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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 1, 2026Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 45 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: Apr 1, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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
Apr 1, 8:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 44	2 Wsw Stow Creek Twp, NJ	NJWxNet Mesonet station Greenwich.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 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: 101 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

157 
WUUS51 KPHI 020000
SVRPHI
NJC011-033-020045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0025.260402T0000Z-260402T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
800 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  Southern Salem County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Woodland
  Beach, or 13 miles west of Bridgeton, moving northeast at 25 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...
  Millville, Bridgeton, Alloway, Quinton, Greenwich, Shiloh, Olivet,
  Hancocks Bridge, Newport Meadows, Hope Creek, Seabrook Farms,
  Rosenhayn, Fairton, and Centerton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3934 7539 3947 7557 3963 7524 3943 7505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 243DEG 21KT 3939 7547 

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

$$

Staarmann

2 follow-up statements

026 
WWUS51 KPHI 020017
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
817 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

NJC011-033-020045-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260402T0045Z/
Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
817 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHERN SALEM COUNTIES...

At 817 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newport
Meadows, or 7 miles west of Bridgeton, moving northeast at 25 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...
Millville, Bridgeton, Alloway, Greenwich, Shiloh, Newport Meadows,
Olivet, Seabrook Farms, Rosenhayn, and Centerton.

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. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 7538 3944 7546 3949 7546 3963 7524
      3943 7505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 240DEG 21KT 3945 7537 

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

$$

Staarmann

121 
WWUS51 KPHI 020035
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
835 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

NJC011-033-020045-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260402T0045Z/
Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
835 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHERN SALEM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT...

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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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 3937 7538 3944 7546 3949 7546 3963 7524
      3943 7505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 243DEG 21KT 3950 7525 

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 1, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI	55 min
Apr 1, 11:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI	42 min
Apr 2, 5:26 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	PHI	21 hr

Nearby

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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.