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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 28, 2026Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 39 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 28, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2026, 8:49 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 28, 12:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 2026-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 325 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

990 
WUUS51 KPHI 290010
SVRPHI
NJC019-PAC017-091-290115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0271.260729T0010Z-260729T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
810 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 808 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Milford to Ottsville to near Geryville, moving east
  at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Public. At 755 PM EDT, video was shared of estimated wind 
           gusts of at least 60 mph in Quakertown.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Lansdale, Quakertown, Perkasie, Doylestown, Byram, Souderton,
  Bedminster, Chalfont, Tinicum, High Bridge, Hatfield, East
  Greenville, Clinton, New Hope, Dublin, Ferndale, Frenchtown,
  Milford, Riegelsville, and Stockton.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 29 and 44.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
Pennsylvania.

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

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 7561 4063 7513 4068 7486 4038 7492
      4021 7536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 266DEG 7KT 4058 7510 4045 7516 4038 7543 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJL
2 follow-up statements
646 
WWUS51 KPHI 290029
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
829 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

NJC019-PAC017-091-290115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0271.000000T0000Z-260729T0115Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-
829 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL HUNTERDON...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN
BUCKS COUNTIES...

At 829 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Milford to Tinicum to near Quakertown, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lansdale, Quakertown, Perkasie, Doylestown, Byram, Souderton,
Bedminster, Chalfont, Tinicum, High Bridge, Hatfield, East
Greenville, Clinton, New Hope, Dublin, Ferndale, Frenchtown, Milford,
Riegelsville, and Stockton.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 29 and 44.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
Pennsylvania.

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4035 7561 4063 7513 4068 7486 4038 7492
      4021 7536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 266DEG 7KT 4058 7505 4045 7511 4038 7538 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJL
932 
WWUS51 KPHI 290049
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
849 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

NJC019-PAC017-091-290059-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0271.000000T0000Z-260729T0115Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-
849 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HUNTERDON...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN BUCKS COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
Pennsylvania.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northwestern 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.

LAT...LON 4035 7561 4063 7513 4068 7486 4038 7492
      4021 7536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 266DEG 7KT 4058 7500 4045 7506 4038 7533 

$$

MJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 10:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMorris4 hr
Jul 28, 11:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren4 hr
Jul 28, 11:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 29, 12:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIOcean3 hr
Jul 28, 9:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Montgomery3 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.