Alert archive / New Jersey / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow advisory at Jan 28, 2007, 3:52 PM EST for 6 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Jan 28, 2007, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2007, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2007, 5:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 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 282052 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 352 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 NJZ012>014-020-026-290400- /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.070129T0000Z-070129T1000Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND 352 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY. BY SUNRISE, THE SNOW SHOULD BE OVER OR HAVE DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED FLURRIES. THE SNOW IS A RESULT OF A COMBINATION OF FACTORS. AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. ALSO, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM WELL OFF THE DELMARVA COAST AND INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS OUT TO SEA. THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER CAUSING PRECIPITATION OVER EASTERN MARYLAND TO EXPAND NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NEW JERSEY. AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATER TONIGHT, ANY SNOW THAT IS FALLING COULD BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY. ALTHOUGH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS FORECAST, ANY AREAS THAT DO GET INTO A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW COULD SEE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS IF THEY ARE CONSIDERING ANY TRAVEL OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING IN THE SNOW AND ALLOWING ROADWAYS TO BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED. THE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY MONDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES AS WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THOSE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND 30 WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE TEENS ALL DAY. MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE MAY WISH TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS. ANYONE OUTDOORS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOTHING, A HAT, A SCARF AND GLOVES. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT THEY HAVE, AT A MINIMUM, A STURDY AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD AND ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INDOORS. $$ STAUBER/IOVINO
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KPHI 282321 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 621 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 NJZ012>014-020-026-291000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.070129T0000Z-070129T1000Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND 621 PM EST SUN JAN 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY. BY SUNRISE... THE SNOW SHOULD BE OVER OR HAVE DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED FLURRIES. THE SNOW IS A RESULT OF A COMBINATION OF FACTORS. AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. ALSO...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WELL EAST OF THE DELMARVA COAST WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS OUT TO SEA. THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER CAUSING OCCASIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT. AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATER TONIGHT... ANY SNOW THAT IS FALLING COULD BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY. ALTHOUGH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS FORECAST... ANY AREAS THAT DO GET INTO A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW COULD SEE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS IF THEY ARE CONSIDERING ANY TRAVEL OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING IN THE SNOW AND ALLOWING ROADWAYS TO BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED. THE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY MONDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES AS WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THOSE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND 30 WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE TEENS ALL DAY. MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE MAY WISH TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS. ANYONE OUTDOORS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOTHING... A HAT... A SCARF AND GLOVES. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT THEY HAVE... AT A MINIMUM... A STURDY AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD AND ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INDOORS. $$ STAUBER
000 WWUS41 KPHI 290550 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1250 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 NJZ010-015-019-027-291000- /O.EXA.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070129T1000Z/ SOMERSET-MERCER-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...WHARTON STATE FOREST 1250 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY BEFORE ENDING. MOREOVER...THE SNOW THAT FELL AND MELTED ON CONTACT EARLIER WILL CAUSE A THIN FROZEN LAYER AT THE SURFACE AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY DAYBREAK. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIVING TO BE HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY DAYBREAK WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES AS WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THOSE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND 30 WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE TEENS ALL DAY. MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE MAY WISH TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS. ANYONE OUTDOORS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOTHING...A HAT...A SCARF AND GLOVES. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT THEY HAVE...AT A MINIMUM...A STURDY AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD AND ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INDOORS. $$ NJZ012>014-020-026-291000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070129T1000Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND 1250 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY BEFORE ENDING. MOREOVER...THE SNOW THAT FELL AND MELTED ON CONTACT EARLIER WILL CAUSE A THIN FROZEN LAYER AT THE SURFACE AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY DAYBREAK. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIVING TO BE HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY DAYBREAK WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES AS WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THOSE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND 30 WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE TEENS ALL DAY. MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE MAY WISH TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS. ANYONE OUTDOORS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOTHING...A HAT...A SCARF AND GLOVES. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT THEY HAVE...AT A MINIMUM...A STURDY AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD AND ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INDOORS. $$ DELISI
000 WWUS41 KPHI 290945 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 445 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 NJZ010-012>015-019-020-026-027-291045- /O.EXP.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070129T1000Z/ SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 445 AM EST MON JAN 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LINGERING SNOW SHOWER THROUGH DAYBREAK, BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED, AND SOME ROADS, ESPECIALLY UNTREATED ONES, THAT ARE MAINLY CLEAR OF SNOW ARE BEGINNING TO ICE. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP FOR A WHILE EARLY THIS MORNING, AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ MPD
Nearby
Snow Advisories in New Jersey, 2007Every snow advisory in 2007
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.