Western Jersey Weather

I certainly don’t have to tell anyone in western New Jersey that it’s windy out overnight and this morning. Stewartsville had a wind gust to 46 mph so far.

The winds should taper down a little after 10 am.

...High Wind Warning in effect until 10 am EST this morning...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a High
Wind Warning...which is in effect until 10 am EST this morning.
The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect.

* Locations...southeastern Pennsylvania, much of New Jersey and 
  far northern Delaware. 

* Winds...west wind 30 to 35 mph at times with widespread gusts 50
  to 60 mph. 

* Timing...winds slowly diminish beginning around 9 am or 10 am.

* Impacts...gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and
  impact high profile vehicles traveling open high terrain and
  over bridges. Some tree limbs or wires are expected to break 
  and cause power outages. 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

Mother nature will remind us its only early April later tonight and most of the day tomorrow.

414 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT SUNDAY…

* LOCATIONS…MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, MUCH OF NEW JERSEY,
ALL OF DELAWARE AND MUCH OF MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE.

* WINDS…WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING…A SQUALL LINE MAY PASS THROUGH THIS AREA BETWEEN 10 PM
AND 1 AM POSSIBLY, ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND
SMALL HAIL. OTHERWISE, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
SHARPLY NEAR OR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO BE STRONG
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HIGHEST GUSTS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR
DAMAGING WINDS WILL PROBABLY BE FROM ABOUT 4 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* HIGH WIND IMPACTS…DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES…ESPECIALLY
TREES THAT ARE ALREADY FLOWERING AND LEAFING OUT…MAY POTENTIALLY
RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO BUILDING
STRUCTURES. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS DUE TO CROSS WINDS…AND
ALSO ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.

* FREEZE OUTLOOK…WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO
THE 20S ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS, EVEN IN
PHILADELPHIA. TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE TEENS ARE POSSIBLE IN
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SECURE OR STORE AWAY ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE
STRONG WINDS.