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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 28, 20124 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2012, 4:35 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr. 42 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
Oct 28, 2012, 4:35 AM EDT (08:35 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 8:48 AM EDT
In force
25 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 08:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 29, 10:10 AM EDTCOASTAL FLOODUpper Twp, NJBAY WATER ONTO TYLER ROAD.
Oct 29, 4:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFreehold, NJNUMEROUS TRES DOWN
Oct 29, 5:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSouth Plainfield, NJTREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.
Oct 29, 5:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBound Brook, NJTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEwing, NJAT LEAST 8 POWER POLES IN A ROW KNOCKED OVER AND BLOCKING BULL RUN ROAD IN EWING.
Oct 29, 6:15 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBurlington, NJTREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMedia, PATREES DOWN
Oct 29, 7:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPlainsboro, NJTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChester, NJTREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY
Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGToms River, NJTREES DOWN THROUGHOUT AREA
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGAllentown, PALARGE PINE TREE PARTIALLY SNAPPED AND LEANING OVER VETCHEN STREET AND ONTO POWER LINES.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBechtelsville, PATREE AND POWER POLE FELL INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBethlehem Twp, PASEVERAL TREES DOWN. FENCING DAMAGED.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBlandon, PAPOWER POLE AND LINES SIGNIFICANTLY BENT.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDelran Twp, NJSEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. POWER FLASHES OBSERVED IN THE DISTANCE.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEaston, PATREES DOWN.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGExeter Twp, PAHUGE TREE LIMB CRASHED DOWN AND CRUSHED A SHED ON BUTLER LANE.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGForks Twp, PASMALL PLANE FLIPPED OVER AT AN AIRPORT ON SULLIVAN TRAIL.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLaureldale, PALARGE TREE UPROOTED WITH ONLY MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMoorestown, NJSEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. SOME ROADS CLOSED.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMount Laurel, NJSEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNazareth, PATREE SNAPPED AND BLOCKED LINCOLN AVENUE.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGOrefield, PALARGE TREE FELL INTO THE MIDDLE OF A HOME ON WOODLEA ROAD. ALSO TREE ONTO A CAR SHED DESTROYING IT.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPalmer Twp, PATREES DOWN ACROSS OLD ORCHARD DRIVE.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPhiladelphia, PANEARLY 100 TREES DOWN IN PHILADELPHIA.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGReiffton, PATWO 50 FOOT PINE TREES UPROOTED AND BARELY MISSED BUILDINGS AND POWER LINES.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSouth Whitehall Twp, PASEVERAL TREES UPROOTED.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWalnutport, PAFRONT OF A BARN WAS BLOWN OFF.
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLower Macungie Twp, PASEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN ANCIENT OAKS.
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMount Pocono, PATREES DOWN ACROSS MONROE COUNTY WITH SOME ON HOMES AND POWER LINES.
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Tripoli, PAGARAGE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY A DOWNED LARGE TREE.
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWyomissing, PALINE OF TALL PINE TREES UPROOTED AND DAMAGED FENCING AND SHEDS.
Oct 29, 9:19 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 81Allentown, PASOUTH ALLENTOWN
Oct 29, 9:22 PM EDTCOASTAL FLOODSayreville, NJWATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS.
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGOley, PA*** 1 FATAL *** TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. THERE IS ONE FATALITY.
Oct 29, 10:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMertz Town, PATREES DOWN. FLOODING AS WELL.
Oct 29, 10:40 PM EDTCOASTAL FLOODSayreville, NJPOLICE AND FIRE PERFORMING ROOFTOP WATER RESCUES
Oct 29, 11:26 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 87Newport, NJ
Oct 30, 2:40 AM EDTCOASTAL FLOODNew Castle, DEREEDY POINT DE 0.1 FT BELOW FLOOD OF RECORD. EVACUATION PARTS OF THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE... AUGUSTINE BEACH... NEWPORT.
Oct 30, 4:06 AM EDTCOASTAL FLOODPhiladelphia, PA10.62 FT MLLW RECORD STORM TIDE BY 0.1 FT.
Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHightstown, NJDAMAGE TO BUILDINGS ON THE FARM... INCLUDING ROOF OFF A FARMHOUSE FROM THE 1800S.
Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGReadington Twp, NJTREES DOWN... SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF AND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TRANSFORMER FIRES.

