Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind warning at Dec 31, 2008, 5:01 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 31, 2008, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 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
- Dec 31, 2008, 5:01 AM EST (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2008, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 6:52 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- 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 09:59 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Pennsville, NJ | |
| Dec 31, 12:41 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 3 Se Hartly, DE | |
| Dec 31, 12:44 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Wilmington, DE | |
| Dec 31, 12:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Erma, NJ | BIG TREE BLOWN OVER |
| Dec 31, 1:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Georgetown, DE | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Dec 31, 2:57 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | High Point, NJ | |
| Dec 31, 5:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bridgewater, NJ | LARGE TREE DOWN |
| Dec 31, 6:38 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Willingboro, NJ | LARGE TREE DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 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
- 3105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 563 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 311001 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 501 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-312115- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0004.081231T1600Z-090101T0300Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-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...PHILADELPHIA 501 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. BEHIND THE LOW, THERE IS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE IN STRONG WINDS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR DECORATIONS OR PLANTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND QUICKLY FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE LOW THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES, REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KPHI 312027 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 327 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-010300- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.081231T2027Z-090101T0300Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX- WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 327 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE IS INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY JUST OFF THE TIP OF CAPE COD THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. 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. $$ DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-010300- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-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... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 327 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IS INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY JUST OFF THE TIP OF CAPE COD THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS TO NEAR 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. 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. $$ RPW
000 WWUS71 KPHI 312352 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 652 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-010300- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 652 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THIS EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH OR HIGHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-010300- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX- WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 652 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THIS EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH OR HIGHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. 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. $$ RPW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 3:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:26 AM EST | Storm Warning | PHI | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:45 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | PHI | 15 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2008High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008High Wind Warnings in Maryland, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.