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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 28, 20254 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2025, 1:18 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 29, 2025, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2025, 1:18 PM EST (18:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2025, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 29, 2025, 6:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 32 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle 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 18:19 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 2025-01-28Temperature 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 2025-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
1977 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
90 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

857 
WWUS71 KPHI 281818
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
118 PM EST Tue Jan 28 2025

PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-290900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.250129T1400Z-250129T2300Z/
Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern
Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Doylestown, Collegeville, Pottstown,
Perkasie, Allentown, Jim Thorpe, Chalfont, Reading, Honey Brook,
Oxford, Easton, Philadelphia, Media, Morrisville, Stroudsburg,
Bethlehem, West Chester, Norristown, Lansdale, and Kennett Square
118 PM EST Tue Jan 28 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, and southeast 
  Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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
3 follow-up statements
737 
WWUS71 KPHI 290548
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1248 AM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-291900-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.250129T1400Z-250129T2300Z/
New Castle-Kent-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-
Including the cities of Easton, Camden, Mount Holly, Denton,
Wharton State Forest, Morristown, Centreville, Hammonton, Newton,
Moorestown, Glassboro, Freehold, Millville, Trenton, Ocean City,
Dover, Flemington, Cherry Hill, Washington, Atlantic City, Long
Beach Island, Chestertown, Jackson, Wilmington, Somerville, Cape
May Court House, New Brunswick, Sandy Hook, and Pennsville
1248 AM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS 
EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM EST 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.

&&

$$

PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-291900-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.250129T1400Z-250129T2300Z/
Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern
Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Easton, Reading, Collegeville, Pottstown,
Morrisville, Oxford, Jim Thorpe, Media, Doylestown, Norristown,
Perkasie, Stroudsburg, Honey Brook, Chalfont, Bethlehem,
Philadelphia, West Chester, Allentown, Lansdale, and Kennett
Square
1248 AM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM 
EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, and southeast 
  Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM EST 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.

&&

$$

RCM
746 
WWUS71 KPHI 291804
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
104 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-292300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250129T2300Z/
New Castle-Kent-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-
Including the cities of Moorestown, New Brunswick, Camden,
Wharton State Forest, Cherry Hill, Glassboro, Hammonton, Jackson,
Cape May Court House, Wilmington, Chestertown, Mount Holly,
Morristown, Atlantic City, Millville, Sandy Hook, Long Beach
Island, Denton, Flemington, Trenton, Pennsville, Centreville,
Freehold, Newton, Washington, Dover, Somerville, Ocean City, and
Easton
104 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST 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.

&&

$$

PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-292300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250129T2300Z/
Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern
Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Norristown, Kennett Square, Philadelphia,
Jim Thorpe, Bethlehem, Oxford, Perkasie, Media, Morrisville,
Pottstown, Stroudsburg, Reading, Doylestown, Lansdale, Chalfont,
Allentown, Collegeville, Easton, Honey Brook, and West Chester
104 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, and southeast 
  Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST 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
576 
WWUS71 KPHI 292250
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
550 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-300000-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250129T2300Z/
New Castle-Kent-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 Hammonton, Centreville, Freehold,
Flemington, Dover, Glassboro, Reading, Bethlehem, Oxford,
Pottstown, Chalfont, Atlantic City, Chestertown, Camden,
Perkasie, Ocean City, Mount Holly, Denton, Norristown,
Morrisville, Cherry Hill, Somerville, Jim Thorpe, Washington,
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Millville, Morristown, Moorestown,
Lansdale, Newton, Long Beach Island, Trenton, Sandy Hook, Kennett
Square, Jackson, Allentown, New Brunswick, Wharton State Forest,
Stroudsburg, Easton, West Chester, Cape May Court House,
Collegeville, Honey Brook, Doylestown, Media, and Pennsville
550 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Winds have fallen below advisory criteria.

$$

MJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 12:32 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jan 28, 4:35 PM ESTGale WarningPHI37 hr
Jan 28, 4:35 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI13 hr
Jan 28, 8:39 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningPHICarbon, Monroe51 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.