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, 8.6 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 2012-10-28Temperature 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 2012-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1111 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 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.

928 
WWUS71 KPHI 280835
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
435 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...SANDY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION MONDAY AND
ESPECIALLY EARLY MONDAY NIGHT...

.POLEWARD MOVING SANDY WILL AGAIN BECOME A POWERFUL STORM AS IT
TURNS WEST ON MONDAY...SLAMMING INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
COAST LATE MONDAY EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF 60 TO 75 MPH WIND GUSTS.


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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
435 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO
  TO 75 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY AND EARLY MONDAY NIGHT.
  SHIFTING WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 55 MPH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING LATER IN THE DAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL WIND GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH...IS MAINLY ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST
  INLAND DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM MONDAY AND 4 AM TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
  MONDAY EVENING JUST AHEAD AND JUST AFTER SANDY'S LANDFALL. WHILE
  THE PRIMARY DAMAGING WIND EVENT IS SLATED FOR LATE MONDAY OR
  MONDAY NIGHT...SPOTTY DAMAGE COULD BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR
  EASTWARD TO THE COASTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE
  WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN SOFTENED GROUND... AND MANY TREES STILL
  LOADED WITH LEAVES... SHOULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
  MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED AND
  MANY TREE LIMBS WILL BE BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

* DURATION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE
  EXTENDED INTO MIDDAY TUESDAY...DEPENDENT ON SANDY'S STRENGTH AND
  LOCATION IN PENNSYLVANIA. IF THE WARNING WOULD NEED AN EXTENSION
  INTO TUESDAY...IT WOULD BE PRIMARILY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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... AND SECURE OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE TOSSED
AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

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.

&&

$$


DRAG
7 follow-up statements
304 
WWUS71 KPHI 282025
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
425 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...SANDY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS OUR 
REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.NORTHWARD MOVING SANDY WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER AS IT 
TURNS WESTWARD ON MONDAY. THIS WILL SLAM INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST 
LATER MONDAY EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE PROLONGED 
PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WITH THIS STORM WILL ADD TO THE DESTRUCTIVE 
POWER. THEREFORE, EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE THIS STORM SERIOUSLY AND 
COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS AS CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY MONDAY.

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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
425 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO
  70 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SHIFTING WINDS
  SHOULD THEN START DIMINISHING LATER IN THE DAY TUESDAY. LOCAL
  WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS
  CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST
  INLAND THROUGH TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY DURING MONDAY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO OCCUR BETWEEN ABOUT 4 PM MONDAY AND 6 AM
  TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES, ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR
  EASTWARD TO THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND, INCREASINGLY
  RAIN SOFTENED GROUND, AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES, SHOULD
  RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. TREES
  COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED AND MANY TREE LIMBS WILL BE BROKEN.
  POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

GORSE
697 
WWUS71 KPHI 290843
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
443 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE
ACROSS OUR REGION LATER TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...

.SANDY WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER AS IT TURNS WESTWARD TODAY
AND SLAMS INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE THIS STORM 
SERIOUSLY AND COMPLETE PREPARATIONS THIS MORNING AS CONDITIONS
WILL WORSEN SUBSTANTIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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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
443 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHERLY WITH
  GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. 

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING COULD
  STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY DAMAGE WILL
  HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT THE INTERSTATE 95
  CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...
  INCREASINGLY RAIN SOFTENED GROUND... AND MANY TREES STILL WITH
  LEAVES... WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND
  TONIGHT. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED AND MANY TREE LIMBS
  WILL BE BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


DRAG
873 
WWUS71 KPHI 291015
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
615 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE
ACROSS OUR REGION LATER TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...

