289  
WWUS71 KPHI 190726  
NPWPHI  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
326 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-192030-  
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260521T0000Z/  
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-  
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER  
BUCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT HOLLY, CHERRY HILL, CAMDEN, MEDIA,  
WEST CHESTER, MORRISVILLE, DOYLESTOWN, MOORESTOWN, LANSDALE,  
GLASSBORO, NORRISTOWN, PHILADELPHIA, TRENTON, KENNETT SQUARE, AND  
WILMINGTON  
326 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 98 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE COUNTY. IN NEW JERSEY, MERCER,  
CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES. IN  
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, EASTERN CHESTER, EASTERN MONTGOMERY, LOWER  
BUCKS, AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RECORD SETTING HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE  
POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES NEARING 100  
DEGREES DURING PEAK HEATING EACH AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF  
THIS EARLY SEASON STRETCH OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WE ARE NOT  
ACCLIMATED TO IT YET AND THEREFORE IMPACTS COULD BE GREATER IF  
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE  
LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL BREAK THIS EARLY  
SEASON HEAT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-192030-  
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260520T0000Z/  
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN  
CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD, MORRISTOWN, READING, BETHLEHEM,  
CHALFONT, SOMERVILLE, WASHINGTON, COLLEGEVILLE, HONEY BROOK,  
PERKASIE, FLEMINGTON, POTTSTOWN, ALLENTOWN, AND EASTON  
326 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 97 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN NEW JERSEY, MORRIS, SOMERSET, WARREN, AND HUNTERDON  
COUNTIES. IN PENNSYLVANIA, BERKS, LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, UPPER  
BUCKS, WESTERN CHESTER, AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RECORD SETTING HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE  
POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY, WITH MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES OF 95 TO NEAR  
100 DEGREES DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE  
INTENSITY OF THIS EARLY SEASON STRETCH OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WE  
ARE NOT ACCLIMATED TO IT YET AND THEREFORE IMPACTS COULD BE  
GREATER IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SHOWERS AND SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL  
BREAK THIS EARLY SEASON HEAT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
NJZ012-013-020-027-192030-  
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260521T0000Z/  
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW BRUNSWICK, JACKSON, FREEHOLD, AND  
WHARTON STATE FOREST  
326 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 98 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN MONMOUTH, MIDDLESEX, OCEAN, AND SOUTHEASTERN  
BURLINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RECORD SETTING HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE  
POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES NEARING 100  
DEGREES DURING PEAK HEATING EACH AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF  
THIS EARLY SEASON STRETCH OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WE ARE NOT  
ACCLIMATED TO IT YET AND THEREFORE IMPACTS COULD BE GREATER IF  
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE  
LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL BREAK THIS EARLY  
SEASON HEAT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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