3:10 p.m. Update: Sustained Winds as of 2:55 P.M. :
Washington-Dulles: 43 MPH
Fredrick, Maryland: 36 MPH
Baltimore-Washington: 37 MPH
Harrisburg: 33 MPH
Lancaster: 33 MPH
Northeast Philadelphia: 33 MPH
Wilmington: 32 MPH
Philadelphia International 30 MPH
Numerous gusts in the 45 to 60 MPH range.
The thunderstorms are about to exit the New Jersey coastline. We did have reports of wind damage with these thunderstorms, especially in Gloucester County according to law enforcement. Temperatures will drop rapidly and the second round of highs winds will begin to ramp up within the next two hours. To give you an idea of how bad round two will be, let us take a look at what is happening across Maryland, Central Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
Lancaster Airport and Hagerstown Regional Airport (both to our west) have reported sustained winds of 41 MPH. Washington D.C. also reported a sustained wind of 39 MPH. To put this in perspective, sustained tropical storm force winds are 39 to 73 MPH. It is very rare to see the sustained high wind warning criteria (40 MPH or greater) being met in the Middle Atlantic and it is possible we could see this happen even in New Jersey.
Certainly, gusts of 40 to 60 MPH will down many trees and cause widespread outages. But in the areas that see 35 to 45 MPH sustained winds, there could be some structural damage.
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