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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 18, 20064 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2006, 3:38 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 18, 2006, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2006, 3:38 AM EST (08:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2006, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 18, 2006, 8:57 AM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 25 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 18, 4:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCape May, NJPOWER OUTAGE DUE TO TREES DOWN ON WIRES IN BELL PLAIN.
Jan 18, 6:22 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Mercerville-Hamilton Sq, NJREPORTED FROM HAMILTON.
Jan 18, 6:25 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCherry Hill, NJTWO LARGE TREES DOWN.
Jan 18, 6:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Ene Elmer, NJREPORTED FROM FRANKLINVILLE.
Jan 18, 6:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Hammonton, NJ
Jan 18, 6:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Turnersville, NJREPORTED FROM WASHINGTON TWP
Jan 18, 6:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 Nw Red Bank, NJREPORTED FROM MIDDLETOWN TWP.
Jan 18, 6:50 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWrightstown, NJPOWER OUTAGES.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2006-01-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2006-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 365 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
365 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
498 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KPHI 180838
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
338 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

DEZ001>003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ069>071-181700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0001.060118T0900Z-060118T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.060118T1800Z-060119T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-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-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
338 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES 
REGION WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE 25 TO 30
MPH RANGE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT COULD GUST UP TO 60 MPH, ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAPPEN TO DEVELOP. AS
THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST LATER TODAY, WINDS WILL CHANGE
DIRECTION TO THE WEST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 25
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ONCE THE FRONT PASSES.

POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR AS STRONG WINDS KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES.
TREES MAY ALSO BE DOWNED AS WELL.

PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHILE TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING 
INTO EASTERN CANADA AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE 
SOUTHWEST, WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... OR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MDZ008-PAZ054-055-060>062-067-068-181800-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.060118T0900Z-060119T0000Z/
CECIL-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN
338 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES 
REGION WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE 25 TO 30
MPH RANGE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT COULD GUST UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH,
ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAPPEN TO
DEVELOP. AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST LATER TODAY, WINDS WILL
CHANGE DIRECTION TO THE WEST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE RANGE
OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ONCE THE FRONT PASSES.

POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR AS STRONG WINDS KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES.
TREES MAY ALSO BE DOWNED AS WELL.

PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHILE TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING 
INTO EASTERN CANADA AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE 
SOUTHWEST, WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... OR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 181357
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
857 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

DEZ001>003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ069>071-190000-
/O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060118T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.060118T1400Z-060119T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-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-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
857 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT LAKES REGION WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WERE WITH AND AHEAD OF THE FIRST FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. REINFORCING COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FIRST
FRONT, GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH AGAIN POSSIBLE.

POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR AS STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN POWER
LINES AND TREES.

PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHILE TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING
INTO EASTERN CANADA AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM
THE SOUTHWEST... WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... OR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.


$$

MDZ008-PAZ054-055-060>062-067-068-190000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
CECIL-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN
857 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT LAKES REGION WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WERE WITH AND AHEAD OF THE FIRST FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. REINFORCING COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FIRST
FRONT, GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH AGAIN POSSIBLE.

POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR AS STRONG WINDS KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES.
TREES MAY ALSO BE DOWNED AS WELL.

PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHILE TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING
INTO EASTERN CANADA AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM
THE SOUTHWEST...WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... OR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

STAUBER

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2006High Wind Warnings in Maryland, 2006High Wind Warnings in Delaware, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.