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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Aug 20, 2026, 7:08 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 22 min. 2 reports 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
- Aug 20, 2026, 7:08 PM EDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Cape May County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 7:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Se Villas, NJ | AWOS station KWWD Wildwood. |
| Aug 20, 7:16 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 67 | 1 Se Villas, NJ | AWOS station KWWD Wildwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1192 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
631
WFUS51 KPHI 202308
TORPHI
NJC009-202330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0032.260820T2308Z-260820T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
708 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 707 PM EDT, a waterspout was located just offshore over North
Cape May, or near Cape May, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed waterspout moving toward shore.
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...
Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Avalon, West Cape May,
Stone Harbor, Scotch Bonnet, Diamond Beach, Rio Grande, North Cape
May, Cape May Court House, Villas, West Wildwood, Erma, and
Whitesboro-Burleigh.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 7497 3903 7495 3910 7470 3898 7478
3894 7483 3893 7487 3892 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 264DEG 38KT 3898 7500
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
924
WWUS51 KPHI 202316
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
716 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
NJC009-202330-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260820T2330Z/
Cape May NJ-
716 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 716 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rio Grande, or near Cape May, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Avalon, West Cape May,
Stone Harbor, Scotch Bonnet, Diamond Beach, Rio Grande, North Cape
May, Cape May Court House, Villas, West Wildwood, Erma, and
Whitesboro-Burleigh.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 7497 3903 7495 3910 7470 3898 7478
3894 7483 3893 7487 3892 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 250DEG 36KT 3902 7490
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Staarmann221
WWUS51 KPHI 202327
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
727 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
NJC009-202337-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260820T2330Z/
Cape May NJ-
727 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 730 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning are moving offshore and out of
the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 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.
LAT...LON 3895 7497 3903 7495 3910 7470 3898 7478
3894 7483 3893 7487 3892 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 264DEG 38KT 3903 7478
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 86 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 94 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 92 min | |
| Aug 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 91 min | |
| Aug 20, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 84 min | |
| Aug 20, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Aug 20, 6:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 90 min | |
| Aug 20, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 min | |
| Aug 20, 7:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Aug 20, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr |
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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.