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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 12, 2026Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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
Jun 12, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2026, 6:06 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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
Jun 12, 6:00 PM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 52Harvey Cedars, NJNJWxNet Station NJ11 Harvey Cedars.

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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2026-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2026-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

583 
WUUS51 KPHI 122140
SVRPHI
NJC029-122230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0074.260612T2140Z-260612T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
540 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 540 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookville,
  or 19 miles south of Toms River, 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...
  Barnegat, Surf City, Brookville, Warren Grove, Beach Haven West,
  Manahawkin, Ocean Acres, and Waretown.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 57 and 71.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3956 7398 3952 7401 3964 7439 3972 7439
      3982 7435 3978 7398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 285DEG 17KT 3972 7430 

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

$$

Hoeflich
3 follow-up statements
792 
WWUS51 KPHI 122148
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
548 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NJC029-122230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-260612T2230Z/
Ocean NJ-
548 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

At 548 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beach Haven
West, or 19 miles south of Toms River, 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...
Barnegat, Surf City, Brookville, Beach Haven West, Manahawkin, Ocean
Acres, and Waretown.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 62 and 71.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3962 7413 3968 7433 3981 7431 3979 7406
      3978 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 285DEG 17KT 3971 7425 

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

$$

Hoeflich
451 
WWUS51 KPHI 122201
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
601 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NJC029-122230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-260612T2230Z/
Ocean NJ-
601 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

At 601 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Surf City, or
20 miles south of Toms River, 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...
Surf City, Beach Haven West, and Manahawkin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm, and
the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move
off the beach and seek shelter indoors.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 7413 3966 7424 3979 7416 3978 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 284DEG 18KT 3969 7414 

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

$$

Hoeflich
361 
WWUS51 KPHI 122206
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
606 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NJC029-122216-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-260612T2230Z/
Ocean NJ-
606 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3962 7413 3966 7424 3979 7416 3978 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 285DEG 17KT 3977 7425 

$$

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, 10:18 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

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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.