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Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): New Castle; Kent; Inland Sussex; Delaware Beaches
Effective: 2026-02-07 @ 1:21 pm -> 2026-02-07 @ 11:00 pm
Onset: 2026-02-07 @ 1:21 pm -> 2026-02-08 @ 3:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 2026-02-07 @ 1:21 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued February 7 at 2:21PM EST until February 8 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 12 degrees below zero. For the High Wind Warning,
northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Kent, New Castle, Delaware Beaches, and Inland Sussex
Counties.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon EST Sunday. For
the High Wind Warning, until midnight EST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles. The cold wind chills as low
as 10 degrees below zero could result in hypothermia if
precautions are not taken.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High winds potentially leading to power
outages combined with extremely cold conditions could be very
dangerous!

Alert: Extreme Cold Warning
Area(s): New Castle; Kent; Inland Sussex; Delaware Beaches
Effective: 2026-02-07 @ 1:21 pm -> 2026-02-08 @ 11:00 am
Onset: 2026-02-07 @ 1:21 pm -> 2026-02-08 @ 3:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 2026-02-07 @ 1:21 pm
Headline: Extreme Cold Warning issued February 7 at 2:21PM EST until February 8 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 12 degrees below zero. For the High Wind Warning,
northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Kent, New Castle, Delaware Beaches, and Inland Sussex
Counties.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon EST Sunday. For
the High Wind Warning, until midnight EST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles. The cold wind chills as low
as 10 degrees below zero could result in hypothermia if
precautions are not taken.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High winds potentially leading to power
outages combined with extremely cold conditions could be very
dangerous!