Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind warning at Feb 12, 2009, 3:30 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 16 hr. 7 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
- Feb 12, 2009, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 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 08:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 10:05 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Tripoli, PA | DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IN LYNN TOWNSHIP. |
| Feb 12, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Easton, PA | TREES REPORTED DOWN IN FORKS TOWNSHIP. |
| Feb 12, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Morris Park, PA | DOWNED TREE DAMAGED A SCREEN AND PORCH OF A HOME IN LANSDOWNE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 12, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Highland Park, NJ | TREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE. ALSO, A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN HIGHLAND PARK. |
| Feb 12, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Philadelphia Internatio, PA | ROOF TORN OFF OF AN ANNEX SCHOOL BUILDING IN WISSINOMING SECTION. CHILDREN INSIDE NOT HURT. DOWNED PARKING LOT LIGHT DAMAGED A VEHICLE IN CENTER CITY. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 12, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Edgewater Park, NJ | SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN. |
| Feb 12, 5:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Toms River, NJ | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
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, 8.5 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
- 1360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 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 120830 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 330 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-130000- /O.UPG.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0001.090212T0830Z-090213T0000Z/ 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 330 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WIND WILL OCCUR TODAY IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR TODAY. COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE OCEAN AND BAYS, AS WELL AS AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN, WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO GET THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS. THE TIME OF STRONGEST WINDS IS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THIS EVENING, BUT IT WILL STILL BE WINDY TONIGHT. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. PLEASE TAKE THIS TIME TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS HOME DECORATIONS OR GARBAGE CANS... THAT CAN BECOME AIRBORNE IN STRONG WINDS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KPHI 122039 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 339 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-130000- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/ 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 339 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS CONTINUING THE HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A STRONG STORM ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE U.S. MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT, BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE NATIONS MID SECTION, HAS PRODUCED VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH, AND A FEW OVER 60 MPH, HAVE BEEN REPORTED. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING, WITH THE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ENDING BY 7 PM. BUT EVEN AFTER THAT, IT WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY OVERNIGHT. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. PLEASE TAKE THIS TIME TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS HOME DECORATIONS OR GARBAGE CANS... THAT CAN BECOME AIRBORNE IN STRONG WINDS. $$ RPW/TFG/DI/PO/VM
000 WWUS71 KPHI 122351 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 651 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-130500- /O.EXP.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.090213T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ 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 651 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN THEN IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A STRONG STORM IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THIS EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT, BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE NATIONS MID SECTION, HAS PRODUCED VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH, WITH A FEW OVER 60 MPH, HAVE BEEN REPORTED. WINDS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY STILL BE GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT. BUT EVEN AFTER THAT, IT WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 6:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 5 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2009High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2009High Wind Warnings in Maryland, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009
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.