Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Cp Henlopen To Fenwick Is De Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2016-04-03 · near Dewey Beach, Cp Henlopen To Fenwick Is De Out 20nm, Atlantic North

Event narrative

Thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front moving across the waters during the early morning hours on the 3rd produced a wind gust of 52 MPH at Dewey Beach.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front associated with a low pressure system moving through New York State swept across the Delaware Bay and coastal waters area during the late evening hours of April 2nd and early morning hours of April 3rd, accompanied by thunderstorms, very strong convectively driven winds, and small hail. As colder air behind this front drained south, precipitation changed to snow showers. The parent low pressure system then quickly intensified as it continued to move northeast away from the area. The gradient between this low pressure system and incoming high pressure produced strong winds gusting over 60 MPH from late overnight through the morning hours of April 3rd. Some reported peak wind gusts included: 71 MPH at Brandywine Shoal NOS at 0406EST, 61 MPH southeast of Big Stone Beach at 0118EST, 58 MPH at Ship John Shoal NOS at 0730EST, 55 MPH west-southwest of Wading River at 0735EST, 67 MPH south-southeast of Port Norris at 0812EST, 61 MPH south of Coney Island at 0600EST, and 74 MPH east-southeast of Bass River at 0050EST.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 618277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.