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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2026, 12:47 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 16, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2026, 12:47 PM EDT (16:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 16:50 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, 4.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
626 WWUS71 KPHI 151647 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1247 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-016>027-161000- /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Middlesex-Western Monmouth- Eastern Monmouth-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington- Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Pennsville, Sandy Hook, Cape May Court House, New Brunswick, Glassboro, Rehoboth Beach, Moorestown, Ocean City, Dover, Hammonton, Jackson, Millville, Freehold, Long Beach Island, Mount Holly, Wharton State Forest, Camden, Cherry Hill, Georgetown, and Atlantic City 1247 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware and central, northern, and southern New Jersey. * WHEN...From 2 PM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * 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. && $$ RCM
3 follow-up statements
760 WWUS71 KPHI 160627 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 227 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 DEZ001-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ007-009-010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-070- 071-101>106-162000- /O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/ New Castle-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Warren-Hunterdon- Somerset-Mercer-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware- Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery- Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Lansdale, Reading, West Chester, Jim Thorpe, Centreville, Collegeville, Easton, Washington, Kennett Square, Norristown, Pottstown, Flemington, Perkasie, Chestertown, Oxford, Trenton, Stroudsburg, Media, Chalfont, Somerville, Allentown, Morrisville, Denton, Wilmington, Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, and Doylestown 227 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central, northern, and northwest New Jersey, and east central, northeast, and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-016>027-162000- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Middlesex-Western Monmouth- Eastern Monmouth-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington- Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Cherry Hill, Ocean City, Wharton State Forest, Freehold, Moorestown, Cape May Court House, Mount Holly, Millville, Jackson, Long Beach Island, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, New Brunswick, Glassboro, Atlantic City, Dover, Pennsville, Hammonton, Sandy Hook, and Camden 227 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware and central, northern, and southern New Jersey. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * 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. && $$ Staarmann
190 WWUS71 KPHI 161539 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1139 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 NJZ001-008-170600- /O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/ Sussex-Morris- Including the cities of Morristown and Newton 1139 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Morris and Sussex Counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ007-009-010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-070-071-101>106-170600- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/ New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Warren-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 West Chester, Perkasie, Jim Thorpe, Long Beach Island, Rehoboth Beach, Pottstown, Washington, Camden, Bethlehem, Mount Holly, Pennsville, Honey Brook, Atlantic City, Sandy Hook, Easton, Chestertown, New Brunswick, Moorestown, Collegeville, Cherry Hill, Reading, Morrisville, Millville, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Kennett Square, Georgetown, Centreville, Wharton State Forest, Denton, Norristown, Media, Freehold, Cape May Court House, Trenton, Stroudsburg, Hammonton, Chalfont, Jackson, Flemington, Dover, Somerville, Oxford, Allentown, Doylestown, Lansdale, Glassboro, and Ocean City 1139 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey, and east central, northeast, and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * 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. && $$ RCM
320 WWUS71 KPHI 170530 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 130 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-070-071-101>106-170630- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260317T0600Z/ New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset- Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem- Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland- Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic- Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh- Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester- Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Flemington, Cape May Court House, Cherry Hill, Lansdale, Wharton State Forest, Oxford, Jim Thorpe, Chestertown, Newton, Glassboro, Chalfont, Long Beach Island, Washington, Rehoboth Beach, Honey Brook, Kennett Square, Dover, Bethlehem, Millville, Morrisville, Somerville, Easton, New Brunswick, West Chester, Pottstown, Atlantic City, Georgetown, Morristown, Philadelphia, Media, Moorestown, Stroudsburg, Allentown, Denton, Pennsville, Norristown, Ocean City, Sandy Hook, Camden, Freehold, Mount Holly, Centreville, Reading, Collegeville, Hammonton, Perkasie, Trenton, Doylestown, Wilmington, and Jackson 130 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The threat has ended. $$ MPS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 12:52 PM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 41 hr | |
| Mar 15, 12:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 17 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.