House.
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 3921 7491 3930 7485 3925 7459 3904 7475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 305DEG 6KT 3924 7483
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann3 follow-up statements
064
WWUS51 KPHI 252214
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
614 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
NJC009-252300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-250625T2300Z/
Cape May NJ-
614 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 614 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodbine, or 11
miles west of Ocean City, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Ocean City, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Belleplain Forest,
Dennisville, Strathmere, Seaville, and Eldora.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3921 7491 3930 7485 3925 7459 3907 7473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 295DEG 3KT 3924 7482
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann381
WWUS51 KPHI 252233
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
633 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
NJC009-252300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-250625T2300Z/
Cape May NJ-
633 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 632 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodbine, or 9
miles west of Ocean City, moving southeast at 5 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...
Woodbine, Belleplain Forest, Seaville, and Dennisville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3914 7475 3924 7489 3930 7485 3927 7468
3926 7467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 294DEG 5KT 3926 7478
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann475
WWUS51 KPHI 252247
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
647 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
NJC009-252257-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-250625T2300Z/
Cape May NJ-
647 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 3914 7475 3924 7489 3930 7485 3927 7468
3926 7467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 305DEG 6KT 3925 7475
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 26 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.