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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 1, 20064 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2006, 3:54 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 1, 2006, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 29 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
Dec 1, 2006, 3:54 AM EST (08:54 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 1, 2006, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 2, 2006, 1:00 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 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
Dec 1, 2:45 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 45Reading, PAA 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE READING AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 3:20 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Mount Pocono, PAA 46 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 3:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWilmington, DETREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE 41 NEAR WILMINGTON DUE TO NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED.
Dec 1, 3:37 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 49Wilmington, DEA 49 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR WILMINGTON.
Dec 1, 3:37 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Wilmington, DEA 50 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR WILMINGTON.
Dec 1, 3:46 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Trenton, NJA 40 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE TRENTON MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 4:42 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 44Allentown, PAA 44 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 4:50 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 48Mount Pocono, PAA 48 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 5:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGReading, PATREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Dec 1, 5:04 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Allentown, PAA 51 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 5:14 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 46Reading, PAA 46 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE READING AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 5:20 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGJim Thorpe, PAA BUILDING ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS DAMAGED, AND SCAFFOLDING WAS BROUGHT DOWN.
Dec 1, 5:20 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGAllentown, PAA HANGER ROOF BEING PEALED OFF AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 5:30 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGAllentown, PATREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Dec 1, 5:30 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGMount Pocono, PAPOWER LINES DOWN, KNOCKING OUT POWER.
Dec 1, 5:30 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPocono Pines, PATREE KNOCKED DOWN WHICH FELL ONTO A CAR.
Dec 1, 5:32 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 51Mount Pocono, PAA 51 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 5:35 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 625 Nnw Northampton, PAA 62 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST WAS REPORTED IN LEHIGH TOWNSHIP.
Dec 1, 5:45 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 45Philadelphia, PAA 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 5:49 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG3 Ssw Brodheadsville, PATREE REPORTED DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 33 SOUTH IN SAYLORSBURG.
Dec 1, 5:53 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 465 Sw Millstone, NJA 46 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED IN HILLSBOROUGH.
Dec 1, 6:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGBelvidere, NJTREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Dec 1, 6:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGNe East Bangor, PATREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN IN UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
Dec 1, 6:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGSussex, NJTREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Dec 1, 7:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGMount Pocono, PATREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Dec 1, 7:21 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 55Ne Philadelphia, PAA 55 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 7:54 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 47Mount Holly, NJA 47 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT HOLLY AIRPORT.
Dec 1, 8:11 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 455 Sw Pemberton, NJA 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED IN SOUTHAMPTON.
Dec 1, 8:13 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGMedford Lakes, NJTREES KNOCKED DOWN IN MEDFORD.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2006-12-01Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2006-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 283 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
1120 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
283 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
328 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KPHI 010854
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-011700-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0006.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
354 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH 
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

A VERY POTENT COLD FRONT WILL ENCOUNTER THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED
WINDS SPEEDS MAY BE GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH,
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MANY AREAS IN THE STATES TO
THE NORTH AND WEST THE AREA AS WELL.

THIS AREA HAS ALSO BEEN PLACED IN A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. THIS IS BOTH UNUSUAL FOR THE INCREASED RISK AND ESPECIALLY THE
SEASON. AS A RESULT, IF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANY
THIS FRONT THEY WILL CERTAINLY ENHANCE THE WIND GUSTS.

TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY TO COME DOWN AND THIS WOULD RESULT 
IN POWER OUTAGES. 

THESE WINDS SHOULD LAST FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE 
AND BEGIN TO TAPPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF AT
LEAST 58 MPH MAY OCCUR. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING
AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
011700-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
354 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH 
WIND WATCH TO A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

A VERY POTENT COLD FRONT WILL ENCOUNTER THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED
WINDS SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST, HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED.

THIS AREA HAS ALSO BEEN PLACED IN A SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THIS IS BOTH UNUSUAL FOR THE INCREASED RISK AND
ESPECIALLY THE SEASON. AS A RESULT, IF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT THEY WILL CERTAINLY ENHANCE THE WIND GUSTS.

TREES AND POWER LINES COULD VERY LIKELY COME DOWN WHICH COULD RESULT
IN POWER OUTAGES. 

THESE WINDS SHOULD LAST FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE 
AND BEGIN TO TAPPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

ROBERTSON/EBERWINE
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 011758
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1258 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-020100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0006.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
1258 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

A VERY POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND 
SPEEDS MAY BE GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH,
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE
WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RACE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST FOR A FEW
HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF AT
LEAST 58 MPH MAY OCCUR. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING
AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
020100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.061201T1800Z-061202T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
1258 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

A VERY POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS 
OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL SOME DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, RESULTING
IN POWER OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BECOME ENHANCED AS A NARROW LINE OF
SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RACES ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST
FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH
SOME AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

GORSE
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 012021
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
321 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-020600-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.000000T0000Z-061202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0006.061201T2021Z-061202T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
321 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE
LOCAL PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA.

A VERY POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND 
SPEEDS MAY BE GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH,
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL 
DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. WIND GUSTS 
OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE ALREADY COMMON ACROSS WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS AND 
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RACE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST FOR A FEW HOURS 
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF AT
LEAST 58 MPH MAY OCCUR. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE 
DRIVING. DO NOT PARK VEHICLES UNDER TREES LATER TODAY IF POSSIBLE. 
IF NOT DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY 
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.



$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-020>027-020600-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.000000T0000Z-061202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.061201T2021Z-061202T0600Z/
KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
321 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS CONTINUING THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.  

A VERY POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER 
THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF 
THIS MAGNITUDE WILL SOME DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, RESULTING IN 
POWER OUTAGES.WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE ALREADY COMMON 
ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BECOME ENHANCED AS A NARROW LINE OF
SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RACES ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST
FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH 
SOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. DO NOT PARK VEHICLES UNDER TREES LATER TODAY IF 
POSSIBLE. IF NOT DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR 
ITEMS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE 
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY 
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND STAY 
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.


$$

COPE/GIGI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 3:54 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIDelaware, Philadelphia21 hr
Dec 1, 4:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh78 min
Dec 1, 4:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton71 min
Dec 1, 5:07 PM ESTTornado WarningPHIMonroe38 min
Dec 1, 5:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHILehigh, Northampton42 min
Dec 1, 5:55 PM ESTTornado WarningPHINorthampton35 min
Dec 1, 4:30 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot19 hr
Dec 1, 5:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren80 min
Dec 1, 6:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris68 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2006High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2006High Wind Warnings in Maryland, 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.