Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Nov 5, 2012, 3:20 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 7, 2012, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2012, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 7, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2012, 3:41 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 24 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, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 1083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
352 WWUS71 KPHI 052020 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 320 PM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT NOR'EASTER TO AFFECT OUR AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL THEN INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY, BECOMING A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER OFF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA DURING THURSDAY. AN INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM AND AFFECT THE REGION. THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY SANDY LAST WEEK WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ067>071- 061000- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0002.121107T1100Z-121108T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...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... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 320 PM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. SOME WIND GUSTS COULD EASILY REACH 65 MPH, MAINLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREAS THAT WERE HARDEST HIT BY LAST WEEKS STORM. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM ABOUT NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING, WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING CLOSER TO THE COAST. * IMPACTS...STRUCTURES AND TREES WEAKENED BY LAST WEEKS STORM MAY BE FURTHER DAMAGED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS. THIS CAN ALSO RESULT IN RENEWED POWER OUTAGES, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINS IN A WEAKENED STATE. DEBRIS FROM LAST WEEKS STORM COULD BECOME A HAZARD DURING THIS NEW STORM, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS LIGHT ENOUGH TO BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. IF POSSIBLE, NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING IN OR SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ GORSE
2 follow-up statements
517 WWUS71 KPHI 060842 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 342 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT NOR'EASTER TO AFFECT OUR AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST TODAY. THIS STORM WILL THEN INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY...BECOMING A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER OFF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA DURING THURSDAY. AN INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM AND AFFECT THE REGION. THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY SANDY LAST WEEK WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ067>071- 062200- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.A.0002.121107T1100Z-121108T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...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... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 342 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREAS THAT WERE HARDEST HIT BY STORM LAST WEEK. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM ABOUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING CLOSER TO THE COAST. * IMPACTS...STRUCTURES AND TREES WEAKENED BY THE STORM LAST WEEK MAY BE FURTHER DAMAGED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS. THIS CAN ALSO RESULT IN RENEWED POWER OUTAGES...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINS IN A WEAKENED STATE. DEBRIS FROM LAST WEEKS STORM COULD BECOME A HAZARD DURING THIS NEW STORM... ESPECIALLY IF IT IS LIGHT ENOUGH TO BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. IF POSSIBLE... NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING IN OR SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
937 WWUS71 KPHI 062041 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 341 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING AND A WIND ADVISORY ARE NOW IN EFFECT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHWARD ON WEDNESDAY...BECOMING A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER OFF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AN INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM AND AFFECT THE REGION. THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY SANDY LAST WEEK WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. DEZ003-004-NJZ013-014-020-022>027-070445- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0002.121107T1100Z-121108T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0002.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 341 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREAS THAT WERE HARDEST HIT BY THE STORM LAST WEEK. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM ABOUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHER WINDS OCCURRING CLOSER TO THE COAST. * IMPACTS...STRUCTURES AND TREES WEAKENED BY THE STORM LAST WEEK MAY BE FURTHER DAMAGED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS. THIS CAN ALSO RESULT IN RENEWED POWER OUTAGES...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINS IN A WEAKENED STATE. DEBRIS FROM LAST WEEKS STORM COULD BECOME A HAZARD DURING THIS NEW STORM... ESPECIALLY IF IT IS LIGHT ENOUGH TO BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING IN OR SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012-015>019-021- PAZ067>071-070445- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0002.121107T1100Z-121108T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0011.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS- HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...ELKTON... CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... MILLVILLE...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA 341 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREAS THAT WERE HARD HIT BY THE STORM LAST WEEK. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM ABOUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRUCTURES AND TREES WEAKENED BY THE STORM LAST WEEK MAY BE FURTHER DAMAGED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN RENEWED POWER OUTAGES...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINS IN A WEAKENED STATE. ANY LEFT OVER DEBRIS FROM LAST WEEKS STORM COULD BECOME A HAZARD DURING THIS NEW STORM... ESPECIALLY IF IT IS LIGHT ENOUGH TO BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OR GREATER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. IF POSSIBLE... NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING IN OR SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:26 PM EST | Storm Watch | PHI | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in New Jersey, 2012High Wind Watches in Maryland, 2012High Wind Watches in Delaware, 2012Every high wind watch 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.