Thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to southern Monroe County during the late afternoon and early evening of August 6. Rainfall totals of 2 to near 3 inches fell in parts of the area.
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Thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to southern Monroe County during the late afternoon and early evening of August 6. Rainfall totals of 2 to near 3 inches fell in parts of the area.
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 Aug 6, 5:42 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
642 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
.SYNOPSIS...
A weak surface low will continue to move northward along the
coast through the overnight. Another area of low pressure will
drag a cold front through the region Wednesday into early
Thursday bringing more widespread chances for showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. High pressure
will build into the region through the weekend before another
cold front approaches the Northeast by early next week.
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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
Conditions have stabilized somewhat on the coast plain in the
aftermath of this afternoon's showers and thunderstorms. The
better chance for showers and thunderstorms in our region
during the evening hours will continue to be from the Interstate
78 Corridor northward. It appears a though the showers and
thunderstorms will slowly weaken and dissipated between 8:00 PM
and midnight with the loss of daytime heating.
Lingering low level moisture will likely result in patchy low
clouds and fog late tonight.
The wind is forecast to become light and variable with lows
mostly in the upper 60s and the lower 70s.
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.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Wednesday looks to become a pretty active day during the
afternoon and evening hours. The first half of the day should be
fairly quiet other than some isolated showers or thunderstorms.
A warm and moist return flow will be in place across the area
through the day Wednesday. Meanwhile, a pre-frontal trough will
be drifting eastward into the area during the afternoon ahead of
an approaching cold front. As the front approaches, a strong
short wave/vorticity impulse will move into the area as well.
This will lead to increasing shower and thunderstorm develop
during the afternoon into the evening hours. CAPE values are
forecast to potentially build to 2,000-3,000 J/kg during the
afternoon, while shear builds to 20-30 knots under increasing
mid-level flow of 25-35 knots. This will allow for some severe
storms to develop, as storms congeal into a squall line after
initially developing as individual cells. The freezing level
remains fairly high, so damaging winds will likely be the main
threat. In addition to the strong winds, heavy rainfall will be
a threat as well as PW values remain at least 1.50-1.75 inches,
and approaching 2.00 inches for a while. Storms may have enough
of a forward motion to preclude the need for a Flash Flood Watch
at this time, although there will be the potential for some
areas to exceed 1-2 inches of rainfall.
It will be another hot and humid day, however, it is not
expected to be excessive as heat index values are expected to be
less than 100 even through temperatures will reach the mid to
upper 80s everywhere.
As we move into the evening hours, the showers and
thunderstorms will continue to push eastward and offshore as the
surface trough moves eastward. Widespread showers and
thunderstorms will mostly end during the evening as this line
moves offshore, however, with additional vorticity impulses
overnight and the approaching cold front, scattered showers and
thunderstorms will continue through the night, although the
strongest storms will be during the afternoon and evening. The
cold front will move across the area during the late overnight
and into the early morning hours Thursday.
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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A longwave trough will continue to build across southeastern
Canada and the Northeast by Thursday as a surface low and cold
front continue to push offshore. A shortwave impulse will pivot
around this longwave trough southeastward through Friday,
crossing the Great Lakes and moving into the Northeast. Ridging
builds into the eastern US through the weekend as the longwave
trough slowly pushes off to the east and we return to a zonal
flow pattern. A series of shortwave impulses will pass to our
north, pushing a cold front across the Great Lakes and into the
the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by Tuesday.
The first of two cold fronts will be push offshore Thursday
morning, taking the bulk of the showers and thunderstorms with
it as it does so. There may be a few lingering showers or
thunderstorms, especially closer to the coast throughout the
afternoon. No significant cool down behind this front, though
drier air will begin to work its way southward into the Mid-
Atlantic.
Another shortwave impulse will push a secondary cold front
across the Great Lakes and into the Mid-Atlantic Thursday night.
Less deep moisture will be available with this front in
comparison to Wednesday's front and poor timing will result in
only a few scattered showers and thunderstorms through the
overnight. More noticeably drier air looks to push southward
behind this front, leading to increasingly comfortable
conditions Friday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lower
relative humidity values. A few showers and thunderstorms are
possible across Delmarva Friday afternoon, depending on how
quickly the front pushes south. The GFS appears to be much
slower than the ECMWF and CMC at this point.
The longwave trough parked over southeastern Canada should
finally begin a move-on by Saturday as weak ridging builds
across the eastern U.S. By Monday, a more zonal upper-level flow
pattern develops across the Northern Tier. Seasonable highs in
the mid 80s to upper 70s across the Southern Poconos.
A pair of shortwave perturbations will cross southern Canada
within the midlevel flow late Monday, with a cold front passing
through the region Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday. Showers
and thunderstorms are likely Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning, though the severity of these remains up in the air,
quite literally.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
This evening...Mainly VFR. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
from around KRDG and KABE northward will be accompanied by MVFR
or IFR conditions. South wind 5 to 10 knots.
Overnight...Areas of MVFR and IFR conditions in low clouds and
fog. Variable wind 6 knots or less.
Wednesday...Any low clouds and/or fog will dissipate and lift
through the morning hours, and a return to VFR is expected at
all sites. However, showers and thunderstorms will move across
the TAF sites during the afternoon and evening hours which could
lead to temporary MVFR or IFR conditions.
Wednesday night...Once showers and thunderstorms pass eastward,
VFR conditions again return to the TAF sites into the evening
hours. This will likely be temporary as areas of fog may develop
again during the overnight hours, especially where any heavy
rainfall occurs. A brief shift to the west to northwest with the
winds behind the cold front will likely occur, before shifting
back to the south to southwest overnight.
Outlook...
Thursday...VFR, though restrictions are possible with widely
scattered showers and thunderstorms. West to southwest winds 5
to 10 knots.
