Strong to high southeast winds during the early morning and strong west winds during the late morning and afternoon buffeted New Jersey. Peak wind gusts nearly reached 70 mph during the early morning and averaged around 45 mph during the westerly flow in the late morning and afternoon.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
Strong to high southeast winds during the early morning and strong west winds during the late morning and afternoon buffeted New Jersey. Peak wind gusts nearly reached 70 mph during the early morning and averaged around 45 mph during the westerly flow in the late morning and afternoon. The morning high winds downed numerous trees and power lines and caused traveling delays during the morning rush due to closed roads. Garbage and recycling pails were strewn. Several roofs were torn away. More roofs and homes were damaged by downed trees. Vehicles were also damaged by downed trees. Throughout the state about 150,000 homes and businesses lost power. It took until the afternoon of the 19th to have power fully restored. Hardest hit were Camden, Gloucester and Middlesex Counties. No serious injuries were reported. Similar to the strong to high winds on the 14th and 15th the wet ground and in this case a different wind direction (southeast) during the early morning made it easier for trees to be uprooted. In Cumberland County, several roads were closed in Bridgeton, Greenwich, Millville and Vineland. Trees up to 4.5 feet in diameter were snapped in Millville. In Atlantic County, downed trees and wires forced traffic to be routed onto the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30) and the Atlantic City Expressway. A piece of a large sign at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino fell down and caused a road closure. No injuries at street level occurred. Gloucester County Emergency Services was rocked with 415 weather related calls. One downed tree fell into a home in Franklin Township. Trees fell onto roofs in Monroe Township and Pitman Borough. a downed tree destroyed a porch in the city of Woodbury. The high winds also destroyed an advertising sign in the city. Power outages forced school cancellations in East Greenwich Township, Franklin Township, Logan Township, Newfield Borough and South Harrison Township. In Camden County, downed trees crashed through the roofs of homes in Audubon and Berlin Boroughs. About 5 other homes in Berlin had large pine trees on their roofs. Two roofs in Gloucester City were damaged by downed trees. A large billboard just off of Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden was knocked down. Shingles were ripped from homes in Pennsauken Township. A downed tree severely backed up traffic on Camden County Route 561 in Cherry Hill Township. Large power outages affected Cherry Hill and Pennsauken Townships. The power outages caused a delay opening for Camden County College. In Burlington County, a county salt silo in Delran Township lost its roof and one wall collapsed. In Moorestown Township, a roof of one home was damaged by a downed tree. Downed trees blocked Camden Avenue. In Willingboro Township, sheds were tossed over fences. A downed pole on new Jersey State Route 73 and Ramblewood Parkway in Mount Laurel Township caused large traffic disruptions. In Mercer County, the tin roof of a home was peeled away by the high winds. In Morris County, downed wires caused the complete closure of Eastbound New Jersey State Route 10 in Parsippany Township and diverted traffic onto New Jersey State Route 53. One third of Boonton Township lost power. All Mendham Township schools were closed.In Middlesex County, a large portion (50 feet by 60 feet) of the Highland Park Borough Department of Public Works building was peeled away. Shingles and insulation was also blown away. The roof landed onto and damaged two unoccupied vehicles. In Sayreville Borough, one tree damaged the roof of a home. Vehicles were damaged by downed trees in New Brunswick. Road closures occurred in Highland Park Borough, Spottswood Borough, Monroe Township, Sayreville Borough and Woodbridge Township. In Woodbridge Township, the ramp from U.S. Route 1 to New Jersey State Route 35 was closed. Large outages occurred in Edison and Old Bridge Townships. In Monmouth County, in Raritan Bay a passenger ferry en route to Manhattan from Belford (Middletown Township) was struck by waves that crashed over its bough. All passengers put on life jackets. The ferry arrived safely, but subsequent service was postponed for several hours. In Middletown Township, a school bus struck a downed tree, but no injuries occurred. Vehicles were damaged by downed trees in Colts Neck Township and Englishtown Borough. Freehold Township emergency services responded to 75 weather related calls. Peak wind gusts included 68 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 63 mph in Morristown (Morris County), 60 mph in Turnersville (Gloucester County), Lindenwold (Camden County) and Lakehurst (Ocean County), 59 mph in Hammonton (Atlantic County), 58 mph in Elmer (Salem County), 57 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 49 mph in Harvey Cedars (Ocean County), 48 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 44 mph in Trenton (Mercer County), 41 mph in Mount Holly (Burlington County) and 36 mph in Sussex (Sussex County) and Somerville (Somerset County). The strong and high winds were caused by an increasing southeasterly low level jet preceding a cold front during the early morning of the 18th. This feature peaked at about 100 mph about 2,000 feet above the ground. The cold front moved through New Jersey between 9 a.m. EST and 11 a.m. EST on the 18th and strong west winds occurred behind the front from late in the morning through most of the afternoon before they diminished at night.
