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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 18, 20224 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2022, 11:54 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 19, 2022, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2022, 11:54 AM EST (16:54 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2022, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 19, 2022, 8:44 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 33 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline 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), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:56 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, 4.9 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 2022-02-18Temperature 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 2022-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 741 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
428 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
90 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
741 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
710 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

429 
WWUS71 KPHI 181654
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1154 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-190600-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.220219T1800Z-220220T0000Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-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-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 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, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, 
Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, 
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, 
and Doylestown
1154 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, the
  eastern shores of Maryland, and Delaware.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 7 PM EST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MPS
5 follow-up statements
801 
WWUS71 KPHI 182016
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
316 PM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-191100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.220219T1800Z-220220T0300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-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-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 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, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, 
Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, 
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, 
and Doylestown
316 PM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, southeast Pennsylvania, the
  eastern shores of Maryland, and Delaware.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM EST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MPS
965 
WWUS71 KPHI 190820
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
320 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-192300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.220219T1500Z-220220T0300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, 
Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
320 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Warren and Sussex. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh and Berks.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM EST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-192300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.220219T1800Z-220220T0300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 
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, Media, Philadelphia, 
Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, 
Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville,
and Doylestown
320 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM EST this evening.

* 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
433 
WWUS71 KPHI 191420
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
920 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-200300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.220219T1500Z-220220T0300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, 
Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
920 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Warren and Sussex. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh and Berks.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM EST this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will likely occur right
  along and just behind a cold front as it moves through the area
  around midday. Snow showers and even brief snow squalls will
  also be possible along this front and this could result in
  visibility quickly dropping to a half mile or less. Also, within
  any squalls peak winds could locally exceed 50 mph. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-200300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.220219T1800Z-220220T0300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 
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, Media, Philadelphia, 
Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, 
Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville,
and Doylestown
920 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM EST this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will likely occur right
  along and just behind a cold front as it moves through the area
  this afternoon. In addition, snow showers and even localized
  brief snow squalls will be possible along this front mainly for
  areas north of a Philadelphia to Trenton line. This could result
  in visibility quickly dropping to a half mile or less. Also, 
  within any squalls peak winds could briefly exceed 50 mph. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons
288 
WWUS71 KPHI 192024
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
324 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-200300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-220220T0300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, 
Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
324 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Warren and Sussex. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh and Berks.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-200300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-220220T0300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 
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, Media, Philadelphia, 
Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, 
Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville,
and Doylestown
324 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons
444 
WWUS71 KPHI 200144
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
844 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-200245-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-220220T0300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-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-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 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, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, 
Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, 
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, 
and Doylestown
844 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have begun to diminish. It will still be breezy at times,
the next few hours, with winds gusting into the 25 to 35 mph 
range, but gusts exceeding 45 mph are no longer expected this
evening. As a result, the wind advisory has been cancelled.

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 6:17 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon and 6 more43 min
Feb 18, 6:25 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Feb 18, 11:55 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI15 hr
Feb 18, 3:16 PM ESTGale WarningPHI34 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.