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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2026Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 24 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 27, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2026-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 199 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 2026-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

761 
WUUS51 KPHI 272038
SVRPHI
NJC019-035-272130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0236.260727T2038Z-260727T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
438 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  West central Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 437 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Flemington,
  or 11 miles west of Somerville, and is nearly stationary.

  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...
  Flemington and Cloverhill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4045 7485 4054 7490 4062 7480 4049 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 242DEG 3KT 4052 7482 

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

$$

Guzzo
1 follow-up statement
185 
WWUS51 KPHI 272102
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
502 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

NJC019-035-272111-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-260727T2130Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
502 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HUNTERDON AND
WEST CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4045 7485 4054 7490 4062 7480 4049 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 242DEG 3KT 4053 7480 

$$

Guzzo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 2:13 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI52 hr
Jul 27, 3:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Jul 27, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI44 min
Jul 27, 2:15 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more38 hr
Jul 27, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden48 min
Jul 27, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren40 min
Jul 27, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer39 min
Jul 27, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden31 min
Jul 27, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex39 min
Jul 27, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden31 min
Jul 27, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex27 min
Jul 27, 5:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex3 hr
Jul 27, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Gloucester39 min
Jul 27, 6:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIAtlantic4 hr
Jul 27, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester47 min
Jul 27, 6:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester2 hr
Jul 27, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester15 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.