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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 12, 20124 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 9:27 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 13, 2012, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2012, 9:27 PM EST (02:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 13, 2012, 5:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 13, 2012, 5:38 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 26 counties

New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Kent 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), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-01-13Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 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
435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 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.

404 
WWUS71 KPHI 130227
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
927 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012
 
DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-131100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.120113T1000Z-120113T2300Z/
NEW CASTLE-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...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...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
927 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE, ALL OF EASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME
  OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A SECOND
  GUST MAXIMUM DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY
  SOME WEAK TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL
  MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

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. WHERE POSSIBLE, DO
NOT PARK OR LEAVE VEHICLES UNDERNEATH TREES.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
359 
WWUS71 KPHI 130828
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
328 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW AN ARCTIC FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING...

.BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING, A WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST WILL OCCUR. AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE AREA, THE
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TURN RATHER GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY.

MDZ008-012-132130-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.120113T1000Z-120113T2300Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN
328 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
  POSSIBLY SOME WEAKER TREES WHICH MAY TAKE DOWN SOME POWER LINES,
  RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT
  DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.

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-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-132130-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.120113T1000Z-120113T2300Z/
NEW CASTLE-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...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...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
328 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
  POSSIBLY SOME WEAKER TREES WHICH MAY TAKE DOWN SOME POWER LINES,
  RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT
  DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

GORSE
695 
WWUS71 KPHI 132105
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
405 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012


DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-132300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-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...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
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...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
405 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND 
  POSSIBLY SOME WEAKER TREES WHICH MAY TAKE DOWN SOME POWER 
  LINES... RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL 
  MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY 
  ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

MIKETTA
446 
WWUS71 KPHI 132238
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
538 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012


DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-132345-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-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...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
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...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
538 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. SCATTERED WESTERLY WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT BUT WILL GENERALLY NOT BE
AS STRONG AS THE 45 TO 50 MPH GUSTS OF EARLIER TODAY.

$$

DRAG

Nearby

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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.