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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 29, 2026Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at May 29, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT (03:59 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 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 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 224 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 00:00Z on 2026-05-30Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2026-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 208 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
1600 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

610 
WWUS71 KPHI 300359
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1159 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

PAZ054-055-301700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.260530T0400Z-260530T1800Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
1159 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY IN THE SOUTHERN 
POCONOS...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected in the Southern Poconos.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected along 
  the ridges of the Southern Poconos, while valley locations may see 
  wind gusts to 40 mph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SFJ
1 follow-up statement
641 
WWUS71 KPHI 301523
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1123 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

PAZ054-055-301630-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260530T1800Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
1123 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

While winds are decreasing across the area, breezy northwest winds 
with gusts around 35 mph will remain possible into this afternoon.

$$

Cooper

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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.