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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 11, 2026Morris County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2026, 9:44 PM EDT for Morris County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 16 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
Jun 11, 2026, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2026-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 783 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 00:00Z on 2026-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

238 
WUUS51 KPHI 120144
SVRPHI
NJC027-035-120200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0069.260612T0144Z-260612T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
944 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 943 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millington,
  or near Plainfield, moving east at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Millington.

This includes Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 38 and
43.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4065 7440 4064 7451 4071 7455 4072 7442
      4071 7441 4067 7446 4066 7445 4067 7443
      4066 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 256DEG 17KT 4068 7449 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hoeflich
1 follow-up statement
596 
WWUS51 KPHI 120150
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
950 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

NJC027-035-120200-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-260612T0200Z/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-
950 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS AND
NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 4065 7440 4064 7451 4071 7455 4072 7442
      4071 7441 4067 7446 4066 7445 4067 7443
      4066 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 256DEG 17KT 4069 7445 

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 9:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset27 min
Jun 11, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 11, 10:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren43 min
Jun 11, 10:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex27 min
Jun 11, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden39 min
Jun 11, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jun 11, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI46 min
Jun 12, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Somerset52 min
Jun 12, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI35 min
Jun 12, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean26 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.