NWS Issues Wind Advisories in MA, NJ, PA

The National Weather Service issued wind advisories across multiple counties in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Wednesday, warning of gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour as a sharp cold front moved through the Northeast. The alerts, effective from late Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning, affected regions including Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire counties in Massachusetts; Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Union, Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May and Burlington counties in New Jersey; and central Pennsylvania areas such as the Lehigh Valley, Berks, Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Forecasters attributed the strong winds to the cold front pushing southeastward, with northwest and west winds expected at 15 to 35 miles per hour and gusts potentially topping 50 miles per hour in most areas. In parts of central Pennsylvania, including the Laurel Highlands and south-central Alleghenies, isolated gusts could hit 60 miles per hour. A separate severe thunderstorm warning was issued Wednesday evening for Hunterdon and Warren counties in New Jersey, highlighting wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour along a line from Steuben to near New Morgan, moving southeast...