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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 22, 2026Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Sep 22, 2026, 2:51 AM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Sep 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 22, 2026, 2:51 AM EDT (06:51 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:52 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 2026-09-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2026-09-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -123 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
960 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

215 
WWUS71 KPHI 220651
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
251 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-222000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.260923T1000Z-260924T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Ocean City, Atlantic City, Rehoboth Beach,
Long Beach Island, and Sandy Hook
251 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches County. In New Jersey,
  Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and
  Coastal Ocean Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.

* 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
1 follow-up statement
358 
WWUS71 KPHI 221822
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
222 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-230730-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.260923T1000Z-260924T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Ocean City, Sandy Hook, Rehoboth Beach,
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
222 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches County. In New Jersey,
  Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and
  Coastal Ocean Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday Night.

* 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.

&&

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 4:14 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIKent, Sussex57 hr
Sep 22, 2:49 AM EDTGale WarningPHI63 hr
Sep 22, 4:14 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Middlesex, Monmouth60 hr

Nearby

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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.