Thursday, July 29, 2021

Tornado Warnings Issued for Parts of Our Area and Tornado Watch for Much of Our Area!!!

Strong thunderstorms are moving through our area and there is some rotation within some of these storms, which means there is the very real possibility of tornadoes. Hence a couple of Tornado Warnings were just issued for our area...


Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

510 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


PAC017-095-292130-

/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210729T2130Z/

Bucks PA-Northampton PA-

510 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR NORTH

CENTRAL BUCKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

    

At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

was located over Riegelsville, or near Easton, moving east at 25 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...

Easton, Wilson, West Easton, Riegelsville, Glendon, Springtown and

Old Orchard.


This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 73

and 76.

 

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 4065 7519 4065 7520 4063 7518 4062 7520

      4059 7519 4057 7519 4056 7516 4053 7530

      4065 7527 4070 7521

TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 250DEG 22KT 4059 7522 


TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

HAIL...<.75IN


$$


Staarmann



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510 

WWUS51 KPHI 292104

SVSPHI


Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

504 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


PAC077-292113-

/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210729T2130Z/

Lehigh PA-

504 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LEHIGH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

    

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 

of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.


A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern

New Jersey...and eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania.


LAT...LON 4065 7519 4065 7520 4063 7518 4062 7520

      4059 7519 4057 7519 4056 7516 4053 7532

      4059 7535 4070 7521

TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 251DEG 22KT 4057 7530 


$$


PAC017-095-292130-

/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210729T2130Z/

Bucks PA-Northampton PA-

504 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR NORTH

CENTRAL BUCKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

    

At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

was located over Springtown, or 8 miles southwest of Easton, moving

east at 25 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...

Easton, Bethlehem, Wilson, Hellertown, West Easton, Riegelsville,

Glendon, Springtown and Old Orchard.


This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 68

and 76.

 

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 4065 7519 4065 7520 4063 7518 4062 7520

      4059 7519 4057 7519 4056 7516 4053 7532

      4059 7535 4070 7521

TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 251DEG 22KT 4057 7530 


TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

HAIL...<.75IN


$$


Staarmann



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378 

WFUS51 KPHI 292056

TORPHI

PAC017-077-095-292130-

/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0019.210729T2056Z-210729T2130Z/


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

456 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a


* Tornado Warning for...

  East central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...

  Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

  South central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...


* Until 530 PM EDT.

    

* At 456 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

  was located over Hellertown, or near Allentown, moving east at 25

  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...

  Easton, Bethlehem, Wilson, Hellertown, West Easton, Riegelsville,

  Glendon, Springtown, Old Orchard, Freemansburg and Coopersburg.


This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 62

and 76.

 

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 4065 7519 4065 7520 4063 7518 4062 7520

      4059 7519 4057 7519 4056 7516 4051 7540

      4056 7544 4070 7521

TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 250DEG 21KT 4056 7537 


TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

HAIL...<.75IN


$$


Staarmann


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 401

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

225 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021


The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a


* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Delaware

  Central and Eastern Maryland

  Much of New Jersey

  Central and Southeast Pennsylvania

  Coastal Waters


* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until

  900 PM EDT.


* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible


SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over central Pennsylvania will intensify as

they move eastward, while isolated storms form out ahead of the main

activity.  A few supercells and bowing lines are expected, capable

of damaging winds, hail, and perhaps a few tornadoes.


The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles south southwest of State

College PA to 40 miles east of Atlantic City NJ. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch

area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for

threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements

and possible warnings.


&&


AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.


...Hart



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859 

WWUS40 KWNS 291821

WWP1  


TORNADO WATCH PROBABILITIES FOR WT 0401

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0119 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2021


WT 0401

PROBABILITY TABLE:

PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  40%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  20%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  60%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 65 KNOTS          :  20%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  20%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  10%

PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  80%


&&

ATTRIBUTE TABLE:

MAX HAIL /INCHES/                            : 1.5

MAX WIND GUSTS SURFACE /KNOTS/               : 60

MAX TOPS /X 100 FEET/                        : 500

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR /DEGREES AND KNOTS/ : 27035

PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION             : NO


&&

FOR A COMPLETE GEOGRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE WATCH AND

WATCH EXPIRATION INFORMATION SEE WOUS64 FOR WOU1.


$$



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