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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 16, 20254 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2025, 10:03 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 16, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2025, 10:03 AM EDT (14:03 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2025, 10:52 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 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, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset 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), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2025-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2025-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 362 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
378 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

392 
WWUS71 KPHI 161403
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1003 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

DEZ001-MDZ012-NJZ007-009-010-012-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-
101>106-170100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.250316T1600Z-250317T0100Z/
New Castle-Kent MD-Warren-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-
Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-
Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Easton, Doylestown, West Chester,
Flemington, Morrisville, Stroudsburg, New Brunswick, Lansdale,
Oxford, Washington, Pennsville, Collegeville, Moorestown, Mount
Holly, Reading, Pottstown, Trenton, Honey Brook, Allentown,
Media, Glassboro, Jim Thorpe, Bethlehem, Somerville, Wilmington,
Kennett Square, Chalfont, Philadelphia, Chestertown, Cherry Hill,
Perkasie, Camden, and Norristown
1003 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ013-014-020>027-170300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.250316T2100Z-250317T0300Z/
Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape
May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Dover, Rehoboth Beach, Easton, Freehold,
Millville, Cape May Court House, Wharton State Forest, Denton,
Georgetown, Centreville, Hammonton, Jackson, Ocean City, Long
Beach Island, Atlantic City, and Sandy Hook
1003 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT 
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up of 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware, northeast 
  Maryland, and central and southern New Jersey.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 PM EDT this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons
2 follow-up statements
459 
WWUS71 KPHI 170056
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
856 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

DEZ001-MDZ012-NJZ007-009-010-012-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-
101>106-170200-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-250317T0100Z/
New Castle-Kent MD-Warren-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-
Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-
Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Flemington, Washington, Chalfont,
Moorestown, Philadelphia, Pottstown, Bethlehem, Chestertown,
Camden, Lansdale, Jim Thorpe, Somerville, Honey Brook, Media,
Easton, Pennsville, Norristown, Glassboro, Trenton, New
Brunswick, Collegeville, Doylestown, Cherry Hill, Reading,
Morrisville, West Chester, Mount Holly, Oxford, Kennett Square,
Stroudsburg, Perkasie, Allentown, and Wilmington
856 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to diminish overnight. 

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ013-014-020>027-170300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-250317T0300Z/
Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape
May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Easton, Freehold, Atlantic City,
Hammonton, Millville, Long Beach Island, Denton, Centreville,
Ocean City, Sandy Hook, Jackson, Dover, Cape May Court House,
Rehoboth Beach, Wharton State Forest, and Georgetown
856 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware, northeast 
  Maryland, and central and southern New Jersey.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

PO
176 
WWUS71 KPHI 170252
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1052 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ013-014-020>027-170400-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-250317T0300Z/
Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape
May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Dover, Freehold, Ocean City, Long Beach
Island, Jackson, Atlantic City, Rehoboth Beach, Cape May Court
House, Wharton State Forest, Hammonton, Sandy Hook, Easton,
Denton, Millville, Centreville, and Georgetown
1052 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat has ended. A few gusts up to 45 MPH remains possible 
though the strongest winds have ended.

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 3:01 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI15 hr
Mar 16, 9:44 AM EDTGale WarningPHI16 hr
Mar 16, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI37 min

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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.