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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 294, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 29 min. 2 reports 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 8, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 3:35 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 45 | 4 Wsw Holgate, NJ | |
| Aug 8, 3:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Wsw Holgate, NJ |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 669 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
884
WUUS51 KPHI 081931
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-029-082000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0294.260808T1931Z-260808T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
331 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
South central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Port
Republic, or 11 miles north of Atlantic City, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Atlantic City, Pleasantville, Brigantine, Absecon, Tuckerton, Surf
City, Port Republic, Bass River State Forest, New Gretna, Wading
River, Beach Haven West, and Mystic Island.
This includes the following highways...
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 43 and 57.
Atlantic City Expressway near mile marker 5.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.
&&
LAT...LON 3940 7432 3939 7452 3962 7453 3967 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 265DEG 30KT 3954 7443
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
009 WWUS51 KPHI 081951 SVSPHI Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 351 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 NJC001-005-029-082001- /O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0294.000000T0000Z-260808T2000Z/ Atlantic NJ-Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ- 351 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ATLANTIC...SOUTH CENTRAL OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for southern New Jersey. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ. LAT...LON 3940 7432 3939 7452 3962 7453 3967 7411 TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 265DEG 30KT 3955 7425 $$ MPS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 84 min | |
| Aug 8, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 40 min | |
| Aug 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 70 min | |
| Aug 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.