Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Dec 15, 2007, 4:45 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 16, 2007, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2007, 4:45 PM EST (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2007, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2007, 4:20 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil 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, 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), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1193 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KPHI 152145 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 445 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TO POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE AREA MAINLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL REACH EASTERN OHIO LATE TONIGHT, AS A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO FORM OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTAL ZONE. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES OUR REGION ON SUNDAY BEFORE MOVING TO COASTAL NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-161030- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0001.071216T1900Z-071217T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...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...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 445 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AS AN INTENSIFYING STORM MOVES NORTHEAST OF OUR REGION SUNDAY, WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM EASTERLY IN THE MORNING TO WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BY THE EVENING HOURS, WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH. DURING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE ON AVERAGE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME WIND GUSTS REACH 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE, AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REMEMBER, WINDS TEND TO BE HIGHER ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED STRUCTURES. IN AREAS THAT SEE ICING, THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD ADDITIONAL STRESS TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST UPDATES REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE HIGH WIND EVENT. $$ GORSE
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS71 KPHI 160920 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 420 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TODAY. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES OUR REGION BEFORE MOVING TO COASTAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...STARTING THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-161730- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.071216T1900Z-071217T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0009.071216T1700Z-071217T1800Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 420 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS AN INTENSIFYING STORM MOVES NORTHEAST OF OUR REGION TODAY... WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM EASTERLY IN THE MORNING TO WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BY THE EVENING HOURS... WIND GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 50 MPH. TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE ON AVERAGE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE...AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REMEMBER...WINDS TEND TO BE HIGHER ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED STRUCTURES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-161730- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.071216T1900Z-071217T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0009.071216T2100Z-071217T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 420 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS AN INTENSIFYING STORM MOVES NORTHEAST OF OUR REGION SUNDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM EASTERLY IN THE MORNING TO WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING...WIND GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 50 MPH. TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE ON AVERAGE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE...AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REMEMBER...WINDS TEND TO BE HIGHER ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED STRUCTURES. IN AREAS THAT SEE ICING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD ADDITIONAL STRESS TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VM/RS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 24 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 18 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:30 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in New Jersey, 2007High Wind Watches in Pennsylvania, 2007High Wind Watches in Maryland, 2007Every high wind watch in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.