Alert archive / New Jersey / Heat Advisories in 2012
Heat Advisory 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this heat advisory at Jul 4, 2012, 3:39 AM EDT for 11 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; 5 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Jul 4, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2012, 3:39 AM EDT (07:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2012, 6:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent 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, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 1824 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
552 WWUS71 KPHI 040739 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 339 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042030- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120704T1500Z-120705T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 339 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SOARING TO 105 SATURDAY. TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURE IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S AND THE SAME OR POSSIBLY WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY....CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN MIDDAY FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SIX DAYS AS OF TUESDAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023- 025>027-042030- /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.120704T1700Z-120704T2300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND... WHARTON STATE FOREST 339 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...RANGING FROM AROUND 100 DEGREES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY UP TO 106 IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ DRAG
3 follow-up statements
383 WWUS71 KPHI 040756 CCA NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 354 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042100- /O.COR.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.COR.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120704T1500Z-120705T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 354 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SOARING TO 105 SATURDAY. TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURE IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S AND THE SAME OR POSSIBLY WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY....CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN MIDDAY FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SIX DAYS AS OF TUESDAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023- 025>027-042100- /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.120704T1700Z-120704T2300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND... WHARTON STATE FOREST 354 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...RANGING FROM AROUND 100 DEGREES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY UP TO 106 IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ DRAG ..CORRECTED BULLET 4 OF THE WARNING..
397 WWUS71 KPHI 041919 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042300- /O.CAN.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THEN SOARING TO AROUND 105 ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY....WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-042300- /O.EXT.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023-025>027-042300- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
979 WWUS71 KPHI 042233 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-050645- /O.CAN.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.120704T2300Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023-025>027-042345- /O.CAN.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. $$ DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-050645- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THEN SOARING TO AROUND 105 ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY....WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:39 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 12 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 7:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Jul 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 25 hr |
Nearby
Heat Advisories in New Jersey, 2012Heat Advisories in Maryland, 2012Heat Advisories in Delaware, 2012Every heat advisory in 2012
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.