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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT for Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 44 min. 3 reports 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
- Jul 18, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brielle, NJ | Several wires blown down. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 18, 4:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lakewood Twp, NJ | Trees reported down around Lakewood Twp. Time estimated by radar. |
| Jul 18, 4:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Lakehurst, NJ | Wires down around the intersection of Orchard St and Union Ave. Time estimated by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -238 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
720
WUUS51 KPHI 181931
SVRPHI
NJC005-025-029-182015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0187.260718T1931Z-260718T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
331 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Woodruff, or
17 miles southeast of Trenton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Lakewood, Jackson, Howell, Tinton Falls, Manasquan,
Point Pleasant Beach, Lakehurst, Farmingdale, Wrightstown,
Mantoloking, Leisure Village, Allenwood, Six Flags Theme Park,
Cedar Glen West, Jacksons Mills, Leisure Village East, Cassville,
Vista Center, and Woodruff.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 19 and 34.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 87 and 104.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern and
central New Jersey.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern and
central New Jersey.
&&
LAT...LON 3995 7459 4009 7463 4027 7402 4004 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 249DEG 36KT 4004 7453
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
011 WWUS51 KPHI 182007 SVSPHI Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 407 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 NJC005-025-029-182017- /O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-260718T2015Z/ Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ- 407 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN OCEAN...NORTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern and central New Jersey. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for portions of Burlington county until 445 PM EDT. LAT...LON 3995 7459 4009 7463 4027 7402 4004 7405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 249DEG 36KT 4016 7412 $$ MPS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 21 min |
| Jul 18, 12:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jul 18, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 3:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 118 min | |
| Jul 18, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 89 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 118 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jul 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| Jul 18, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.