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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 273, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 3, 2026Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 27 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
Aug 3, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT (18:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2026-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1129 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 2026-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 250 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1129 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
460 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
250 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

As transmitted.

865 
WUUS51 KPHI 031857
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-031945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0273.260803T1857Z-260803T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
257 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 257 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bamber Lake,
  or 11 miles southwest of Toms River, moving east at 20 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, Barnegat, Beachwood, Seaside Heights, Holiday
  City-Berkeley, Bamber Lake, Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, Brookville,
  Holiday City South, Pine Ridge At Crestwood, Old Halfway, Dover
  Beaches South, South Toms River, Island Heights, Silver Ridge,
  Crestwood Village, Gilford Park, Holiday City, and Holiday Heights.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 68 and 82.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3978 7448 3996 7447 3998 7394 3971 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 274DEG 16KT 3988 7435 

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

$$

Fitzsimmons
1 follow-up statement
788 
WWUS51 KPHI 031924
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
324 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

NJC005-029-031933-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0273.000000T0000Z-260803T1945Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
324 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCEAN AND EAST CENTRAL
BURLINGTON 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 3978 7448 3996 7447 3998 7394 3971 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 274DEG 16KT 3987 7420 

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 11:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren4 hr
Aug 3, 12:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren3 hr
Aug 3, 12:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Aug 3, 2:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 3, 3:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Somerset40 min
Aug 3, 4:41 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset2 hr
Aug 3, 5:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
Aug 3, 7:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset3 hr
Aug 3, 8:21 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI69 min
Aug 3, 9:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem3 hr
Aug 3, 10:12 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Cumberland, Salem86 min
Aug 3, 10:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset6 hr
Aug 3, 10:44 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester6 hr
Aug 3, 12:01 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer74 min
Aug 3, 1:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer4 hr
Aug 3, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI24 min
Aug 3, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Aug 3, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI90 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.