397  
WWUS71 KPHI 200727  
NPWPHI  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
327 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-202030-  
/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 KENNETT SQUARE, LANSDALE, PHILADELPHIA,  
TRENTON, MORRISVILLE, DOYLESTOWN, GLASSBORO, MOORESTOWN, MOUNT  
HOLLY, MEDIA, WEST CHESTER, WILMINGTON, CHERRY HILL, NORRISTOWN,  
AND CAMDEN  
327 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 97 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 THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES DURING  
PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF THIS EARLY  
SEASON STRETCH OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WE ARE NOT FULLY ACCLIMATED  
TO IT AND THEREFORE IMPACTS COULD BE GREATER IF PRECAUTIONS ARE  
NOT TAKEN. SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL END 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>062-101-103-105-202030-  
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260521T0000Z/  
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN  
CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MORRISTOWN, COLLEGEVILLE, WASHINGTON,  
READING, ALLENTOWN, FLEMINGTON, SOMERVILLE, HONEY BROOK,  
BETHLEHEM, PERKASIE, EASTON, POTTSTOWN, CHALFONT, AND OXFORD  
327 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 93 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...MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES NEAR 95 DEGREES DURING  
PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF THIS EARLY  
SEASON STRETCH OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WE ARE NOT FULLY ACCLIMATED  
TO IT AND THEREFORE IMPACTS COULD BE GREATER IF PRECAUTIONS ARE  
NOT TAKEN. SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING WHICH WILL END 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NJZ012-013-020-027-202030-  
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260521T0000Z/  
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACKSON, FREEHOLD, NEW BRUNSWICK, AND  
WHARTON STATE FOREST  
327 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 98 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN MONMOUTH, MIDDLESEX, OCEAN, AND SOUTHEASTERN  
BURLINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES DURING  
PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF THIS EARLY  
SEASON STRETCH OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WE ARE NOT FULLY ACCLIMATED  
TO IT AND THEREFORE IMPACTS COULD BE GREATER IF PRECAUTIONS ARE  
NOT TAKEN. SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL END 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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