Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Snow Advisories in 2006
Snow Advisory 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow advisory at Feb 11, 2006, 3:49 AM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 11, 2006, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2006, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2006, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2006, 11:58 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 114 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 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 110849 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 349 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-067>069-111700- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0003.060211T1700Z-060212T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HS.W.0001.060211T2100Z-060212T1800Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 349 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY IS FOR EIGHT TO THIRTEEN INCHES OF SNOW. THE LATEST FORECAST FOR BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY IS FOR SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON, CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND END ON SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDER IS POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF REGION TO OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEAST TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-111700- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0003.060211T1700Z-060212T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0004.060211T2100Z-060212T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK... FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 349 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR IS FOR EIGHT TO THIRTEEN INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. THE LATEST FORECAST FOR COASTAL MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES IS FOR SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON, CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND END ON SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDER IS POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF REGION TO OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEAST TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ PAZ054-055-111700- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0003.060211T1700Z-060212T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0001.060212T0000Z-060212T1800Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 349 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHERN POCONOS IS FOR FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TOWARD EVENING, CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND END ON SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF REGION TO OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEAST TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. 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. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-111700- /O.EXT.KPHI.WS.A.0003.060212T0300Z-060212T1800Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 349 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW DEVELOPING TODAY IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN, AND THAT RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE BACK TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW TONIGHT. FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY FALL INLAND OVER FAR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND THE ADJACENT MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, WHILE THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY FALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST AND THE DELAWARE COAST. THE BULK OF THE SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOME THUNDER AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF REGION TO OFF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEAST TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS41 KPHI 111658 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1158 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 PAZ054-055-112300- /O.UPG.KPHI.SN.Y.0001.060212T0000Z-060212T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.HS.W.0001.060211T2100Z-060212T1800Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 1158 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE SOUTHERN POCONOS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TOWARD EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT HEAVY AT TIMES AND TAPER OFF ON SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 10 TO 20 MPH, AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-112300- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0003.060212T0300Z-060212T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.WS.W.0004.060211T2100Z-060212T1800Z/ 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 1158 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. A MIX OF RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING, THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE COURSE OF TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO VARY, WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE COAST, AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS. THERE SHOULD BE A TIGHT SNOWFALL GRADIENT ACROSS ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY, AND IN SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE. FOR THESE COUNTIES, 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW INLAND AND 3 TO 6 INCHES RIGHT AT THE COAST. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH, AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. $$ NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-067>069-112300- /O.CON.KPHI.HS.W.0001.060211T2100Z-060212T1800Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 1158 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE LEHIGH VALLEY INCLUDING BERKS COUNTY, AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST, SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON, THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SOME THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-112300- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0004.060211T2100Z-060212T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK... FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 1158 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD MIX WITH SOME SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SOME THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 T0 25 MPH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH, AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. $$ GORSE/KRUDZLO/KAWECKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 3:49 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 23 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and 1 more | 18 days |
Nearby
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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.