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 Jan 17, 9:20 PM EST, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
920 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006
.UPDATE (OVERNIGHT)...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS EVENING SHOWS THE MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDING
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN CANADA. THEREFORE
PLENTY OF JUICE ADVECTING NORTHWARD WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. SURFACE
ANALYSIS FROM 01Z SHOWS THE SURFACE LOW NEAR EASTERN LAKE HURON. THE
COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. A WARM FRONT
SNAKES ITS WAY ROUGHLY FROM MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY TO TRENTON
AND PHILADELPHIA, THEN WESTWARD NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA-MARYLAND
BORDER. THIS WARM FRONT WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AS
THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN. SPEAKING OF WINDS,
THE KDIX VAD WIND PROFILE AT 02Z HAS SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 KNOTS AT
2,000 FEET. THE 00Z SOUNDING FROM DULLES SHOWS 45 KNOT WINDS AT 900
MB. THE WARM SURGE IS ALREADY BECOMING EVIDENT IN THE SURFACE OBS AS
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE COASTS. HOWEVER, SOMETHING TO NOTE THOUGH IS THE DECENT
INVERSION ON THE 00Z SOUNDINGS FROM LWX, WAL AND OKX. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS VIA BUFKIT HAVE THE INVERSION AND KEEP IT IN PLACE
OVERNIGHT, SO THIS SHOULD REALLY KEEP THE WINDS IN CHECK FOR AWHILE.
SOMETHING TO WATCH THOUGH IS MAINLY AS THE COLD FRONT NEARS AND
CROSSES OUR CWA WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS ERODE THE
INVERSION RATHER QUICKLY. THIS VERY WELL COULD BE WHEN WE GET SOME
NASTY WIND GUSTS AROUND THE REGION. TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF UPGRADING
THE WIND ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR OUR FAR NORTHWESTERN
ZONES TO CATCH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, BUT WITH THE INVERSION IN
PLACE, AM NOT CONFIDENT ON HOW MUCH WIND ACTUALLY MIXES DOWN.
THEREFORE, WE WILL HOLD ONTO THE WIND ADVISORY AND BRIEF THE
OVERNIGHT CREW ABOUT THIS.
THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE HAS BEEN SLOW TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO OUR CWA
SO FAR, BUT THIS WILL CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
ALREADY NOTING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ZONES ATTM. TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE REGION HAVE
CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING, HOWEVER ASOS AND MESONET OBS ACROSS CARBON
AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
ARE RANGING FROM 28 TO 32 DEGREES AT 02Z. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
HAS OCCURRED ALREADY, AND IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE THE MILDER AIR WILL
TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO FULL INFILTRATE THAT AREA. THEREFORE AFTER
CHATTING WITH BGM AND OKX, WE WILL EXTEND THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM. THAT MAY BE A LITTLE LONG, BUT BETTER TO ERR ON
THE SIDE OF CAUTION. THE INCREASING AND DEEPENING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
SHOULD HELP TO ERODE THE LOW-LEVEL COLD AIRMASS UP NORTH EVENTUALLY
BY DAYBREAK. SURFACE DEW POINTS ALSO CONTINUE TO RISE FROM SOUTHEAST
TO NORTHWEST.
WE WILL LOWERED THE POPS SLIGHTLY FOR AWHILE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
EASTERN ZONES. THEN INCREASED THEM TO THE CATEGORICAL POPS
PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED. ELSEWHERE THE POPS BASICALLY KEPT AS IS. ALSO
MAINTAINED THE CHC OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY LATE EVEN THOUGH MODEL
SOUNDINGS ARE NOT REALLY SHOWING MUCH INSTABILITY ALOFT. STILL
CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LOW-TOPPED CONVECTION, PARTICULARLY WITH THE
COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. STILL LOOKING AT 1.0-1.5 INCHES OF RAIN
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH THIS EVENT. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY
BE NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA WHERE THE DEEP SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
DRIVES THE MOISTURE INTO THE UPSLOPE AREAS. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL
REMAIN AS IS.
