Alert archive / Pennsylvania / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Dec 22, 2007, 4:38 AM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 23, 2007, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2007, 4:38 AM EST (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2007, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2007, 4:16 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 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 220938 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 438 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 PAZ054-055-222100- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0002.071223T1800Z-071224T0200Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 438 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES. LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN POCONOS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR. AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 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 FORECASTS. $$ MPD
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KPHI 222117 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 415 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 PAZ054-055-231100- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.A.0002.071223T1800Z-071224T0200Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 415 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH AND EASTWARD FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN POCONOS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BUT OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR. AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY EVENING, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT, BEFORE DIMINISHING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. PLEASE TAKE THIS TIME TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ NIERENBERG/MIZIORKO
000 WWUS71 KPHI 230916 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 416 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 PAZ054-055-232200- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0002.071223T1800Z-071224T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0003.071223T1800Z-071224T0300Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 416 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING, FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN POCONOS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BUT OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE FORECAST AS THE FRONT DRAWS NEAR. OVER LOWER ELEVATION, GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE FORECAST IN PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT. AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY THIS EVENING, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH OVER ALL ELEVATIONS UNTIL LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED MAINLY OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE, DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. ALL LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE SECURED OR TAKEN INSIDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNING AREA. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ060>062-067>071- 232200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.071223T2100Z-071224T0500Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN... DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 416 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH, AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE FORECAST IN PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT. AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES, POWER LINES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS, ESPECIALLY HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING OVER EXPOSED BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS. $$ MPD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:17 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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.