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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this red flag warning at Apr 23, 2014, 4:03 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 23, 2014, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014, 4:03 AM EDT (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2014, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2014, 7:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 34 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, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 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, 8.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
871 WWUS81 KPHI 230803 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 403 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-070-071-101>106-240000- /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0002.140423T1500Z-140424T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0001.140423T1500Z-140424T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0003.140424T1500Z-140425T0000Z/ 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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 403 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR OR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 30S TODAY BUT SOME AREAS COULD GET BELOW 30 PERCENT. ON THURSDAY, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOWER, GENERALLY IN THE TEENS AND 20S. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S TODAY AND IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO A MORE RAPID SPREAD RATE OF ANY FIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE FIRE PREVENTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF SMOKING MATERIALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS... AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS... AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
372 WWUS81 KPHI 231348 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 948 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-070-071-101>106-240500- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0001.140423T1500Z-140424T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0003.140424T1500Z-140425T0000Z/ 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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 948 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR OR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S TODAY BUT SOME AREAS COULD GET BELOW 30 PERCENT. ON THURSDAY, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOWER, GENERALLY IN THE TEENS AND 20S. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 50S TO AROUND 60 TODAY AND IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO A MORE RAPID SPREAD RATE OF ANY FIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE FIRE PREVENTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF SMOKING MATERIALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS... AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
341 WWUS81 KPHI 231922 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 322 PM EDT WED APR 23 2014 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-070-071-101>106-241030- /O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140424T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0003.140424T1500Z-140425T0000Z/ 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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 322 PM EDT WED APR 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR OR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING, THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30S TODAY. ON THURSDAY, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOWER, GENERALLY IN THE TEENS AND 20S. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE MID 50S TO AROUND 60 TODAY AND IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO A MORE RAPID SPREAD RATE OF ANY FIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE FIRE PREVENTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF SMOKING MATERIALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS... AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$
721 WWUS81 KPHI 232327 RFWPHI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 727 PM EDT WED APR 23 2014 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-070-071-101>106-241430- /O.CAN.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140424T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0003.140424T1500Z-140425T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0002.140424T1400Z-140425T0000Z/ 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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 727 PM EDT WED APR 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTY AND STRONG WIND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY, WITH THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FORM THE UPPER 5OS AND LOW 60S UP NORTH, TO THE MID TO UPPER 60S ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO A MORE RAPID SPREAD RATE OF ANY FIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE FIRE PREVENTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF SMOKING MATERIALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS... AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATIOIN...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. && $$ ROBERTSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:03 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:27 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 22, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 50 min | |
| Apr 22, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 9:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 26 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Jersey, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Maryland, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
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.