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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 27, 2026Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 15 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
May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT (17:00 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 2026-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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 2026-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-169 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

933 
WUUS51 KPHI 271700
SVRPHI
NJC001-009-271715-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0054.260527T1700Z-260527T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
100 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 115 PM EDT.

* At 1259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Strathmere,
  or near Ocean 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, Ocean City, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor
  City, Northfield, Margate City, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Estell
  Manor, Avalon, Longport, Corbin City, Beesleys Point, English
  Creek, Seaville, Marmora, Strathmere, and Linwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3921 7431 3912 7445 3909 7448 3911 7482
      3935 7482 3938 7434 3921 7430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 271DEG 31KT 3923 7462 

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

$$

Fitzsimmons
1 follow-up statement
725 
WWUS51 KPHI 271712
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
112 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

NJC001-009-271721-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260527T1715Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cape May NJ-
112 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEASTERN CAPE MAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning is moving out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3921 7431 3912 7445 3909 7448 3911 7482
      3935 7482 3938 7434 3921 7430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 271DEG 31KT 3917 7450 

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 11:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
May 27, 11:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland62 min
May 27, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min

Nearby

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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.