Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind warning at Mar 2, 2017, 2:47 AM EST for 16 counties in New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware; 10 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 7 hr. 21 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
- Mar 2, 2017, 2:47 AM EST (07:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2017, 9:54 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 27 counties
New Castle County, DE, 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), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:26 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Hammonton, NJ | DOWNED TREE ON US HIGHWAY 206 SOUTHBOUND NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 613...BLOCKING ALL LANES. |
| Mar 2, 3:28 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mansfield Square, NJ | DOWNED TREE ON INTERSTATE 295 SOUTHBOUND SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 206 INTERCHANGE. |
| Mar 2, 4:52 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beverly Hills, PA | POWER LINES DOWN ON WEST CHESTER PIKE NEAR HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. |
| Mar 2, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Helmetta, NJ | SEVERAL FOUR TO FIVE INCH LIMBS DOWNED. |
| Mar 2, 5:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clifton Heights, PA | *** 1 INJ *** LARGE TREE DOWNED DAMAGING A HOME. MINOR INJURIES TO A RESIDENT INSIDE. |
| Mar 2, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Haddonfield, NJ | LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN SMASHING A FENCE. REPORT TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lower Moreland Twp, PA | SEPTA WEST TRENTON LINE SUSSPENDED FROM FALLEN TREE DOWNING A POWER LINE. SMALL BRUSH FIRE WAS STARTED. |
| Mar 2, 6:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newton, NJ | LARGE TREE DOWNED DAMAGING A HOUSE AND FENCE. |
| Mar 2, 6:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Zionsville, PA | DOWNED TREE AND UTILITY POLE BLOCKING A ROAD IN ZIONSVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED2 |
| Mar 2, 6:34 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Squankum, NJ | SQUANKUM-YELLOWBROOK ROAD CLOSED FROM A DOWNED TREE. |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lakewood, NJ | A 60-FOOT TREE FELL ONTO AND DAMAGED TWO SCHOOL BUSES. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Shark River Hills, NJ | ROUTE 33 CLOSED NEAR ROUTE 18 FROM A DOWNED TREE. |
| Mar 2, 7:33 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Tuckerton, NJ | |
| Mar 2, 7:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Sandy Hook, NJ | |
| Mar 2, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bern Twp, PA | DOWNED TREE AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. |
| Mar 2, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hackettstown, NJ | PORTIONS OF WILLOW GROVE STREET...SEBER ROAD...AND COOK STREET WERE CLOSED FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jamesburg, NJ | LARGE TREE SMASHED THROUGH FENCE AND DAMAGED A POOL. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sparta, NJ | LARGE TREE DOWN FROM STRONG WINDS. |
| Mar 2, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Toms River, NJ | A 25-FOOT BRANCH WAS DOWNED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 8:38 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Grove, NJ | TREE BRANCH DOWNED ON POWER LINES AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT ON ROUTE 33 NEAR JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. |
| Mar 2, 9:46 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fox Hill, NJ | POWER LINES DOWN IN MT. LAKES AREA. US HIGHWAY 46 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 580 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 656 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
734 WWUS71 KPHI 020747 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 247 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Very Gusty Winds Behind a Cold Front Late Tonight into Thursday... NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-021800- /O.UPG.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0003.170302T0747Z-170302T1500Z/ Sussex-Warren-Morris-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton- Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton 247 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 10 AM EST this morning. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * Locations...northeast and east central Pennsylvania and far northwest New Jersey. * WINDS...West wind 30 to 35 mph at times with widespread gusts 50 to 60 mph. Isolated higher gusts in high terrain. * TIMING...Winds diminish, probably around 9 AM or 10 AM. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and impact high profile vehicles traveling open high terrain and over bridges. Some tree limbs or wires are expected to break and cause power outages. 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. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-021600- /O.UPG.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170302T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0003.170302T0747Z-170302T1500Z/ New Castle-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth- Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden- Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May- Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- Southeastern Burlington-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester- Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks- Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Wilmington, Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, Wharton State Forest, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown 247 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 10 AM EST this morning. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * Locations...southeastern Pennsylvania, much of New Jersey and far northern Delaware. * WINDS...West wind 30 to 35 mph at times with widespread gusts 50 to 60 mph. * TIMING...winds slowly diminish beginning around 9 AM or 10 AM. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and impact high profile vehicles traveling open high terrain and over bridges. Some tree limbs or wires are expected to break and cause power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-021600- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170302T1600Z/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes- Talbot-Caroline- Including the cities of Dover, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, and Denton 247 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * Locations...Maryland's upper eastern shore as well as southern and central Delaware. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. * TIMING...Strongest westerly wind gusts of 45 to 55 MPH should occur between now and 9 am. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages will result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that very windy conditions are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Light-weight outdoor objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be secured. && $$
2 follow-up statements
585 WWUS71 KPHI 021016 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 516 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Very Gusty Winds Behind a Cold Front Late Tonight into Thursday... NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-021500- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1500Z/ Sussex-Warren-Morris-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton- Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton 516 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * Locations...northeast and east central Pennsylvania and far northwest New Jersey. * WINDS...West wind 30 to 35 mph at times with widespread gusts 50 to 60 mph. Isolated higher gusts in high terrain. Lancaster Pennsylvania reported a wind gust to 64 mph at 431 AM. There has been a recent increase in scattered power outages across our area. * TIMING...Winds begin to diminish, probably around 9 AM or 10 AM. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and impact high profile vehicles traveling open high terrain and over bridges. Some tree limbs or wires are expected to break and cause power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-021500- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1500Z/ New Castle-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-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester- Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks- Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Wilmington, 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, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown 516 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * Locations...southeastern Pennsylvania, much of New Jersey and far northern Delaware. * WINDS...West wind 30 to 35 mph at times with widespread gusts 50 to 60 mph. Lancaster Pennsylvania reported a wind gust to 64 mph at 431 AM. There has been a recent increase in scattered power outages across our area. * TIMING...winds begin to slowly diminish around 9 AM or 10 AM. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and impact high profile vehicles traveling open high terrain and over bridges. Some tree limbs or wires are expected to break and cause power outages. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-021600- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170302T1600Z/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes- Talbot-Caroline- Including the cities of Dover, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, and Denton 516 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * Locations...Maryland's upper eastern shore as well as southern and central Delaware. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. * TIMING...Strongest westerly wind gusts of 45 to 55 MPH should occur between now and 9 am. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages will result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that very windy conditions are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Light-weight outdoor objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be secured. && $$
229 WWUS71 KPHI 021454 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 954 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106- 021600- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1500Z/ 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- Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester- Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- 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, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown 954 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Conditions will remain windy into this afternoon. There will be a west northwest wind at 15 to 25 MPH with gusts of 25 to 35 MPH. These speeds fall below the criteria for a Wind Advisory or a High Wind Warning. As a result, the High Wind Warning has been cancelled. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-021600- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170302T1600Z/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes- Talbot-Caroline- Including the cities of Dover, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, and Denton 954 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Conditions will remain windy into this afternoon. There will be a west northwest wind at 15 to 25 MPH with gusts of 25 to 35 MPH. These speeds fall below the criteria for a Wind Advisory. As a result, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ Iovino
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:58 PM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 53 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 11 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2017High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2017High Wind Warnings in Delaware, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017
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.