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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2025, 4:31 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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 6, 2025, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2025, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jenny Jump State Park, NJ | A few trees down 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
080
WFUS51 KPHI 062031
TORPHI
NJC037-041-PAC089-062115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0007.250506T2031Z-250506T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
431 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
North central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 431 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hope, or 15 miles southwest of Newton, moving
north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Flatbrookville, Five Points, Crandon Lakes, Blairstown, Echo Lake,
Hidden Lake, Werry Lake, Millbrook, Hope, and Great Meadows-Vienna.
This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 8 and
15.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 7483 4084 7491 4083 7501 4112 7510
4112 7506 4108 7503 4109 7500 4113 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 179DEG 25KT 4089 7496
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
295
WWUS51 KPHI 062041
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
441 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
NJC037-041-PAC089-062115-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250506T2115Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
441 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SUSSEX...NORTH CENTRAL WARREN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE
COUNTIES...
At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Blairstown, or 12 miles southwest of Newton, moving
north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Blairstown around 445 PM EDT.
Millbrook around 450 PM EDT.
Flatbrookville around 455 PM EDT.
Crandon Lakes and Five Points around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hidden
Lake.
This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 8 and
15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 7483 4090 7491 4089 7503 4112 7510
4112 7506 4108 7503 4109 7500 4113 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 185DEG 25KT 4096 7495
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann736
WWUS51 KPHI 062053
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
453 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
NJC037-041-PAC089-062115-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250506T2115Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
453 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SUSSEX...NORTH CENTRAL WARREN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE
COUNTIES...
At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Millbrook, or 9 miles west of Newton, moving north
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Flatbrookville, Five Points, Millbrook, and Crandon Lakes around
500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hidden
Lake.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 7483 4098 7489 4096 7505 4112 7510
4112 7506 4108 7503 4109 7500 4113 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 189DEG 26KT 4104 7494
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 57 min |
| May 6, 5:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Sussex | 34 min |
| May 6, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 37 min |
| May 6, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 44 min |
| May 6, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 48 min |
| May 6, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh | 59 min |
| May 6, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 49 min |
| May 6, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 33 min |
| May 6, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Monroe | 26 min |
| May 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 46 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.