Damaging winds occurred in New Castle County during Thanksgiving evening (the 24th) as cold air rushed into the region behind an arctic cold front. The wind gusted to 61 mph at the New Castle County Airport and knocked down several trees as well as numerous limbs and power lines.
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Damaging winds occurred in New Castle County during Thanksgiving evening (the 24th) as cold air rushed into the region behind an arctic cold front. The wind gusted to 61 mph at the New Castle County Airport and knocked down several trees as well as numerous limbs and power lines. About 6,000 homes and businesses lost power. Power outages were concentrated in Hockessin, New Castle, Bear and Newark. Five poles were knocked down on U.S. Route 13 near the New Castle County Airport. Most of the power was restored by Midnight EST that night. Total power was not restored until Friday evening the 25th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 24, 7:45 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
745 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005
.UPDATED...
ISSUED UPDATE TO BRING IN CAA CURRENT CONDITIONS. DOWNSLOPE WINDS
DRYING OUT MOST OF PCPN, WITH ONLY SCT SHRA IN FAR N FA. WINDS CONT
TO BE GUSTY WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH COMMON. IN PHI FA, KMPO HAD A
G45 MPH, WITH LIGHT SNOW RPTD LAST HR. OVR THE BORDER, KBWI RPTD A
G52 MPH. XPCT WND GUSTS TO BE DIMINISHING AFT MID. DP HOVERING ARND
10 DEG FAR NW AS CAA CONT. DRY AIR TO OVRSPRD FA OVRNGT.
.WX HISTORY...
ON THIS DAY IN 1812, SW WNDS OF HURRICANE FORCE SANK SHIPS AND
UNROOFED BLDGS AT KPHL AND KNYC.
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ430 UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ430 FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
FRIDAY.
...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ431-450>455 UNTIL 5 AM FRIDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ431-450>455 FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11
AM FRIDAY.
WOODWORTH
&&
PREVIOUS AFD
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
THE SOUTHWEST FLOW OF RELATIVELY MILD AIR THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE
FCST AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW
OF MUCH COLDER AIR TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. ALIGNED WITH THE FRONT ARE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 40 OR 45 MPH.
AS THE FRONT HAS BEEN MOVING EAST, THE PCPN HAS BEEN SLOWLY
DISSIPATING. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND MOST AREAS
SHOULD BE DRY EVEN AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. OVER THE NORTHERN
ZONES, THERE WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE FRONT AND THEN BEHIND IT
AS LAKE EFFECT KEEPS SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS GUSTS TODAY HAVE GENERALLY BEEN BELOW 45 MPH TO OUR WEST. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WERE GENERALLY WITH THE FRONT AND LNS HAD A 39 MPH
GUST. THESE WINDS SHOULD SPREAD THROUGH THE AREA WITH THE FRONT BUT
THEN DISSIPATE A BIT OVERNIGHT, ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.
THEREFORE, I DONT THINK WE NEED A WIND ADVISORY. ALSO SUPPORTING
WINDS STAYING BELOW 46 MPH ARE THE WINDS ALOFT THROUGH AT LEAST 5000
FT STAY BELOW 45 KTS.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING OFFSHORE DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS THE LAKE EFFECT PCPN
WILL PROBABLY BE GONE AFTER TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL ALSO SLOWLY
DIMINISH.
&&
.LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
BEHIND THE HIGH A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MILDER AIR DEVELOPS EARLY IN THE
WEEK. A COLD FRONT THEN DROPS SE THROUGH THE FCST AREA EARLY
WEDNESDAY. FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AS
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS ENOUGH MOISTURE TO SUPPORT THEIR POTENTIAL.
THE MOISTURE DECREASES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS DRIER AIR
RETURNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. HPC PROGS WERE
GENERALLY FOLLOWED.
&&
.AVIATION...
AS THE FRONTAL ZONES CROSSES THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON,
SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS MAY LOWER CIGS AND VSBYS BRIEFLY
TO MVFR. OTHERWISE BKN SC 4 TO 6 THSD FT WILL BECOME SCATTERED
THIS EVENING AND THEN CLEAR AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VSBYS WILL BE UNRESTRICTED.
&&
.MARINE...
AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE, THEN GRADUALLY
DECREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. GALE WARNINGS, IN EFFECT FOR
ALL MARINES AREAS, WILL BE CHANGED TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ON
THE UPPER BAY AT 11 PM TONIGHT, AND ON THE LOWER BAY AND OCEAN
AT 5 AM FRIDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
FRIDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE LOWERED ON THE UPPER BAY
AT 5 AM FRIDAY MORNING AND AT 11 AM ON THE OCEAN AND LOWER BAY.
THE GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BELOW NORMAL TIDAL
DEPARTURES, BUT THE GREATEST DEVIATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES, THEREFORE AVERTING BLOWOUT
CONDITIONS. NEVERTHELESS, BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF LOWER
THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING.
&&
SHORT TERM...STAUBER
LONG TERM...STAUBER
AVIATION...RPW
MARINE...RPWHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 600 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ANZ430-431-450>455-DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001- 007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-251100- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-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- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 600 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. SNOW ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE POCONOS, NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, AND BERKS COUNTY. PLEASE REFER TO PHIWSWPHI (KPHI WWUS41) FOR MORE INFORMATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE COAST. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND TWENTIES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BY FRIDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. KRUZDLO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 220 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-250300- SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 220 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ON THEIR WAY... THREE SEPARATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER NEW YORK...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EAST OF BOSTON WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE OVER NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PROCEED INTO THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT. ITS COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND BE BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LEAD TO OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AND REACH UP TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...BUT STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH PASSING SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL MAKE TRAVELING MORE DIFFICULT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING...ANY WET SPOTS OR MELTING SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. PLEASE BE WARY FOR CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHILE TRAVELING ON SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WORST TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071- 250300- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN... CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 220 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ON THEIR WAY... THREE SEPARATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER NEW YORK...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EAST OF BOSTON WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE OVER NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PROCEED INTO THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT. ITS COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND BE BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AND REACH UP TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN INTO THE TEENS. SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES MIGHT MAKE FOR SLIPPERY TRAVELING CONDITIONS FARTHER NORTH ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND FROM THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BERKS COUNTY NORTHWARD IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IF DRIVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PLEASE BE WARY WHILE DRIVING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL WINDY DAYS DURING THE PAST MONTH AND WITH THE LOST LEAVES, THERE SHOULD BE LESS TREE LIMB DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. TFG
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