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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2026, 10:18 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 27 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, 10:18 PM EDT (02:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2026, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.

578 
WUUS51 KPHI 120218
SVRPHI
NJC027-037-120245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0071.260612T0218Z-260612T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1018 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 1002 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Branchville,
  or near Newton, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Newton, Montague, Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton,
  Butler, Wharton, Rockaway, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Mountain
  Lakes, Stanhope, Riverdale, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex,
  Branchville, Andover, and High Point.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 24, and
between mile markers 33 and 38.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 45 and 54.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4110 7449 4104 7450 4105 7445
      4102 7443 4103 7442 4100 7430 4092 7429
      4090 7427 4091 7477 4104 7491 4114 7492
      4127 7484 4134 7476 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 271DEG 36KT 4111 7476 

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

$$

Hoeflich
2 follow-up statements
244 
WWUS51 KPHI 120234
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1034 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

NJC027-037-120245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260612T0245Z/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-
1034 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS AND SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES...

At 1034 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ogdensburg, or
8 miles southwest of West Milford, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hopatcong, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler, Rockaway, Franklin, Mountain
Lakes, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Lake Telemark, Green Pond, Lake Mohawk,
and White Meadow Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey near mile marker 38.
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 45 and 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4099 7467 4116 7459 4114 7444 4110 7449
      4104 7450 4105 7445 4102 7443 4103 7442
      4101 7433 4090 7438 4090 7449
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 290DEG 19KT 4105 7454 

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

$$

Hoeflich
176 
WWUS51 KPHI 120236 RRA
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1036 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

NJC027-037-120246-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260612T0245Z/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-
1036 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS AND
SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 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 and northwestern New Jersey.

LAT...LON 4099 7467 4116 7459 4114 7444 4110 7449
      4104 7450 4105 7445 4102 7443 4103 7442
      4101 7433 4090 7438 4090 7449
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 271DEG 36KT 4104 7456 

$$

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, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset16 min
Jun 11, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 11, 10:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren43 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.