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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 13, 202116 counties in New Jersey; 10 counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2021, 2:44 PM EST for 16 counties in New Jersey; 10 counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Mar 14, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2021, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 14, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT
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 19:44 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, 7.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-03-13Temperature 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 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -178 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

846 
WWUS71 KPHI 131944
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
244 PM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

NJZ001-008-010-012>014-140800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.210314T1500Z-210315T0400Z/
Sussex-Morris-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-
Including the cities of Newton, Morristown, Somerville, 
New Brunswick, Freehold, and Sandy Hook
244 PM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Sussex, Morris, Somerset, Middlesex, Western Monmouth 
  and Eastern Monmouth.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to midnight EDT Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Davis
5 follow-up statements
423 
WWUS71 KPHI 132150
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
450 PM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

PAZ054-055-141100-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.210314T1500Z-210315T0400Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
450 PM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to midnight EDT Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NJZ001-008-010-012>014-141100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.210314T1500Z-210315T0400Z/
Sussex-Morris-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-
Including the cities of Newton, Morristown, Somerville, 
New Brunswick, Freehold, and Sandy Hook
450 PM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Morris, Sussex, Eastern Monmouth, Western Monmouth, 
  Middlesex and Somerset.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to midnight EDT Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
080 
WWUS71 KPHI 140658
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
158 AM EST Sun Mar 14 2021

NJZ001-008-010-012>014-PAZ054-055-142100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.210314T1600Z-210315T0400Z/
Sussex-Morris-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Morristown, Somerville, 
New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Jim Thorpe, and Stroudsburg
158 AM EST Sun Mar 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT 
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest wind 20 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 45 to 50 
  MPH.

* WHERE...The Pennsylvania counties of Carbon and Monroe. The New
  Jersey counties of Sussex, Morris, Somerset, Middlesex and 
  Monmouth.

* WHEN...From noon today until midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...The gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could come down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution if driving, especially if you are in a large 
vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Iovino
240 
WWUS71 KPHI 141903
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
303 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

DEZ001-NJZ007-009-015>027-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-150400-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0400Z/
New Castle-Warren-Hunterdon-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Washington, Flemington, 
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, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, 
Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, 
Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
303 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest and southern 
  New Jersey, east central and southeast Pennsylvania and 
  northern Delaware.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NJZ001-008-010-012>014-PAZ054-055-150400-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0400Z/
Sussex-Morris-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Morristown, Somerville, 
New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Jim Thorpe, and Stroudsburg
303 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Eastern Monmouth, Western 
  Monmouth, Middlesex, Sussex and Somerset. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon and Monroe.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Davis
230 
WWUS71 KPHI 141911 CCA
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
311 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

DEZ001-NJZ007-009-015>027-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-150400-
/O.COR.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0400Z/
New Castle-Warren-Hunterdon-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Washington, Flemington, 
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, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, 
Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, 
Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
311 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest and southern 
  New Jersey, east central and southeast Pennsylvania and 
  northern Delaware.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NJZ001-008-010-012>014-PAZ054-055-150400-
/O.COR.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0400Z/
Sussex-Morris-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Morristown, Somerville, 
New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Jim Thorpe, and Stroudsburg
311 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Eastern Monmouth, Western 
  Monmouth, Middlesex, Sussex and Somerset. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon and Monroe.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Davis
265 
WWUS71 KPHI 142322
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
722 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-
150030-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0400Z/
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
722 PM EDT Sun Mar 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

While breezy conditions with northwest gusts of 30 to 40 mph will
continue for much of the night, gusts have fallen below advisory
criteria and are expected to remain that way. The Wind Advisory is
cancelled.

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 2:41 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Mar 13, 2:56 PM ESTFire Weather WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 9 more12 hr
Mar 13, 4:48 PM ESTGale WarningPHI37 hr

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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.