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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2025, 5:52 PM EDT for Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 13 min. 3 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
- Jul 8, 2025, 5:52 PM EDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2025, 6:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bucks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 6:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lower Southampton Twp, PA | Trees and wires down in Lower and Upper Southampton Township. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 8, 6:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Feasterville-Trev, PA | Trees and wires down in Trevose. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 8, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Bensalem, PA | Trees and wires down. Time estimated from radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 986 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
660
WFUS51 KPHI 082152
TORPHI
PAC017-091-101-082230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0023.250708T2152Z-250708T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
552 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Northeastern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bryn Athyn, or 10 miles northeast of Philadelphia,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Trenton, Bensalem, Ewing, Bristol, Hatboro, Yardley,
Newtown, Tullytown, Langhorne, Bryn Athyn, Ivyland, Washington
Crossing, Feasterville-Trevose, Northeast Philadelphia,
Feasterville, Woodside, Richboro, Langhorn, and Levittown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. 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 4014 7476 4012 7478 4013 7482 4011 7483
4008 7506 4020 7513 4031 7489 4029 7486
4025 7484 4022 7477 4015 7472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 255DEG 28KT 4014 7503
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MJL1 follow-up statement
241
WWUS51 KPHI 082205
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
605 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025
PAC017-091-101-082213-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-250708T2230Z/
Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-Philadelphia PA-
605 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN
BUCKS AND NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southern and central New Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northeast Philadelphia, Southeastern Bucks, and East Central
Montgomery Counties until 615 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4014 7476 4012 7478 4013 7482 4011 7483
4008 7506 4020 7513 4031 7489 4029 7486
4025 7484 4022 7477 4015 7472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 255DEG 28KT 4016 7491
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 10:59 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 4:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 4:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 19 min |
| Jul 8, 5:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 5:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 5:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 5:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.