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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 21, 2026, 5:49 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 26 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
- Jul 21, 2026, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Cape May County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 941 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
003
WFUS51 KPHI 212149
TORPHI
NJC009-212215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0014.260721T2149Z-260721T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
549 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Scotch Bonnet, or 9 miles northeast of Cape May,
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...
North Wildwood, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court
House, Scotch Bonnet, Rio Grande, West Wildwood, and
Whitesboro-Burleigh.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 4 and 15.
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 3899 7483 3902 7490 3914 7484 3915 7466
3899 7476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 257DEG 22KT 3905 7480
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
862
WWUS51 KPHI 212205
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
605 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
NJC009-212215-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260721T2215Z/
Cape May NJ-
605 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 605 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Scotch Bonnet, or 11 miles northeast of Cape May,
moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
North Wildwood, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court
House, Scotch Bonnet, and Whitesboro-Burleigh.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 7 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 7480 3906 7487 3914 7484 3915 7466
3904 7474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 254DEG 19KT 3907 7477
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann010
WWUS51 KPHI 212214
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
614 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
NJC009-212223-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260721T2215Z/
Cape May NJ-
614 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615
PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern New
Jersey.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southern
Cape May County until 645 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3902 7480 3906 7487 3914 7484 3915 7466
3904 7474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 257DEG 22KT 3908 7471
$$
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, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris | 50 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.