Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2016

Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 13, 2016New Castle County, Delaware; 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 4 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 13, 2016, 2:44 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware; 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Jul 14, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 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
Jul 13, 2016, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 14, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 15, 2016, 6:29 PM EDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 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 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 220 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-13Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

729 
WWUS71 KPHI 131844
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
244 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016


DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-140745-
/O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0002.160714T1600Z-160716T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.EH.W.0002.160714T1600Z-160716T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
244 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
8 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM READINGS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S ON
  THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOWS ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND
  UPPER 70S WITH SOME HIGH URBANIZED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY NOT
  FALLING BELOW 80 DEGREES.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL
  BE 100 TO 104. ON FRIDAY...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE
  NEAR 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES 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.

   AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO 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.

   YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

NJZ007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-140745-
/O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.160714T1600Z-160715T0000Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE
244 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 90S.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES....MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL
  BE NEAR 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

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 ACTIVITIES 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.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>023-140745-
/O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.160714T1600Z-160715T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE
244 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES....MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL
  RANGE FROM 102 TO 106 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

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 ACTIVITIES 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.

&&

$$

JOHNSON
5 follow-up statements
373 
WWUS71 KPHI 140725
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
325 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0002.160714T1600Z-160716T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
325 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM READINGS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S ON 
  THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOWS ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND 
  UPPER 70S WITH SOME HIGH URBANIZED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY NOT 
  FALLING BELOW 80 DEGREES.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL 
  BE 100 TO 104. ON FRIDAY...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE 
  NEAR 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES 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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO 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.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

NJZ007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.160714T1600Z-160715T0000Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE
325 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 90S.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL 
  BE NEAR 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

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 ACTIVITIES 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.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>023-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.160714T1600Z-160715T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE
325 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL 
  RANGE FROM 102 TO 106 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

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 ACTIVITIES 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.

&&

$$
076 
WWUS71 KPHI 141830
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
230 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-150915-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160716T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
230 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM READINGS IN THE MIDDLE 90S THIS
  AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOWS TONIGHT IN THE
  MIDDLE AND UPPER 70S WITH SOME HIGH URBANIZED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY
  NOT FALLING BELOW 80 DEGREES.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON
  WILL BE 102 TO 106. MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON WILL BE NEAR 100.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR. THE
COMBINATION WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

NJZ007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160715T0000Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE
230 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM READINGS WILL BE IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
  90S THIS AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON
  WILL BE AROUND 100.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...STAY OUT OF THE
SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>023-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160715T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE
230 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM READINGS IN THE MIDDLE 90S THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON
  WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO 107 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...STAY OUT OF THE
SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

IOVINO
908 
WWUS71 KPHI 150001
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
801 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016



NJZ007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-150115-
/O.EXP.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160715T0000Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE
801 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE HOT TOMORROW...IT WILL NOT BE AS HUMID.
THUS MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 90S.

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>023-150115-
/O.EXP.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160715T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE
801 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE HOT TOMORROW...IT WILL NOT BE AS HUMID.
THUS MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 100 DEGREES.

$$

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-151315-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160716T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
801 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S. HIGH
  TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S ON FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON FRIDAY WILL BE
  NEAR 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING
OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR. THE
COMBINATION WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$
307 
WWUS71 KPHI 150747
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
347 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-160000-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160716T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
347 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES ON FRIDAY WILL
  RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING
OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR. THE
COMBINATION WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$
183 
WWUS71 KPHI 152229
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
629 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016


DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-152330-
/O.CAN.KPHI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160716T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
629 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

DRIER AIR IS ARRIVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE
AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NO LONGER MEET EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
CRITERIA. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 2:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Jul 13, 2:44 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex29 hr
Jul 13, 3:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex4 hr
Jul 13, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
Jul 13, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex51 min
Jul 13, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex58 min
Jul 13, 2:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 13, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 13, 4:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh, Montgomery4 hr
Jul 13, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe4 hr

Nearby

Excessive Heat Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2016Excessive Heat Warnings in New Jersey, 2016Excessive Heat Warnings in Delaware, 2016Every excessive heat warning in 2016

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.