Alert archive / New Jersey / Snow Advisories in 2008
Snow Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow advisory at Jan 24, 2008, 3:13 AM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Jan 24, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2008, 3:13 AM EST (08:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2008, 5:46 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1629 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 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 240813 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 313 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY... DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-250000- /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.080124T1700Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 313 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS, THEN GET HEAVIER DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES, ALTHOUGH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY AREAS FARTHER EAST. 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. $$ NJZ020>027-250000- /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.080124T1700Z-080125T0000Z/ OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 313 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS, THEN GET HEAVIER DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES, ALTHOUGH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KPHI 241536 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1036 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY... DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.080124T1700Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 1036 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN FALL AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES WELL OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. OVER FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION. 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. $$ NJZ020>027-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.080124T1700Z-080125T0000Z/ OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 1036 AM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN FALL AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES WELL OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MPD
000 WWUS41 KPHI 241727 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1227 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...A ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... MDZ012-250000- /O.EXA.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT MD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHESTERTOWN 1227 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST, WITH A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO A FLURRIES OR SOME SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 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. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 1227 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA, THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION AT THE ONSET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NJZ020>027-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 1227 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KPHI 242033 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 333 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...A ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... MDZ012-015-NJZ027-242145- /O.CAN.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE... WHARTON STATE FOREST 333 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WHILE THERE MIGHT BE SOME LINGERING FLURRIES FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING, THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ019-020-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... EASTON...DENTON 333 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE EXITING THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE AFFECTING SOUTHERN TALBOT, SOUTHERN CAROLINE AND SUSSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS. PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NJZ020>026-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND 333 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WAS JUST ABOUT OVER FOR WESTERN SECTIONS OF CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC COUNTY AND FOR OCEAN COUNTY NORTH OF FORKED RIVER. THE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE AFFECTING SOUTHEAST OCEAN, EASTERN ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY COUNTY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARD THE COAST. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS. PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GIGI/OHARA
000 WWUS41 KPHI 242151 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 451 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 DEZ002-MDZ019-020-NJZ020>022-025-026-242300- /O.CAN.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ KENT DE-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND 451 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WHILE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS OVER, UNTREATED ROADWAYS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS AND MANY ACCIDENTS WERE REPORTED. IF YOU MUST DRIVE, PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND DO NOT TAILGATE. $$ DEZ003-004-NJZ023-024-250000- /O.CON.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY 451 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE EXITING THE AREA SOON AS IS MAINLY CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS. PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TFG
000 WWUS41 KPHI 242246 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 546 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 DEZ003-004-NJZ023-024-250000- /O.CAN.KPHI.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080125T0000Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY 546 PM EST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE THE SNOWFALL IS OVER, UNTREATED ROADWAYS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS AND TEMPERATURES WERE EITHER ALREADY BELOW FREEZING OR EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA SPACING BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES. $$ NIERENBERG
Nearby
Snow Advisories in New Jersey, 2008Snow Advisories in Maryland, 2008Snow Advisories in Delaware, 2008Every snow advisory 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.