Friday...VFR with west-northwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
Saturday...VFR with northwest winds 5 to 10 knots.
&&
.MARINE...
Tonight...Conditions are expected to remain below advisory
levels through the overnight hours, although winds could gust
around 20 knots at times for some areas.
Wednesday-Wednesday...Winds are forecast increase through the
day Wednesday, with gusts reaching 25 knots Wednesday afternoon
into Wednesday evening. Seas may also build close to 5 feet as
well.
Outlook...
Thursday...sub-SCA conditions expected. Southwest winds 10 to
15 knots with gusts to 18 knots possible. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Friday...sub-SCA conditions expected. Westerly winds 5 to 10
knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Saturday...sub-SCA conditions expected. West to northwest winds
5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
RIP CURRENTS...
A moderate risk of rip currents continues this afternoon and
this evening as seas remain around 1-2 feet with a swell varying
between 8-18 seconds.
Similar conditions will likely occur on Wednesday, so another
moderate risk is possible.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter located in Howell, New
Jersey (Station WXM-60) has been returned to service.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NJ...None.
DE...None.
MD...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM Wednesday to midnight EDT
Wednesday night for ANZ450>455.
Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday for
ANZ431.
&&
Synopsis...Davis
Near Term...Iovino
Short Term...Robertson
Long Term...Davis
Aviation...Davis/Robertson
Marine...Davis/Robertson
Equipment...IovinoHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 327 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027- PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-071930- New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot- Caroline-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex- Western Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden- Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May- Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton- Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester- Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- 327 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, northern Delaware, southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central New Jersey, northern New Jersey, northwest New Jersey, southern New Jersey, east central Pennsylvania, northeast Pennsylvania and southeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Wednesday afternoon and evening. Storms may produce damaging wind gusts and localized flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-071930- Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 327 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Delaware, central New Jersey and southern New Jersey. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a moderate risk for the development of dangerous rip currents today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Wednesday afternoon and evening. Storms may produce damaging wind gusts and localized flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures. ANZ430-431-450>455-071930- 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- 327 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters and Delaware Bay Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop late Wednesday afternoon and evening. Storms may produce strong gusty winds, heavy rain, and suddenly higher seas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
355 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
NJZ010-012-062045-
Somerset-Middlesex-
355 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SOMERSET AND
NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...
At 355 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Manville and
Somerville, moving east at 5 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, East Brunswick,
Bridgewater, North Brunswick, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville,
Millstone, Martinsville, North Brunswick Township, Society Hill,
Kendall Park, South Plainfield, North Plainfield, South River,
Highland Park and Metuchen.
This includes Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 2 and
19.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4042 7433 4042 7464 4060 7469 4066 7453
4065 7451 4067 7448 4066 7445 4067 7443
4066 7440 4063 7442 4060 7446 4060 7438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 256DEG 4KT 4053 7457
IovinoSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
440 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
PAZ054-055-062115-
Monroe-Carbon-
440 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
At 439 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Albrightsville,
or 13 miles north of Lehighton, moving east at 5 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Blakeslee, Long Pond, Albrightsville, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony,
Christmans, Sun Valley, Jonas, Meckesville, Pocono Pines, Merwinsburg
and Effort.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4117 7548 4093 7543 4094 7571 4100 7576
4101 7573 4102 7574 4103 7574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 257DEG 5KT 4101 7562
GorsePRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
513 PM EDT TUE AUG 6 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 AM WATER SPOUT 4 WSW NEWPORT 39.26N 75.25W
08/06/2019 ANZ430 NJ BROADCAST MEDIA
PHOTO OF A THIN WATERSPOUT OFF FORTESCUE.
TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
JEOSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 551 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 NJZ007-PAZ055-062-062230- Warren-Monroe-Northampton- 551 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WARREN... SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES... At 551 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Brodheadsville, or 11 miles south of Mount Pocono, moving east at 15 mph. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... East Stroudsburg, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Belvidere, East Bangor, Stormville, Brodheadsville, Werry Lake, Gilbert, Delaware Water Gap, Tannersville, Rossland, Reeders, Saylorsburg, Analomink, McMichael, Columbia, Echo Lake and Stroudsburg. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 4086 7544 4104 7544 4109 7504 4083 7504 TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 272DEG 13KT 4095 7534 Gorse
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
632 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
PAZ055-062300-
Monroe-
632 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MONROE
COUNTY...
At 632 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Sun Valley,
or 12 miles southwest of Mount Pocono, moving east at 5 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible.
Locations impacted include...
East Stroudsburg, Stormville, Brodheadsville, Saylorsburg, Gilbert,
Delaware Water Gap, McMichael, Sun Valley, Jonas, Stroudsburg,
Arlington Heights, Effort, Shawnee, Merwinsburg and Bartonsville.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring, and may cause localized
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4103 7506 4100 7511 4098 7513 4093 7519
4093 7522 4090 7524 4086 7531 4086 7533
4095 7552 4100 7550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 288DEG 4KT 4096 7546
GorseSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
638 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
PAZ054-061-062-062315-
Lehigh-Northampton-Carbon-
638 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL LEHIGH...
SOUTHEASTERN CARBON AND WEST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 638 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lehighton,
moving east at 15 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Walnutport,
Danielsville, Beltzville State Park, Berlinsville, Penn Forest
Reservoir, Emerald, Meckesville, Bowmanstown, Parryville, Weissport,
Trachsville and Weissport East.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4100 7555 4097 7553 4095 7557 4085 7550
4082 7548 4082 7546 4075 7542 4074 7574
4085 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 251DEG 14KT 4083 7568
GorseThe Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A water rescue occurred on Neola Road near Twin Pine Road in Jackson Township.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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