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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 14, 20114 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2011, 3:11 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2011, 3:11 AM EST (08:11 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 15, 2011, 1:44 AM EST
In force
14 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 08:16 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 00:00Z, 8.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2011-02-14Temperature 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2011-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 488 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
2787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
488 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
596 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

673 
WWUS71 KPHI 140811
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
311 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-142100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.110214T1700Z-110215T0600Z/
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
311 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHWEST...CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON
  THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. DURING THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS TO
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS
  PATIO FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

HAYES
3 follow-up statements
357 
WWUS71 KPHI 141941
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
241 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-150345-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1000Z/
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
241 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHWEST...CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND 

* WINDS...SCATTERED SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35
  MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WHILE ONE PULSE OF STRONG WIND OCCURRED DURING MID
  AFTERNOON TODAY...THE PRIMARY PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 5 AM TONIGHT WHEN MUCH COLDER AIR
  ARRIVES. THE POCONOS AND NEAREST COUPLE OF MILES OF THE ATLANTIC
  COAST ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE
  IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS
  PATIO FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES MAY OCCUR LATER TONIGHT IF SMALL LIMBS BREAK WITH THE
  SECOND AND STRONGER SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$


DRAG
802 
WWUS71 KPHI 150125
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
825 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-151000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1000Z/
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
825 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE, PARTS OF EASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NEW JERSEY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 1000 PM AND
  300 AM.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN SPOTS, ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE OPERATING A LARGE VEHICLE. SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES MAY COME DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHT
  WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS MAY
  BE TOPPLED BY THE WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING A
LARGE VEHICLE. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

IOVINO
403 
WWUS71 KPHI 150644
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
144 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-150745-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1000Z/
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
144 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WHILE WINDS MAY GUST TO 35 TO 40 MPH FOR A TIME THIS MORNING...THE
THREAT FOR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH HAS DIMINISHED. FOR THIS REASON...THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:20 AM ESTGale WarningPHI30 hr
Feb 14, 9:33 AM ESTRed Flag WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot7 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2011Wind Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2011Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

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.