.SANDY HAS INTENSIFIED AND WILL BE POWERFUL AS IT SLAMS INTO THE
NEW JERSEY COAST THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 85 MPH. PREPARATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED
BY NOON AS CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN SUBSTANTIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

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055-060>062-067>071-292200-
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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
615 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING 40 TO 55 MPH BY 2 PM WITH GUSTS OF
  65 TO 75 MPH INLAND BUT 75 TO 85 MPH ALONG THE COASTS LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON UNTIL SANDY PASSES THIS EVENING. THEN A BRIEF PERIOD
  OF SIMILARLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT
  AS SANDY HEADS WEST PAST PHILADELPHIA.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  TONIGHT. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT THE INTERSTATE 95
  CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...
  INCREASINGLY RAIN SOFTENED GROUND... AND MANY TREES STILL WITH
  LEAVES... WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND
  TONIGHT. MANY TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

DRAG
543 
WWUS71 KPHI 291853
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
253 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE
ACROSS OUR REGION LATER TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...

.SANDY CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND IS EXPECTED TO
HIT THE NEW JERSEY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PERIODS OF
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 85 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NJZ013-014-016>027-300500-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...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
253 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...EAST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  TONIGHT. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL
  RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MANY TREES
  COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-300500-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON
253 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  TONIGHT. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL
  RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MANY TREES
  COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-300500-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON
253 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...EAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  TONIGHT. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL
  RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MANY TREES
  COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-300500-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
253 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
  TONIGHT. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY 
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY 
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL
  RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MANY TREES
  COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
148 
WWUS71 KPHI 300017
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
817 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE
ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...

.SANDY HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. PERIODS
OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 85 MPH CONTINUE TO
BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

NJZ013-014-016>027-301015-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...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
817 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT
  OR 1 AM. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL RESULT
  IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MANY TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY
  UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-301015-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON
817 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT
  OR 1 AM. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL RESULT
  IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MANY TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY
  UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-301015-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON
817 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...EAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT
  OR 1 AM. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL RESULT
  IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MANY TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY
  UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-301015-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
817 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...EAST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT
  OR 1 AM. THEREAFTER...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY
  DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND...AND MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES...WILL RESULT
  IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MANY TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY
  UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
443 
WWUS71 KPHI 300443
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1243 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS OUR REGION
OVERNIGHT...

.STILL POWERFUL SANDY WAS SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT HEADS FOR CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA LATER TODAY.

NJZ013-014-016>027-301245-
/O.EXT.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1900Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...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
1243 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE
  THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. THESE COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES.

* IMPACTS...THE MAIN DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PROBLEM NOW
  BEING A FEW LEFTOVER GUSTS FELLING A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES...
  POSSIBLY HARMING RECOVERY EFFORTS....ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
  ATLANTIC COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-301245-
/O.EXT.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1900Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON
1243 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE
  THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. THESE COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES.

* IMPACTS...THE MAIN DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PROBLEM NOW
  BEING A FEW LEFTOVER GUSTS FELLING A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES...
  POSSIBLY HARMING RECOVERY EFFORTS....ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-301245-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON
1243 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING COULD STILL
  UPROOT A FEW TREES.

* IMPACTS...THE WORST HAS OCCURRED WITH THE ADDITIONAL FELLED TREES
  AND BRANCH BREAKAGE THREATENING TO HARM RECOVERY EFFORTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-301245-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1243 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING COULD
  STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES.

* IMPACTS...THE WORST HAS OCCURRED WITH THE ADDITIONAL FELLED TREES
  AND BRANCH BREAKAGE THREATENING TO HARM RECOVERY EFFORTS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


DRAG
461 
WWUS71 KPHI 301248
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
848 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-302100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.121030T1248Z-121030T2100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CARBON-
MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
848 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING COULD STILL
  UPROOT A FEW TREES.

* IMPACTS...THE WORST HAS OCCURRED WITH THE ADDITIONAL FELLED 
  TREES AND BRANCH BREAKAGE THREATENING TO HARM RECOVERY EFFORTS.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-302100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.121030T1248Z-121030T2100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...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
848 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE
  THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. THESE COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES.

* IMPACTS...THE MAIN DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PROBLEM NOW 
  BEING A FEW LEFTOVER GUSTS FELLING A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES... 
  POSSIBLY HARMING RECOVERY EFFORTS....ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 
  ATLANTIC COAST.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 11:41 AM EDTHurricane Force Wind WarningPHI37 hr
Oct 28, 5:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot11 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2012High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012High Wind Warnings in Maryland, 2012Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.