Analog96 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Some schools, not sure about UDHS, put their anemometer on the roof of their building...which is fine if it's a one story building but a lot of schools aren't. Not sure how reliable the wind sensors are on a lot of the weatherbug sites outside of the ASOS/AWOS. Actually, it SHOULD be atop a two or three-story building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JERSEYSNOWROB Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Huge limbs down everywhere here in Morganville, NJ (Marlboro Township) Monmouth County. Even saw a good sized tree leaning against someone's house here in my neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Actually, it SHOULD be atop a two or three-story building. Right... the standard is 10 meters which is a little over 30 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 TTN gusted to 50 mph in the last hour... METAR KTTN 191553Z AUTO 31024G39KT 10SM SCT060 07/M08 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 33044/1507 SLP071 T00721078 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Actually, it SHOULD be atop a two or three-story building. Well, buildings tend to cause some weird wind effects so it still needs to be elevated above the roof... 10 feet at least I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Gust to 55 mph at PHL... METAR KPHL 191454Z 29028G43KT 10SM FEW070 08/M11 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 30048/1433 SLP099 T00781106 51012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Well, buildings tend to cause some weird wind effects so it still needs to be elevated above the roof... 10 feet at least I would think. Standard is 10 meters. And it's not going to do much good if it's below the tree line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Standard is 10 meters. And it's not going to do much good if it's below the tree line. Yes I know the standard is 10 meters. But 10 meters on a pole, not on a building roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Instead of looking thru all the METARs I'll just be lazy and post Mt. Holly's recently issued PNS: 000 NOUS41 KPHI 191606 PNSPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-200406- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1106 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 11 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT DELAWARE ...ANZ431... BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS 52 930 AM 2/19 LEWES NOS BUOY 46 948 AM 2/19 ...KENT COUNTY... DOVER AFB 52 903 AM 2/19 ...NEW CASTLE COUNTY... WILMINGTON AIRPORT 50 902 AM 2/19 NEW JERSEY ...ANZ338... SANDY HOOK NOS BUOY 51 500 AM 2/19 ...ATLANTIC COUNTY... ATLANTIC CITY AIRPOR 52 939 AM 2/19 ...BURLINGTON COUNTY... MCGUIRE AFB 51 551 AM 2/19 MOUNT HOLLY AIRPORT 48 1008 AM 2/19 ...CAPE MAY COUNTY... OCEAN CITY 46 1010 AM 2/19 ...CUMBERLAND COUNTY... MILLVILLE AIRPORT 51 1002 AM 2/19 ...MERCER COUNTY... TRENTON AIRPORT 51 1007 AM 2/19 ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... PERTH AMBOY 53 950 AM 2/19 ...MONMOUTH COUNTY... MONMOUTH BEACH 53 915 AM 2/19 BELMAR AIRPORT 47 955 AM 2/19 ...OCEAN COUNTY... BRICK TWP 55 910 AM 2/19 TUCKERTON 54 1020 AM 2/19 LAKEHURST NAS 53 906 AM 2/19 BARNEGAT BAY 53 810 AM 2/19 TOMS RIVER AIRPORT 48 915 AM 2/19 ...SOMERSET COUNTY... SOMERVILLE AIRPORT 46 1050 AM 2/19 PENNSYLVANIA ...BERKS COUNTY... READING AIRPORT 54 839 AM 2/19 ...BUCKS COUNTY... DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT 50 945 AM 2/19 NEWBOLD NOS 49 900 AM 2/19 POINT PLEASANT 46 900 AM 2/19 ...CHESTER COUNTY... LONDON GROVE TWP 52 900 AM 2/19 COATESVILLE AIRPORT 48 940 AM 2/19 ...LEHIGH COUNTY... ALLENTOWN AIRPORT 46 1009 AM 2/19 ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY 46 420 AM 2/19 ...MONROE COUNTY... MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT 50 1045 AM 2/19 ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY... WILLOW GROVE NAS 51 940 AM 2/19 ...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY... PHILADELPHIA INTL AI 55 943 AM 2/19 NORTHEAST PHILADELPH 53 718 AM 2/19 $$ MEOLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The anemometer at Rutgers Gardens isn't picking up these winds but I haven't heard my windows shake like this in a long time. I can hear the roar as it comes and it sounds like something is punching my windows. Nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The anemometer at Rutgers Gardens isn't picking up these winds but I haven't heard my windows shake like this in a long time. I can hear the roar as it comes and it sounds like something is punching my windows. Nuts. I remember hearing that the exposure of that sensor is rather poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Power Restored here at 11:52am. Went out at 9:46am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 peak wind gust measured at 48mph so far here in drexel hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I remember hearing that the exposure of that sensor is rather poor. Here is the photo looking west from the station that I took: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Max Gusts so far... ILG - 54 LNS - 54 PNE - 53 RDG - 52 WRI - 51 PHL - 50 NXX - 50 DYL - 50 BLM - 50 MQS - 48 SMQ - 46 XLL - 46 TTN - 45 VAY - 45 PTW - 44 ABE - 43 MIV - 41 UKT - 37 KPHL had a Special update in the metar of a gust to 55MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Max Gusts so far... PHL - 55 ILG - 54 LNS - 54 PNE - 53 RDG - 52 WRI - 51 NXX - 50 DYL - 50 BLM - 50 MQS - 48 SMQ - 46 XLL - 46 TTN - 45 VAY - 45 PTW - 44 ABE - 43 MIV - 41 UKT - 37 A lot of those are wrong. When looking for peak gusts you need to read the remarks: METAR KTTN 190553Z AUTO 31019G31KT 10SM CLR 12/M12 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 31032/0537 SLP060 T01171117 10206 20117 50009 METAR KTTN 190653Z