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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 15, 2026Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 36 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
Jul 15, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 132 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2026-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 915 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2026-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
915 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-362 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1305 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

929 
WUUS51 KPHI 152024
SVRPHI
NJC027-037-152100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0172.260715T2024Z-260715T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
424 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ogdensburg,
  or 9 miles southwest of West Milford, moving southeast at 35 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...
  Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon,
  Boonton, Butler, Rockaway, Franklin, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale,
  Ogdensburg, Parsippany, Pequannock Township, Lake Telemark, Green
  Pond, Lake Mohawk, White Meadow Lake, and Hanover Township.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 36 and 49.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 39 and 54.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4111 7448 4109 7450 4104 7450 4105 7445
      4102 7443 4103 7442 4100 7430 4090 7427
      4091 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434 4079 7437
      4075 7436 4104 7468 4113 7453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 310DEG 31KT 4105 7456 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Cooper
1 follow-up statement
159 
WWUS51 KPHI 152039
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
439 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

NJC037-152048-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-260715T2100Z/
Sussex NJ-
439 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4090 7427 4091 7434 4088 7434 4086 7432
      4079 7437 4076 7437 4097 7461 4098 7462
      4101 7459 4104 7444 4102 7443 4103 7442
      4100 7430 4092 7429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 310DEG 31KT 4097 7443 

$$

NJC027-152100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-260715T2100Z/
Morris NJ-
439 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...

At 438 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kinnelon, or 7
miles west of Pompton Lakes, moving southeast at 35 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...
Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler,
Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Parsippany,
Pequannock Township, Lake Telemark, Green Pond, White Meadow Lake,
and Hanover Township.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 36 and 48.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 39 and 54.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4090 7427 4091 7434 4088 7434 4086 7432
      4079 7437 4076 7437 4097 7461 4098 7462
      4101 7459 4104 7444 4102 7443 4103 7442
      4100 7430 4092 7429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 310DEG 31KT 4097 7443 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Cooper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren25 min
Jul 15, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren30 min
Jul 15, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset31 min
Jul 15, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren33 min
Jul 15, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 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.