Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- June 2, 7:04 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Seaford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -75.567
A severe thunderstorm during the evening of June 2nd knocked over trees in Seaford, Delaware at 8:04 PM EDT.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm during the evening of June 2nd knocked over trees in Seaford, Delaware at 8:04 PM EDT.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 3:09 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
409 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
TSRA FIRING ACRS WRN/NRN CWFA ATTM...NEARER TO GOOD FORCING OF
CDFNT. AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES EWD AND HTG CONTS...XPCT AREAL CVRG
TO INCR. INSTBLTY GOOD...BUT NOT OUTSTANDING. PWAT HIGH...AND XPCT
HVY RAINERS TO CONT. THERE WAS ENUF BINOVC ERLR SO THAT SOME CELLS
GREW.
LRG UPR TROF AXIS/CUTOFF LOW WL PIVOT ACRS MID ATLC THIS WKND. SFC
BNDRY WL BECOME INCRSGLY PARALLEL W/ UPR FLOW...WHICH WL LEAD TO THE
ALREADY SLOW-MVG FRONT TO STALLING OUT. GFS/NAM DIFFER ON EXACTLY
WHERE THIS WL OCCUR. SIGNATURE ON VAPOR LOOP IMPRESSIVE...SUGGESTING
SFC LOW HAS BEGUN TO SPIN UP ALNG FRNTL BNDRY...WHICH WL ENHANCE
RAFL EXTENT...DURATION...AND TTLS. NAM MUCH SLOER...TRACKING SFC LOW
UP TO PHL BY 18Z SAT...WHERE IT SITS...EVENTUALLY KICKED EWD BY UPR
TROF. GFS MUCH WEAKER W/ SFC LOW AND MORE PROGRESSIVE W/ THE CDFNT.
LIKE THE SLOER TRENDING NAM BASED ON CRRNT TRENDS. HWVR...NOT
COMPLETELY SOLD THO TO THE STRENGTH/SPEED OF NAM SFC FEATURES. HV
GONE THE ENSEMBLE RTE-- CAT TSRA TNGT...CAT HVY RA TMRW...TRENDING
TO LIKELY AFTN RA W/ CHC IN THE MTNS...CHC SAT NGT...AND SCHC SUN W/
AFTN CHC IN THE MTNS. MOS BLEND ON TEMPS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
EXTENDED PERIOD WEATHER WILL BE DOMINATED BY MID-LEVEL EAST COAST
TROUGH THRU MOST OF THE NEXT WEEK. BELOW NORMAL HGTS WILL CONTINUE
NEAR SEASONABLE TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEK. PRECIP
THREAT WILL BE DUE TO MAINLY DAYTIME SHOWERS ALONG PREFERRED
COASTAL/BAY SEABREEZE AREAS AND ALONG HIGHER ELEV RIDGES IN FAR NWRN
ZNS. PWAT VALUES WILL AVG AROUND ONE INCH MON-THU. ON THU A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST...GIVING NEXT BEST CHC FOR
ORGANIZED PRECIP. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST AND ACRS THE REGION
TOWARDS FRI...USHERING DRIER AIR ON FRI.
&&
.MARINE...
SLY FLOW ACRS WATERS ATTM. CDFNT WL CROSS SOMETIME SAT...VEERING
WNDS TO W/NW. CDFNT SHUD CLR WATERS SAT NGT...W/ WNDS PICKING UP A
BIT IN NW FLOW SUN. NO FLAGS XPCTD ATTM.
FROM EARLY TO MID WEEK THE MARINE AREA WILL BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN
A OCEANIC LOW TO THE EAST AND WEAK HIGH PRES TO THE EAST. PRES
GRAD STARTS OUT DECENT SUN NIGHT/MON...THEN GRADUALLY RELAXES AS
THE LOW MOVE EAST.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071 UNTIL 6 AM
SATURDAY.
NJ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019 UNTIL 6
AM SATURDAY.
DE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR DEZ001 UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MDZ008 UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...HTS
LONG TERM...SMZ
MARINE...HTS/SMZHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK - UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1211 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 ANZ430-431-450>455-DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001- 007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-030845- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 444 AM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN. GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THERE COULD BE FLOODING OF STREETS, POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND ALONG THE QUICK RISING STREAMS AND CREEKS. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA AND AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST INCLUDING CECIL COUNTY MD, NEW CASTLE DE, EASTERN PA, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NJ AND SW NJ. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN TODAY OR TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
346 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM HAIL 8 WSW MEDIA 39.88N 75.53W
06/02/2006 M1.25 INCH DELAWARE PA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED 1.25 INCH HAIL IN CONCORDVILLE
&&
ROBERTSONThe Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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