SEVERE WEATHER DUE FRIDAY

INFO COURTESY OF STORM PREDICTION CENTER

...NEW ENGLAND INTO THE SERN STATES...

LARGE-SCALE PATTERN FRI APPEARS QUITE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH PRODUCED
SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND
YESTERDAY /WED/. AIR MASS IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN
QUITE MOIST WITH DEWPOINTS OF 65-75 F. WHILE MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES
WILL REMAIN WEAK...POCKETS OF STRONGER DIABATIC HEATING WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO MLCAPE APPROACHING 1000-1500 J/KG OVER SWRN NEW
ENGLAND INTO THE DELMARVA...TO 1500-2000 J/KG FROM SERN VA THROUGH
THE CNTRL/ERN CAROLINAS.

FRONTAL BAND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING FRI MORNING W OF
THE APPALACHIANS WITHIN ZONE OF DEEP ASCENT IN ADVANCE OF MIDLEVEL
IMPULSE. THE COMBINATION OF DCVA IN ADVANCE OF SHORT WAVE TROUGH
AND DIRECT CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH EXIT REGION OF UPPER JET
STREAK OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND QUEBEC SHOULD LEAD TO AN
INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON E OF THE BLUE RIDGE. INCREASING GRADIENT FLOW /40-50 KT
SWLY WINDS IN THE 850-500 MB LAYER/ ATTENDANT TO MIDLEVEL TROUGH
WILL RESULT IN SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR FOR SUPERCELL AND/OR BOWING
STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND PERHAPS ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SEWD THROUGH THE SERN STATES
WITHIN A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. HOWEVER...DECREASED
FORCING FOR ASCENT AND VERTICAL SHEAR WITH SWD EXTENT SHOULD LIMIT
THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE THREAT.







we will have to see how this pans out




BACK IN NJ AND PA THERE WAS SOME TORNADOES THE REPORTS ARE HERE COURTESY OF NWS PHI


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NOUS41 KPHI 300036
PNSPHI
PAZ055-300445-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
836 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR STROUDSBURG IN MONROE COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...STROUDSBURG IN MONROE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...JULY 29, 2009
ESTIMATED TIME...1:35 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 FEET
PATH LENGTH...5 MILES
FATALITIES...NONE
INJURIES...2

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR STROUDSBURG IN MONROE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON JULY 29,
2009.

THE TORNADO AFFECTED HAMILTON AND STROUD TOWNSHIPS IN SOUTHEAST
MONROE COUNTY, PA. FOUR LARGE FARM BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED, ALONG
WITH ONE SINGLE-FAMILY GARAGE. ROOFS WERE BLOWN OFF OF TWO HOUSES.
TWO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, ONE OF WHICH REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHI.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

$$

AMC(alan Cope)

000
NOUS41 KPHI 301532
PNSPHI
NJZ001-301945-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1132 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR WANTAGE IN SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY...

LOCATION...WANTAGE IN SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY
DATE...JULY 29 2009
ESTIMATED TIME...248 PM - 300 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF- SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...7 MILES
FATALITIES...0
INJURIES...0

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR WANTAGE IN SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ON JULY 29 2009.

MOST OF THE WIND DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TO TREES. TWO BARNS PARTIALLY
COLLAPSED, ONE SILO WAS DESTROYED AND TWO OTHER SILOS WERE DAMAGED.

THIS WAS FIRST CONFIRMED TORNADO IN SUSSEX COUNTY SINCE AUGUST 13,
1990. THIS WAS THE FIRST CONFIRMED TORNADO IN THE MOUNT HOLLY CWA
PART OF NEW JERSEY SINCE JUNE 2, 2006. THIS IS THE STRONGEST
TORNADO EVER IN SUSSEX COUNTY SINCE RECORDS STARTED IN 1950. THIS
IS THE FIRST F2 OR EF2 TORNADO IN NEW JERSEY AS WELL AS IN THE
MOUNT HOLLY CWA SINCE MAY 27, 2001 IN MANALAPAN IN MONMOUTH
COUNTY.


THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHI.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

$$

TFG(tony gigi)




Vertict still out on southern nj