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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 11, 20264 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 11, 2026, 8:36 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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
Mar 11, 2026, 8:36 PM EDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2026, 9:15 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, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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
Mar 11, 8:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Chester, NJTrees and wires down in Chester Township. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 11, 8:57 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Wharton, NJTrees and wires down in Mine Hill. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 11, 9:04 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMendham, NJTrees and wires down in Mendham. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 11, 9:09 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNew Vernon, NJTrees and wires down in Harding Township. Time estimated from radar.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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 2026-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2026-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 413 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
413 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

613 
WUUS51 KPHI 120036
SVRPHI
NJC019-027-035-041-120115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0005.260312T0036Z-260312T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
836 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Northern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Southern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 836 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bloomsbury,
  or 11 miles southeast of Easton, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Morristown, Dover, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover,
  Hackettstown, Chatham, Boonton, Wharton, Washington, Rockaway,
  Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Mountain Lakes, High
  Bridge, Netcong, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone, and Oxford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436 4074 7437
      4068 7445 4066 7445 4054 7506 4074 7515
      4092 7465 4093 7465 4100 7447 4082 7433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 254DEG 41KT 4062 7501 

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

$$

Hoeflich
2 follow-up statements
432 
WWUS51 KPHI 120051
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
851 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

NJC041-120100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T0115Z/
Warren NJ-
851 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436 4068 7445
      4066 7446 4058 7486 4079 7489 4082 7483
      4085 7482 4098 7445 4082 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 254DEG 41KT 4067 7480 

$$

NJC019-027-035-120115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T0115Z/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
851 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR MORRIS...NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES...

At 850 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lebanon, or 11
miles northwest of Somerville, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Dover, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Hackettstown,
Chatham, Boonton, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington,
Mendham, Mountain Lakes, Peapack And Gladstone, Chester, Victory
Gardens, Lebanon, Califon, and Far Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436 4068 7445
      4066 7446 4058 7486 4079 7489 4082 7483
      4085 7482 4098 7445 4082 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 254DEG 41KT 4067 7480 

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

$$

Hoeflich
839 
WWUS51 KPHI 120106
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
906 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

NJC019-027-035-120116-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T0115Z/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
906 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MORRIS...NORTHEASTERN
HUNTERDON AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436 4068 7445
      4066 7446 4058 7486 4079 7489 4082 7483
      4085 7482 4098 7445 4082 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 254DEG 41KT 4072 7459 

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 8:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem47 min
Mar 11, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more47 min
Mar 11, 9:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem43 min
Mar 11, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI86 min
Mar 11, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI44 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.