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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 277, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 7, 2026Monroe County, Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2026, 3:16 PM EDT for Monroe County, Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 7, 2026, 3:16 PM EDT (19:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2026, 4:00 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 Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 7, 3:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGArlington Heights, PACorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Arlington Heights. A few trees down. Time estimated from 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2026-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2423 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 2026-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 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
2423 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

369 
WUUS51 KPHI 071916
SVRPHI
NJC041-PAC089-072000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0277.260807T1916Z-260807T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
316 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 316 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Analomink, or
  10 miles southeast of Mount Pocono, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  East Stroudsburg, Henryville, Werry Lake, Analomink, Delaware Water
  Gap, Tannersville, Alpine Mountain, Scotrun, Echo Lake, Paradise
  Valley, Mountainhome, Stroudsburg, Arlington Heights, Shawnee,
  Marshalls Creek, Hidden Lake, Bartonsville, and Cresco.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 299 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to 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 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7499
      4109 7496 4096 7512 4094 7520 4106 7538
      4125 7518 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 213DEG 17KT 4104 7518 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
1 follow-up statement
816 
WWUS51 KPHI 071930
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
330 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

NJC041-PAC089-072000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-260807T2000Z/
Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
330 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Analomink, or
11 miles east of Mount Pocono, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
East Stroudsburg, Henryville, Werry Lake, Analomink, Delaware Water
Gap, Tannersville, Alpine Mountain, Scotrun, Echo Lake, Paradise
Valley, Mountainhome, Stroudsburg, Arlington Heights, Shawnee,
Marshalls Creek, Hidden Lake, Bartonsville, and Cresco.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 299 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1.

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 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7499
      4109 7496 4096 7512 4094 7520 4106 7538
      4125 7518 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 212DEG 17KT 4109 7514 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe50 min
Aug 7, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINorthampton67 min
Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh62 min
Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks3 hr
Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton65 min
Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton3 hr
Aug 7, 4:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton2 hr
Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton54 min
Aug 7, 4:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton4 hr
Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks55 min
Aug 7, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware64 min
Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Northampton3 hr
Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks44 min
Aug 7, 5:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks3 hr
Aug 7, 7:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton4 hr
Aug 7, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth25 min
Aug 7, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
Aug 7, 4:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren3 hr
Aug 7, 5:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex3 hr
Aug 7, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset50 min
Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Aug 7, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 7, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Aug 7, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Aug 7, 6:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth3 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.