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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2018, 8:38 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 20, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2018, 8:38 PM EDT (00:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 424 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
242 WWUS71 KPHI 200038 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 838 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-201300- /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.180320T1200Z-180321T0000Z/ Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City 838 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds increase overnight and remain gusty through Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 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. && $$ po
3 follow-up statements
923 WWUS71 KPHI 200754 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 354 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-202200- /O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.180320T1200Z-180320T2200Z/ Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City 354 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds increase this morning and remain gusty into early this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that very windy conditions are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Light-weight outdoor objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be secured. && $$
304 WWUS71 KPHI 201939 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 339 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-202200- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T2200Z/ Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City 339 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds increase this morning and remain gusty into early this evening. The advisory may need to be extended if wind gusts remain elevated into the evening hours. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. 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. && $$ CMS
589 WWUS71 KPHI 202159 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 559 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-202300- /O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T2200Z/ Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City 559 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds are expected to remain just below advisory criteria overnight. They will pick up again tomorrow, but a winter storm warning covers this threat. Therefore, the wind advisory will expire as scheduled. $$ CMS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2:40 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 50 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:40 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | New Castle | 50 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:41 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 47 hr |
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.