Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2006, 3:15 PM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania; Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2006, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2006, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 140 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 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 022015 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 315 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-030400- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.060103T0000Z-060103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.060102T2015Z-060103T2300Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 315 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN, SLEET AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE POCONO REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IN SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLOWLY OVERNIGHT, CAUSING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MORE COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AND IT SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE AT SOME LOCATIONS. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BECOME ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY. ALSO, THE ICE MIGHT BUILD UP ON TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES, RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. ON TUESDAY, THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON TOP OF WHATEVER ICE ACCUMULATES OVERNIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION DURING TONIGHT OR TUESDAY, BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE, YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND IT SHOULD TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY, DRIFTING OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY. $$ NJZ007-008-030400- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.060103T1000Z-060103T2300Z/ WARREN-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN 315 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. RAIN, SLEET AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN WARREN COUNTY AND MORRIS COUNTY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY OVERNIGHT, WITH THE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH SOME SLEET. COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. ON TUESDAY IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION ON TUESDAY, BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE, YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND IT SHOULD TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY, DRIFTING OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY. $$ IOVINO
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KPHI 030235 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 935 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-031100- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T2300Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 935 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN THE POCONO REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IN SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MORE COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AND IT SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE AT SOME LOCATIONS. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BECOME ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY. ALSO, THE ICE MIGHT BUILD UP ON TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES, RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. ON TUESDAY, THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON TOP OF WHATEVER ICE ACCUMULATES OVERNIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION OVERNIGHT OR ON TUESDAY, BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE, YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS DEVELOPING OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND IT SHOULD TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY, DRIFTING OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY. $$ NJZ007-008-031100- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.060103T1000Z-060103T2300Z/ WARREN-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN 935 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... RAIN AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE SLEET WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN WARREN COUNTY AND MORRIS COUNTY. COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. ON TUESDAY IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION ON TUESDAY, BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE, YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS DEVELOPING OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND IT SHOULD TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY, DRIFTING OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY. $$ IOVINO
000 WWUS41 KPHI 030921 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 421 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-031730- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T2300Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 421 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END THIS AFTERNOON. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW AND MAY ACCUMULATE 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE ENDING. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE A MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE VERY LIMITED AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW-COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION TODAY...BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS DEVELOPING EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH TODAY. $$ PAZ062-031730- /O.EXA.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.060103T1000Z-060103T2300Z/ NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 421 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END THIS AFTERNOON. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...A MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE ENDING. LOWER ELEVATIONS SHOULD SEE MOSTLY RAIN...WITH SOME SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING IN BUT RESULTING IN LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE VERY LIMITED AT TIMES AND ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREAS TODAY... BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS DEVELOPING EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH TODAY. $$ NJZ007-008-031730- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.060103T1000Z-060103T2300Z/ WARREN-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN 421 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END THIS AFTERNOON. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...A MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE ENDING. LOWER ELEVATIONS SHOULD SEE MOSTLY RAIN...WITH SOME SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING IN BUT RESULTING IN LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE VERY LIMITED AT TIMES AND ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREAS TODAY... BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. YOU MAY WANT TO POSTPONE YOUR OUTING UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS DEVELOPING EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH TODAY. $$ AMC
000 WWUS41 KPHI 031720 AAA WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1220 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 PAZ054-055-031830- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T2300Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 1220 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... WITH THE WIDESPREAD WINTRY MIX TAPERING OFF, THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ PAZ062-031830- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060103T2300Z/ NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 1220 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WITH THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN COMING TO AN END, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ NJZ001-032100- /O.EXT.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T2100Z/ SUSSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 1220 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY. AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW WHERE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...AND POSSIBLY SOME RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS HERE WILL BE LESS WITH ONLY 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL TRACK FURTHER OFFSHORE TONIGHT TAKING THE PRECIPITATION WITH IT. $$ NJZ007-008-032100- /O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060103T2100Z/ WARREN-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN 1220 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BE SURE TO LEAVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION WAS EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL TRACK FURTHER OFFSHORE TONIGHT TAKING THE PRECIPITATION WITH IT. $$ KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 8 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Northampton | 25 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2006Winter Storm Warnings in New Jersey, 2006Every winter storm warning in 2006
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.