Alert archive / New Jersey / Snow Advisories in 2005
Snow Advisory 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow advisory at Dec 5, 2005, 3:10 PM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 5, 2005, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2005, 3:10 PM EST (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2005, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2005, 10:34 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 123 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KPHI 052010 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 310 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 NJZ008>010-012-015-PAZ067>069-060415- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.051206T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0003.051206T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 310 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SINCE ALL SNOW IS FORECAST, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A SNOW ADVISORY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FROM THE SM THAT IS DEVELOPING TODAY OVER THE APPALACHIANS. THE STORM WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BEFORE MOVING FARTHER OFFSHORE. LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE REGION BUT IN SOME CASES, NOT QUITE REACHING THE GROUND. MERCER AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES OF NEW JERSEY ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGH END OF THE SNOW AMOUNTS, OR UP TO FIVE INCHES. ELSEWHERE, IN THE ADVISORY AREA, A UNIFORM TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS EXPECTED. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 20S SO THE ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION DRIVING TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $$ NJZ007-PAZ060>062-052115- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.051206T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON 310 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER, SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING, BUT THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LOWERED TO 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION. THE STORM BRINGING THE SNOW IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER OFFSHORE. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE 20S SO THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE SLIPPERY NEVERTHELESS, SO BE CAREFUL IF YOU ARE DRIVING OVERNIGHT. THE FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST YOU TRAVEL, MORE SNOW WILL FALL SO CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE LEAVING SINCE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-060415- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 310 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FROM THE STORM THAT IS DEVELOPING TODAY OVER THE APPALACHIANS. THE STORM WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BEFORE MOVING FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE HEAVIER, ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL TOWARD MIDNIGHT THROUGH 7 AM. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE 20S SO THE ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AT THE START. THE WIND SHOULD NOT BE MUCH OF A FACTOR SO THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BE RATHER UNIFORM ACROSS THE REGION. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS MIXED SNOW AND RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OR BARRIER ISLANDS IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE, AND CAPE MAY AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. BUT, ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED THERE LATER TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED, WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-014-016>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-060415- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.051205T2100Z-051206T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL... MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND... WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 310 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FROM THE STORM THAT IS DEVELOPING TODAY OVER THE APPALACHIANS. THE STORM WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BEFORE MOVING FARTHER OFFSHORE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH EVEN LESS FARTHER NORTH. IN PHILADELPHIA, ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO THE EAST INTO NEW JERSEY, SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER, ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE HEAVIER, ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL TOWARD MIDNIGHT THROUGH 7 AM. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE 20S SO THE ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AT THE OUTSET. THE WIND SHOULD NOT BE MUCH OF A FACTOR SO THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BE RATHER UNIFORM ACROSS THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED, WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ EBERWINE/WOODWORTH/GORSE
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS41 KPHI 060334 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1034 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ013-014-016>019-PAZ070-071-061145- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0004.051206T0400Z-051206T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA 1034 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM THAT IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE REGION WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. DUE TO THIS TRACK SO FAR TO THE SOUTH, THE PREVIOUSLY FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. WE NOW ANTICIPATE AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE NOW FORECAST FOR PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NEARBY AREAS OF SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY, NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND. THE SNOW WILL END AROUND SUNRISE AND MANY AREA ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY UNTREATED ONES, WILL SEE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NJZ008>010-012-015-PAZ067>069-060445- /O.CAN.KPHI.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 1034 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. HOWEVER, WE STILL EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO OCCUR WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS AS YOU GET CLOSER TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. THESE LIGHTER AMOUNTS COULD STILL MAKE ROADWAYS SLIPPERY AND MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ020>027-061145- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051206T1200Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN- CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 1034 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE STORM THAT IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE REGION WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. DUE TO THIS TRACK SO FAR TO THE SOUTH, THE PREVIOUSLY FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. WE NOW ANTICIPATE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THE STORM. THE SNOW WILL END AROUND SUNRISE AND MANY AREA ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY UNTREATED ONES WILL SEE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ALLOWING ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY UNTREATED ONES, TO BECOME SLIPPERY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED, WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $$ STAUBER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 5, 4:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 11 hr |
Nearby
Snow Advisories in New Jersey, 2005Snow Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2005Every snow advisory in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.