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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 30, 2025Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at May 30, 2025, 9:04 PM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at May 31, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2025, 9:04 PM EDT (01:04 UTC)
In effect from
May 31, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 31, 2025, 6:43 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 00:00Z on 2025-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 490 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2025-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 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
490 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

225 
WWUS71 KPHI 310104
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
904 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-311200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0014.250531T0600Z-250531T1200Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen
Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern
Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal
Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Centreville, Wilmington,
Cape May Court House, Hammonton, Dover, Wharton State Forest,
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Mount Holly, Pennsville, Glassboro,
Chestertown, Ocean City, Jackson, Long Beach Island, Camden,
Denton, Easton, Moorestown, Millville, and Georgetown
904 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Saturday.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

DeSilva
2 follow-up statements
552 
WWUS71 KPHI 310704
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
304 AM EDT Sat May 31 2025

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-311200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-250531T1200Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen
Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern
Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal
Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Centreville, Pennsville,
Wilmington, Glassboro, Mount Holly, Camden, Long Beach Island,
Rehoboth Beach, Wharton State Forest, Hammonton, Dover, Easton,
Ocean City, Denton, Cape May Court House, Atlantic City, Cherry
Hill, Jackson, Millville, Chestertown, and Moorestown
304 AM EDT Sat May 31 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

RCM
928 
WWUS71 KPHI 311043
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
643 AM EDT Sat May 31 2025

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-311145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-250531T1200Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen
Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern
Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal
Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Centreville, Pennsville,
Wilmington, Glassboro, Mount Holly, Camden, Long Beach Island,
Rehoboth Beach, Wharton State Forest, Hammonton, Dover, Easton,
Ocean City, Denton, Cape May Court House, Atlantic City, Cherry
Hill, Jackson, Millville, Chestertown, and Moorestown
643 AM EDT Sat May 31 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat for wind gusts above 45 mph has ended. though gusts of 
30-40 mph may still occur.

$$

RCM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 10:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHINew Castle4 hr
May 30, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle49 min
May 30, 10:55 PM EDTTornado WarningPHINew Castle22 min
May 31, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent43 min
May 31, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex45 min
May 31, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex48 min
May 31, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex45 min
May 31, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex49 min
May 30, 8:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's33 min
May 30, 9:33 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's27 min
May 30, 11:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester, Salem3 hr
May 30, 11:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester4 hr
May 31, 12:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer3 hr
May 31, 4:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren9 hr
May 31, 4:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon6 hr
May 31, 5:13 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISomerset97 min
May 31, 8:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISomerset7 hr
May 31, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
May 31, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
May 31, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May16 min
May 31, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
May 31, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem41 min
May 31, 6:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris12 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.