Alert archive / New Jersey / Freeze Warnings in 2008

Freeze Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 19, 20084 counties in New Jersey; Berks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze warning at Oct 19, 2008, 3:04 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Berks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 19, 2008, 3:17 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 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
Oct 19, 2008, 3:04 AM EDT (07:04 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 19, 2008, 3:17 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 20, 2008, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:07 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2008-10-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2008-10-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -105 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KPHI 190704
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
304 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

NJZ007-008-PAZ061-062-191400-
/O.UPG.KPHI.FZ.A.0001.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0007.081019T0800Z-081019T1300Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
304 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING.

LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO
THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING, WHICH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
FROST FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BECOMES CENTERED OVER
THE REGION, CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NJZ009-PAZ060-191400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0007.081019T0800Z-081019T1300Z/
HUNTERDON-BERKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...READING
304 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. A FROST
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING.

LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO
THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
FROST FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BECOMES CENTERED OVER
THE REGION, CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ010-012-013-015>022-027-
PAZ067>069-191400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
304 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY.

AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BECOMES CENTERED OVER
THE REGION, CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

ROBERTSON
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 191256
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
856 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

NJZ007>009-PAZ060>062-192100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081019T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
856 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY... 
...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
FROST ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO
9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE
LOW TO MID 30S EARLY THIS MORNING...WHICH LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AREAS OF FROST. WITH THE SUNSHINE AND RISING TEMPERATURES...ANY
FROST IS DISSIPATING.

AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE
REGION...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NJZ023-PAZ070-071-192100-
/O.EXB.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0600Z-081020T1300Z/
CAPE MAY-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
856 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. 

AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE
REGION...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AREAS
OF FROST DEVELOPING IN MUCH OF THE REGION. IN HIGHLY URBANIZED
LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 40 DEGREES...WITH
NO FROST ANTICIPATED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ010-012-013-015>022-027-
PAZ067>069-192100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0600Z-081020T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
856 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE FROST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY.

AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE
REGION...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AREAS
OF FROST DEVELOPING IN MUCH OF THE REGION. IN HIGHLY URBANIZED
LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 40 DEGREES...WITH
NO FROST ANTICIPATED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 191917
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
317 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

NJZ010-201000-
/O.UPG.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0600Z-081020T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERVILLE
317 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR A CLEAR SKY AND
LIGHT WIND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE LOW 30S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE IS
ANTICIPATED IN THESE LOCATIONS AS A RESULT.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE CARE TO PROTECT ANY PLANTS AND
VEGETATION FROM THE EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER.

$$

NJZ007>009-PAZ060>062-201000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
317 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR A CLEAR SKY AND
LIGHT WIND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE LOW 30S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE IS
ANTICIPATED IN THESE LOCATIONS AS A RESULT.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE CARE TO PROTECT ANY PLANTS AND
VEGETATION FROM THE EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ067>071-201000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0600Z-081020T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
317 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT
WIND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE LOW TO MID 30S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING, WITH AREAS OF FROST
DEVELOPING IN MUCH OF THE REGION. IN HIGHLY URBANIZED
LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 40 DEGREES...WITH
NO FROST ANTICIPATED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 191926 CCA
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
325 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

NJZ010-201015-
/O.UPG.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0600Z-081020T1300Z/
/O.COR.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERVILLE
325 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR A CLEAR SKY AND
LIGHT WIND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE LOW 30S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED
IN THESE LOCATIONS AS A RESULT.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE CARE TO PROTECT ANY PLANTS AND
VEGETATION FROM THE EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER.

$$

NJZ007>009-PAZ060>062-201015-
/O.COR.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
325 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR A CLEAR SKY AND
LIGHT WIND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE LOW 30S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED
IN THESE LOCATIONS AS A RESULT.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE CARE TO PROTECT ANY PLANTS AND
VEGETATION FROM THE EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ067>071-201015-
/O.COR.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.081020T0600Z-081020T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
325 PM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT
WIND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE MID 30S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING, WITH AREAS OF FROST
DEVELOPING IN MUCH OF THE REGION. IN HIGHLY URBANIZED
LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 40 DEGREES...WITH
NO FROST ANTICIPATED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 200716
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
316 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-201300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.081020T0800Z-081020T1300Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
316 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO
THE LOW 30S AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING AFTER SUNRISE THIS
MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE CARE TO PROTECT ANY PLANTS AND
VEGETATION FROM THE EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ067>071-201300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081020T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
316 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP
INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE
FORMATION OF FROST ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND ANY
FROST SHOULD GO AWAY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

ROBERTSON
000 
WWUS71 KPHI 201255
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
855 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-201400-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081020T1300Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
855 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING, THE FREEZE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 AM. THIS MORNINGS WIDESPREAD FREEZE
HAS PUT AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON IN THE REGION.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ067>071-201400-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081020T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
855 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

WITH TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO RISE INTO THE 40S, THE FROST
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 AM.

$$

IOVINO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 19, 3:04 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more30 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every freeze warning in 2008

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.