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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 13, 20234 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2023, 2:56 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 14, 2023, 12:02 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2023, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2023, 12:02 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 14, 2023, 11:16 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 25 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, Mercer County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 198 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-03-13Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

303 
WWUS71 KPHI 131856
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
256 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2023

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-
141000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.230314T1700Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Berks-
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, 
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, Reading, Media, 
Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, 
Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, 
Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
256 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Delaware, northeast Maryland, southern New Jersey and 
  east central and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Tuesday to midnight EDT Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
295 
WWUS71 KPHI 132009
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
409 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2023

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-
141030-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.230314T1700Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Berks-
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, 
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, Reading, Media, 
Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, 
Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, 
Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
409 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM Tuesday to midnight EDT Tuesday night.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northwest winds will quickly increase
  during Tuesday morning, with the strongest winds occurring
  Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Gorse
201 
WWUS71 KPHI 140748
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
348 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-
142100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.230314T1700Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Berks-
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, 
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, Reading, Media, 
Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, 
Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, 
Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
348 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to midnight EDT tonight.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northwest winds will quickly increase after
  sunrise this morning, with the strongest winds occurring this
  afternoon into this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons
461 
WWUS71 KPHI 141345
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
945 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

PAZ061-062-150245-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.230314T1700Z-230315T0400Z/
Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
945 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lehigh and Northampton.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 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.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-
150245-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.230314T1700Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-Berks-
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, 
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, Reading, Media, 
Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, 
Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, 
Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
945 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 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.

&&

$$

Hoeflich
991 
WWUS71 KPHI 141602
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1202 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060>062-070-071-
101>106-150400-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.230314T1602Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-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, 
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, Reading, Allentown, 
Bethlehem, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, 
West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, 
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, 
and Doylestown
1202 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* 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.

&&

$$

Hoeflich
687 
WWUS71 KPHI 141858
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
258 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060>062-070-071-
101>106-150400-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-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, 
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, Reading, Allentown, 
Bethlehem, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, 
West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, 
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, 
and Doylestown
258 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* 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.

&&

$$

Hoeflich
946 
WWUS71 KPHI 150316
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1116 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060>062-070-071-
101>106-150430-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230315T0400Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-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-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, 
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, Reading, Allentown, 
Bethlehem, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, 
West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, 
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, 
and Doylestown
1116 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Sustained winds and gusts have dropped below advisory criteria.

$$

CW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 3:17 AM EDTWinter Storm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe42 hr
Mar 13, 9:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex21 hr
Mar 13, 3:16 AM EDTGale WarningPHI66 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.