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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 16, 2026Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2026, 8:25 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 48 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 16, 2026, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2026, 9:13 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

817 
WUUS51 KPHI 170025
SVRPHI
NJC029-170130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0183.260717T0025Z-260717T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
825 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 824 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beach Haven
  West, or 18 miles northeast of Atlantic City, moving southeast at
  25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tuckerton, Surf City, Beach Haven West, Mystic Island, and
  Manahawkin.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 56 and 61.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm, and
the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move
off the beach and seek shelter indoors.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3944 7429 3946 7431 3948 7430 3947 7431
      3948 7432 3949 7431 3949 7432 3959 7440
      3965 7439 3969 7434 3966 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 306DEG 24KT 3959 7422 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJL
3 follow-up statements
651 
WWUS51 KPHI 170047
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
847 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NJC029-170130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-260717T0130Z/
Ocean NJ-
847 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY...

At 847 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Surf City, or 22 miles east of Atlantic City, moving southeast at
30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Tuckerton and Mystic Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3944 7429 3946 7431 3948 7430 3947 7431
      3948 7432 3949 7431 3949 7432 3959 7440
      3966 7431 3963 7414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 306DEG 24KT 3950 7406 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJL
153 
WWUS51 KPHI 170103
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
903 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NJC029-170130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-260717T0130Z/
Ocean NJ-
903 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY...

At 902 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tuckerton, or
13 miles northeast of Atlantic City, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Tuckerton and Mystic Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3944 7429 3946 7431 3948 7430 3947 7431
      3948 7432 3949 7431 3949 7432 3958 7439
      3960 7437 3957 7419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 308DEG 20KT 3954 7430 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJL
063 
WWUS51 KPHI 170113
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
913 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NJC029-170123-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-260717T0130Z/
Ocean NJ-
913 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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 3944 7429 3946 7431 3948 7430 3947 7431
      3948 7432 3949 7431 3949 7432 3958 7439
      3960 7437 3957 7419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 306DEG 24KT 3949 7422 

$$

MJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 8:02 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean28 min
Jul 16, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI72 min
Jul 16, 9:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Jul 16, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI25 min
Jul 16, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jul 17, 1:40 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more33 hr
Jul 17, 1:49 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI40 hr

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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.