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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 21, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT for Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 50 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
- Jul 21, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Morris County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Pine Brook, NJ | Updates previous tornado report from 1 N Troy Hills. A EF-1 tornado touched down behind the ridgeline on Windsor Drive in the Pine Brook section on Montville around 2:50 PM EDT. The tornado generally tracked northeast where a path of mainly tree damage was fou |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1211 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
336
WFUS51 KPHI 211825
TORPHI
NJC027-211915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0012.260721T1825Z-260721T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Morris County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 225 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Victory Gardens, or near Morristown, moving east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Dover, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Wharton,
Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes,
Riverdale, Victory Gardens, Parsippany, Pequannock Township, Lake
Telemark, Succasunna-Kenvil, White Meadow Lake, and Hanover
Township.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 32 and 48.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 39 and 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 7434 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
4080 7436 4084 7462 4094 7463 4100 7433
4100 7430 4097 7428 4092 7429 4091 7427
4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 263DEG 21KT 4088 7454
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann3 follow-up statements
517
WWUS51 KPHI 211833
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
233 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
NJC027-211915-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260721T1915Z/
Morris NJ-
233 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY...
At 232 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rockaway, or near Morristown, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Rockaway,
Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Victory Gardens,
Parsippany, Pequannock Township, Lake Telemark, White Meadow Lake,
and Hanover Township.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 36 and 48.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 39 and 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 7434 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
4080 7436 4084 7454 4095 7455 4100 7433
4100 7430 4097 7428 4092 7429 4091 7427
4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 263DEG 21KT 4089 7448
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann829
WWUS51 KPHI 211846
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
246 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
NJC027-211915-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260721T1915Z/
Morris NJ-
246 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY...
At 246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Boonton, or near Caldwell, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Lincoln Park, Boonton, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Parsippany, and
Pequannock Township.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 42 and 48.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 7434 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
4084 7445 4095 7445 4100 7433 4100 7430
4097 7428 4092 7429 4091 7427 4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 264DEG 21KT 4089 7437
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann758
WWUS51 KPHI 211905
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
305 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
NJC027-211915-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260721T1915Z/
Morris NJ-
305 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY...
At 305 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lincoln Park, or over Wayne, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Lincoln Park, Boonton, and Parsippany.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 43 and 48.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 48.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 7434 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
4084 7445 4092 7440 4096 7428 4092 7429
4091 7427 4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 261DEG 19KT 4091 7426
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jul 21, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 46 min | |
| Jul 21, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 2:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jul 21, 4:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 89 min | |
| Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 55 min |
| Jul 21, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jul 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jul 21, 5:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Cape May | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 21, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Cape May | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Jul 21, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 94 min | |
| Jul 21, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 85 min | |
| Jul 21, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Ocean | 12 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.