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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2025, 5:11 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 34 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
- May 6, 2025, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2025, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Sussex County, NJ
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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.
| 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.
102
WFUS51 KPHI 062111
TORPHI
NJC037-062145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0008.250506T2111Z-250506T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
511 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 511 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Crandon Lakes, or 8 miles northwest of Newton,
moving north at 25 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...
Crandon Lakes, Montague, and Hainesville.
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 4135 7469 4109 7484 4109 7492 4114 7493
4121 7486 4123 7487 4127 7484 4135 7475
4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 194DEG 24KT 4114 7487
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
413
WWUS51 KPHI 062124
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
524 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
NJC037-062145-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250506T2145Z/
Sussex NJ-
524 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...
At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Dingmans Ferry, or near Montague, moving north at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Montague and Hainesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4135 7469 4116 7485 4117 7490 4121 7486
4123 7487 4127 7484 4135 7475 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 193DEG 24KT 4123 7485
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann463
WWUS51 KPHI 062136 RRA
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
536 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
NJC037-062146-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250506T2145Z/
Sussex NJ-
536 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
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 4135 7469 4116 7485 4117 7490 4121 7486
4123 7487 4127 7484 4135 7475 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 194DEG 24KT 4129 7483
$$
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, 4:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 44 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.