AUTO 32017G25KT 10SM CLR 11/M11 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 33031/0629 SLP058 T01061111 METAR KTTN 190753Z AUTO 32017G28KT 10SM CLR 10/M09 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 31033/0730 SLP057 T01001094 METAR KTTN 190853Z AUTO 33016G25KT 10SM CLR 09/M09 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 32035/0816 SLP056 T00941094 56004 METAR KTTN 190953Z AUTO 31012G21KT 10SM CLR 09/M09 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 31032/0928 SLP055 T00891094 METAR KTTN 191053Z AUTO 31010G19KT 10SM CLR 08/M09 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 31036/1019 SLP057 T00781094 METAR KTTN 191153Z AUTO 33019G32KT 10SM CLR 07/M10 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 30034/1121 SLP064 T00721100 10117 20072 53008 METAR KTTN 191253Z AUTO 32017G32KT 10SM CLR 07/M09 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 32036/1234 SLP070 T00721094 METAR KTTN 191353Z AUTO 33018G30KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 31041/1316 SLP064 T00721083 METAR KTTN 191453Z AUTO 32016G35KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 31039/1441 SLP067 T00721083 51003 METAR KTTN 191553Z AUTO 31024G39KT 10SM SCT060 07/M08 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 33044/1507 SLP071 T00721078 METAR KTTN 191653Z AUTO 32020G39KT 10SM BKN060 OVC070 07/M09 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 31039/1648 SLP075 T00671089 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Yes I know the standard is 10 meters. But 10 meters on a pole, not on a building roof. What's the difference if it's on a pole or a flat roof? As long as it's away from obstructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 A lot of those are wrong. When looking for peak gusts you need to read the remarks: METAR KTTN 190553Z AUTO 31019G31KT 10SM CLR 12/M12 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 31032/0537 SLP060 T01171117 10206 20117 50009 METAR KTTN 190653Z AUTO 32017G25KT 10SM CLR 11/M11 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 33031/0629 SLP058 T01061111 METAR KTTN 190753Z AUTO 32017G28KT 10SM CLR 10/M09 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 31033/0730 SLP057 T01001094 METAR KTTN 190853Z AUTO 33016G25KT 10SM CLR 09/M09 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 32035/0816 SLP056 T00941094 56004 METAR KTTN 190953Z AUTO 31012G21KT 10SM CLR 09/M09 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 31032/0928 SLP055 T00891094 METAR KTTN 191053Z AUTO 31010G19KT 10SM CLR 08/M09 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 31036/1019 SLP057 T00781094 METAR KTTN 191153Z AUTO 33019G32KT 10SM CLR 07/M10 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 30034/1121 SLP064 T00721100 10117 20072 53008 METAR KTTN 191253Z AUTO 32017G32KT 10SM CLR 07/M09 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 32036/1234 SLP070 T00721094 METAR KTTN 191353Z AUTO 33018G30KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 31041/1316 SLP064 T00721083 METAR KTTN 191453Z AUTO 32016G35KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 31039/1441 SLP067 T00721083 51003 METAR KTTN 191553Z AUTO 31024G39KT 10SM SCT060 07/M08 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 33044/1507 SLP071 T00721078 METAR KTTN 191653Z AUTO 32020G39KT 10SM BKN060 OVC070 07/M09 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 31039/1648 SLP075 T00671089 I realize that after seeing the PNS, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Here is the photo looking west from the station that I took: So it's blocked by trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 What's the difference if it's on a pole or a flat roof? As long as it's away from obstructions. The wind accelerates as it hits the building and flows over and around it. Remember, air acts as a liquid. Think of a stream with rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The wind accelerates as it hits the building and flows over and around it. Remember, air acts as a liquid. Think of a stream with rocks. It's still probably more accurate up there than it would be in the backyard at 6 feet high with a tree in back of it like a lot of the public has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 So it's blocked by trees. Yes...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 It's still probably more accurate up there than it would be in the backyard at 6 feet high with a tree in back of it like a lot of the public has. Yes, it would be more representative than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 High gust here so far today was 32 mph at 1235pm Last night we had a gust to 35mph at 1054pm - this is the 2nd highest gust i have recorded at this station location. This is the highest gust i have recorded in over 4 years. The highest wind gust at this location was the 43mph gust on December 1st 2006. Temp has also been slowly falling now down to low for the day at 39.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 peak wind gust at 56mph in drexel hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxx Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Winds have really increased here over the past 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Winds have really increased here over the past 30 minutes. I have noticed the same thing seemed like a slight down-turn around 2 but since like 2:45'ish the winds have really ramped back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 phl gusting to 55 at the 4pm obs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowanBrandon Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Power is out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Power is out here. We've been lucky so far. Not even a flicker here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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