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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 16, 2025Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 12:22 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 23 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 16, 2025, 12:22 PM EDT (16:22 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2025, 12:45 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 16, 12:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Hopewell Twp., NJ	Report of a heavily damaged shed around the Bridgeton area. Possible Tornado.

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 16, 10:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1302 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.1
Supercell composite: -0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

992 
WFUS51 KPHI 161622
TORPHI
NJC011-033-161645-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0009.250516T1622Z-250516T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1222 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  South central Salem County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1222 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Newport Meadows, or near Bridgeton, moving
  southeast 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...
  Millville, Bridgeton, Greenwich, Shiloh, Newport, Newport Meadows,
  Fairton, and Cedarville.

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 3943 7546 3951 7538 3942 7503 3922 7521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 303DEG 25KT 3943 7536 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Staarmann

1 follow-up statement

377 
WWUS51 KPHI 161634
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1234 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

NJC033-161644-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250516T1645Z/
Salem NJ-
1234 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
southern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 3940 7537 3948 7531 3942 7503 3923 7520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 298DEG 27KT 3940 7528 

$$

NJC011-161645-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250516T1645Z/
Cumberland NJ-
1234 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

At 1234 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Greenwich, or near Bridgeton, moving southeast 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...
Millville, Bridgeton, Greenwich, Shiloh, Newport, Fairton, and
Cedarville.

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 3940 7537 3948 7531 3942 7503 3923 7520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 298DEG 27KT 3940 7528 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 9:30 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	PHI		15 hr
May 15, 9:34 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more	12 hr
May 16, 11:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Camden, Gloucester	59 min
May 16, 11:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem	4 hr
May 16, 11:41 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		49 min
May 16, 11:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	59 min
May 16, 12:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	40 min
May 16, 12:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Camden, Gloucester	4 hr
May 16, 12:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland	48 min
May 16, 12:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester	30 min
May 16, 12:47 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem	4 hr
May 16, 12:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more	56 min
May 16, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		114 min
May 16, 12:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester	23 min
May 16, 1:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cape May, Cumberland	49 min
May 16, 1:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	3 hr
May 16, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		88 min
May 16, 1:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean	3 hr
May 16, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cape May	32 min
May 16, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		86 min
May 16, 2:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Somerset	94 min
May 16, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		119 min
May 16, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	70 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.