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. Public information statement...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the following
counties: in Pennsylvania, Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh,
Northampton, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and
philadelphia; in New Jersey, Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon,
Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester,
Salem, and cumberland; in Maryland, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's,
Caroline and Talbot, and in Delaware, New Castle and Kent.

This means that conditions are favorable for the development of
severe thunderstorms. The National Weather Service considers a
thunderstorm severe if it produces straight- line winds of 58 mph
or more, hail at least 3/4-inch in diameter (penny size), or a
tornado.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued for your area if a
threat is imminent. Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued for
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Once again, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for your
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The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
eastern Monroe County in northeast Pennsylvania...
northern Warren County in northwest New Jersey...

* until 200 PM EDT

* at 1253 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing penny size hail... and
damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located 9 miles
north of Blairstown... or about 38 miles northeast of Bethlehem...
and moving southwest at 15 mph.

* The severe thunderstorm will be near...
7 miles northwest of Blairstown by 115 PM EDT...
East Stroudsburg by 130 PM EDT...

[shadow]

Looks like it is just going to miss me here in washington just to my west, unless it builds more eastward

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast...mp;avg_off=9999

[icehater]

I'm under a warning here in Colts Neck but the cell is NW of me moving SW.

Here's a few pix of it as it's still developing. I can actually see the rising column, something rare here but often seen in the tropics and midwest. You can see the pronounced change in the second pix. This cell is getting nastier looking by the minute and I'm looking at the back and side view of it. It's also expanding outward toward me but I remain in brilliant sunshine. Notice how blue the sky is. Only happens with trop systems and surface lows in the position of this one or ULL's.

http://tinypic.com/v...php?pic=6ffe338

http://tinypic.com/v...php?pic=6blggg1

[Stormchaser]

Ice, that cell missed just to my west and is now going through Allentown, Monmouth county. My first instinct was also to go out and capture this beautiful anvil:

[img width=600 height=450]http://i16.tinypic.com/4t87r83.jpg[/img]

[shadow]

Yeah it was something cool to watch, it is just under me almost, i hear the thunder over the moutain. I bet its pouring down the road. Its a nice site to see a severe thunderstorm develop so quickly. I would of taken video, but my camera is acting up but thats how quick it was forming, you could see the columns rising and the thunderclouds(i think thats what they were) just exploding. Haven't ever seen that around here before. Seen it on video out in kansas and such.

[icehater]

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Ice, that cell missed just to my west and is now going through Allentown, Monmouth county. My first instinct was also to go out and capture this beautiful anvil:

[img width=600 height=450]http://i16.tinypic.com/4t87r83.jpg[/img]

Storm - another big plume is shooting up just NE of me and moving in. Big column but now a wide area like the cell that was NW of me. Let's see if it moves in. With temps in the mid 80's the heat is adding to the instability.

[shadow]

Forgot i had my cell phone to take pics, not great quality but not that bad. This one you can see the rotation, was odd. Just kept rotating like a funnel was going to form and drop but didn't happen....

[img width=600 height=450]http://i13.tinypic.com/62ynxfo.jpg[/img]


This one you can see the wind was just starting to blow pretty good. The storm wasn't even over me though and moving west. I could just imagine what this is doing a town or 2 over.

[img width=600 height=450]http://i12.tinypic.com/6753iqb.jpg[/img]

[robbbs]

Thunderstorms to the north of me, to the south of me, to the west of me, to the east of me. Nada here. Boy this has been a frustrating season for me so far.

[icehater]

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Thunderstorms to the north of me, to the south of me, to the west of me, to the east of me. Nada here. Boy this has been a frustrating season for me so far.

Everything looks like it's headed just west of me. Cells are training today and did that yesterday during the afternoon as well. Interesting to see that rapid development near Cape May. Storms can flare up very fast today so be on the alert.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vaca...vacationplanner

[lab94]

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Thunderstorms to the north of me, to the south of me, to the west of me, to the east of me. Nada here. Boy this has been a frustrating season for me so far.

I second that! ;D Maybe one of these will get us if they hold together.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast...&rainsnow=0

[icehater]

This would a hell of a radar - IF storms were moving in a conventional direction. This looks like a feast or famine day. But the cells are rapidly developing and can likely pop up anywhere in 20 minutes or less.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vaca...eMapLayer=radar

[Stormchaser]

Greatest instability -- LI's of -2 to -4, CAPE vaules upwards of 1250 J/KG, is to the west of I-95 today. More stable air moving in from the mid/upper levels for NYC, LI, and the Jersey coast. Glad we picked up almost a 1/2" last night here, as today looks like nada for Monmouth county (maybe a popcorn shower, but nothing impressive).

Below is a map of current CAPE values - the higher the number, the more unstable the atmosphere. Notice the pockets of 1500-2000 J/KG down near SW NJ and EPA where they're getting nailed right now. Much lower along the NJ shore / NYC eastward with sub 1000 J/KG values:

[img width=600 height=450]http://i16.tinypic.com/4u293rk.gif[/img]

[OrangeCountyWeather06]

Just got a thunder shower, clouds are still dark but the rain has stopped. I did not expect severe thunderstorms today at all.

[lab94]

Nice shots guys. some drizzle here now with the cloudys moving in

[icehater]

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Greatest instability -- LI's of -2 to -4, CAPE vaules upwards of 1250 J/KG, is to the west of I-95 today. More stable air moving in from the mid/upper levels for NYC, LI, and the Jersey coast. Glad we picked up almost a 1/2" last night here, as today looks like nada for Monmouth county (maybe a popcorn shower, but nothing impressive).

Below is a map of current CAPE values - the higher the number, the more unstable the atmosphere. Notice the pockets of 1500-2000 J/KG down near SW NJ and EPA where they're getting nailed right now. Much lower along the NJ shore / NYC eastward with sub 1000 J/KG values:

[img width=600 height=450]http://i16.tinypic.com/4u293rk.gif[/img]

Storm - strong cell moving thru NY harbor has potential for us.

[weathergeek87]

Ice -- my camera wasn't working but I had an unbelieveable view of the tail end of that storm, i was under brilliant sunshine and just to my west was a huge billowing cloud (actually, that storm produced a few raindrops over my area when it was to my NW), now I have a great view of t-storms which are definitely training to my NW over Bergen County..meanwhile, the sunshine continues over here, what a great day..I will hope for storms later, but looks like we are missing them for the time being.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast...mp;avg_off=9999

[NittanyLion]

I'd say these two radar images basically sums up my true feelings

[img width=600 height=450]http://radblast-aa.w...w=0&lightning=0[/img]

[img width=600 height=450]http://radblast-aa.w...w=0&lightning=0[/img]

To the east and to the west

[lab94]

I have sun and drizzle with this, had the yellow over the top of me.


[img width=600 height=450]http://radblast-aa.w...w=0&lightning=1[/img]

[weathergeek87]

Wow Manhattan is getting absolutely pounded right now. Would love to see an OBS from CPK.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast...f=9999&MR=1

[Stormchaser]

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Storm - strong cell moving thru NY harbor has potential for us.

Ice - cells keep dying as they move south into Monmouth. Capping inversion at the mid-levels preventing any T-storms developing for Monmouth northeastward. Also notice most of New england is free of activity today.

Today's our last chance for T-storms - spokes of energy will continue backing SW into the Mid-atlantic as the week progresses.