AS FOR THE DIGITAL PRODUCTS, ADJUSTED HOURLY DEWPOINTS AND
TEMPERATURES BASED ON 00Z AND 01Z OBS, AND MAINTAINED THE RISING
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. THE SOUTHERN ZONES ESPECIALLY MAY ACTUALLY
GET EVEN WARMER THAN CURRENTLY ADVERTISED, BUT DID INCREASE THE
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE.
THANKS TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER, BGM AND OKX FOR
THE COLLABORATION THIS EVENING.
AN EQUIPMENT NOTE: KDIX 88D HAS BEEN SWITCHED OVER TO THE MARSHALL
PALMER Z/R RELATIONSHIP FOR THE INCOMING PRECIPITATION EVENT.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 325 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
IN THE VERY NEAR TERM, TEMPERATURES CONTINUE BELOW FREEZING OVER
CARBON AND MONROE IN PA AND IN SUSSEX NJ. ELSEWHERE, TEMPS HAVE
MOVED OVER 32 (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WILLIAMS TWP IN NRN NORTHAMPTON
COUNTY WHICH WAS 31). TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE RISING EARLY
TONIGHT AS WAA DEVELOPS ALOFT AND WE LOSE THE FETCH FROM THE COLD
HIGH TO THE NORTH. THEREFORE, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
FREEZING RAIN WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE CIRCULATION AROUND STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT
LAKES REGION INTO CANADA WILL FIRST BRING A WARM FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE WIND FLOW OVER THE FCST AREA IS FORECAST TO BE QUITE
STRONG ALOFT WITH WINDS FORECAST TO BE IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS AS LOW AS
1000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. WINDS OVER 70 KTS ARE FORECAST AT 850
MB.
HOWEVER, THESE WINDS ARE WITH THE WARM AIR, AND FREQUENTLY IT IS
DIFFICULT TO BRING THESE WINDS DOWN TO THE GROUND UNLESS THERE IS
CONVECTION...AND CONVECTION IS INDEED POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THERE IS STRONG LIFT AND BEHIND
THE FRONT SINKING AIR DEVELOPS RAPIDLY. THE SINKING WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT SHOULD ALSO HELP BRING SOME OF THE WINDS DOWN FROM ALOFT, THAT
IS, BEFORE THE WINDS DECREASE.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL WINDS,
BUT IF TSTMS DVLP AND MIX WINDS DOWN FROM ALOFT, DAMAGING WINDS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
ANY RAIN SHOULD END BY AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR FOLLOWS THE FRONT.
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DROP SOME DURING THE DAY, THE UPPER TROUGH AND
ITS ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY
ONCE AGAIN. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY TIMING IS INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
FINALLY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY LOOK DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM
THE GULF COAST STATES BUILDS NORTHEAST AS THE UPPER FLOW ONCE AGAIN
BECOMES ZONAL.
&&
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
NEXT MAIN SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA LOOKS TO BE THIS SATURDAY. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON FRIDAY, AND MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD OUR AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IF FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH EARLY
ON SATURDAY, WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH LATER DURING THE
EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE
WHOLE AREA TO KEEP ALL PRECIPITATION LIQUID IN FORM. HOWEVER, IF
MORE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE, OR MOVES IN WITH THIS SYSTEM, THERE
COULD BE A POSSIBILITY OF FROZEN PRECIP WITH THE SYSTEM, MAINLY
AFTER THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH. WE HAVE REFRAINED FROM
MENTIONING THUNDER FROM THE LONG TERM FORECAST, AS THE DYNAMICS AND
INSTABILITY COULD CHANGE BY THE TIME THIS SYSTEM MOVES IN. THOUGH
WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS, LL WAA, AND GOOD UVVS BEING FORECASTED,
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS IS UPDATED IN THE FUTURE...ESPECIALLY
THE WAY THE LAST FEW SYSTEMS HAVE GONE.
AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES THOUGH, HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD MOVE INTO THE
REGION, PROVIDING A NICE START TO NEXT WEEK. THERE HAS BEEN A
HINT WITH SOME LONG RANGE MODELS PICKING UP A LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
GULF COAST, A TRYING TO MOVE IT UP THE COAST ON TUESDAY, SO INCLUDED
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP IN THE GRIDS, BUT ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THE
ZONES AS OF YET DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF ITS TRACK.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING HEIGHTS SHOULD BEGIN TO LOWER THIS EVENING AND A MORE
WIDESPREAD LIGHT PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. BY THAT TIME, TEMPS
SHOULD SUPPORT RAIN AT ALL EIGHT OF OUR TAF SITES, EVEN KRDG AND
KABE. CONDITIONS SHOULD DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE (AROUND 10:00 AM AT KPHL).
EVEN THOUGH SOME LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, WE HAVE
NOT INCLUDED IT IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME BASED ON THE DEGREE OF
UNCERTAINTY.
WITH THE STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET OVERHEAD LATE TONIGHT AND ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING, WEVE INCLUDED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR FROM AROUND
2:00 AM UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES.
&&
.MARINE...
EVEN THROUGH THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS WITH THE SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL
JET ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE WATERS SURFACE, FREQUENT
GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AS A RESULT, WE HAVE A GALE WARNING IN PLACE BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT.
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WIND SPEEDS MAY DIMINISH A LITTLE EARLIER THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT SO WELL END THE GALE WARNING ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING RATHER THAN ON THURSDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST FOR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED ON THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
A THETA-E RIDGE DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50
KTS WILL BE PARALLEL TO THE THETA-E RIDGE, AND THIS IS A SIGNATURE
FOR POTENTIAL EXCESSIVE RAIN. IN ADDITION, 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN
IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE STREAM FLOODING. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL COUNTIES FROM CECIL MD TO MONMOUTH
NJ NORTH AND WESTWARD.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PAZ054-055 UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY.
...FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071 FROM MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071 FROM 5 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
NJ...FLOOD WATCH FOR NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019 FROM MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027 FROM 5 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NJZ001 UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY.
DE...FLOOD WATCH FOR DEZ001 FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY TO NOON
WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR DEZ001>003 FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM
WEDNESDAY.
MD...FLOOD WATCH FOR MDZ008 FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY TO NOON
WEDNESDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR MDZ008-012-015-019-020 FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ430-431-450>455 FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY
TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ430-431-450>455 UNTIL MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY.
&&
UPDATE...GORSE
SHORT TERM...STAUBER
LONG TERM...ROBERTSON
AVIATION...IOVINO
MARINE...IOVINO
HYDROLOGY...STAUBERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 330 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ANZ430-431-450>455-DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001- 007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-181115- 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 DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 519 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 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...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR CARBON AND MONROE IN PA AND SUSSEX IN NJ. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED AND NOW INCLUDES ALL OF EASTERN PA, NORTHERN, WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NJ, NRN DE AND XTRM NE MD. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE REGION, WITH A GALE WARNING ON THE COAST. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST STATEMENTS, WATCHES AND ADVISORIES FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. RNS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 416 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 DEZ002>004-NJZ013-014-020>027-181715- KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 416 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING... ...THEN BLOW OUT TIDES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS AND LIKELY TONIGHT ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT AND DELAWARE BAY... STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH PRECEDING A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS MORNING ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT. WAVE ACTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN COULD EXACERBATE THE FLOODING. THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR MOST AREAS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON THIS MORNING. THE STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALSO IN NORTHERN PARTS OF REHOBOTH AND BARNEGAT BAYS. DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. ALSO DO NOT TAKE ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION WILL CHANGE SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE WEST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS COULD PRODUCE BLOWOUT TIDES AT THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS. THE TIME OF LOW TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM TODAY. BLOWOUT TIDES ARE MORE LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING IN DELAWARE BAY AS THE LOW TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP THE BAY. WHILE THE NEAR SHORE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT, THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG. THIS IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WILL HELP PRODUCE BLOWOUT TIDES AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. BLOWOUT TIDES OCCUR WHEN TIDAL LEVELS DROP UNDER 1.8 FT BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. BLOWOUT TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AS THE WINDS WILL BE BLOWING TOWARD THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE OR ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER AS IT WILL BE HIGH TIDE AROUND THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WEST WINDS. TIDES ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND THE OCEAN FRONT WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS BY THE TIME OF THE NEXT LOW TIDE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TFG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 strong wind, 14 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, January 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5486988, 5486994, 5486995, 5486996, 5486998, 5487004, 5487006, 5487007, 5487012, 5486978, 5486979, 5486980, 5486984, 5486985, 5486981, 5486986, 5486987, 5486989, 5486990, 5486982, 5486983, 5486991, 5486992, 5486993, 5486997, 5486999, 5487000, 5487001, 5487002, 5487003, 5487005, 5487008, 5487009, 5487010, 5487011.