Alert archive / New Jersey / Winter Storm Watches in 2008
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm watch at Jan 13, 2008, 4:57 AM EST for Hunterdon County, Somerset County, Warren County, New Jersey. It took effect at Jan 13, 2008, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2008, 4:57 AM EST (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2008, 10:58 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 1086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 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 130957 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 457 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 NJZ001-008-132200- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.080114T0200Z-080114T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HS.W.0001.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ SUSSEX-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...MORRISTOWN 457 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO ORGANIZE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY. THIS STORM IS THEN ANTICIPATED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND BE EAST OF THE JERSEY SHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS IT INTENSIFIES. THE STORM WILL THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...AND THEN BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT ON MONDAY. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. 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. $$ NJZ007-009-010-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0002.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ WARREN-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE 457 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...AND BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT ON MONDAY. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MPD
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS41 KPHI 131558 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1058 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME ORGANIZED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY. THIS STORM IS THEN ANTICIPATED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND BE EAST OF THE JERSEY SHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS IT INTENSIFIES. THE STORM WILL THEN CONTINUE NORTHEASTWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON, PULLING AWAY FROM OUR AREA. NJZ007-009-010-132200- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0002.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.HS.W.0001.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ WARREN-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE 1058 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING IN THE FORM OF LIGHT RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW, THEN QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND THEN BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT DURING MONDAY MORNING, WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ANTICIPATED. EVEN THOUGH SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED AT THE START FOR MANY PLACES, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS STORM AS THE AIR MASS COOLS SUFFICIENTLY. ALSO, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FAIRLY SHARP GRADIENT IN THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. $$ NJZ001-008-132200- /O.CON.KPHI.HS.W.0001.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ SUSSEX-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...MORRISTOWN 1058 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING, CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOME INTERMITTENT DURING MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT, WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ANTICIPATED. EVEN THOUGH SOME RAIN COULD OCCUR AT THE START IN A FEW PLACES, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS STORM AS THE AIR MASS COOLS SUFFICIENTLY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. $$ PAZ054-055-061-062-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0001.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON 1058 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND BE LOCALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. HOWEVER, THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR EVEN BEGIN AS LIGHT RAIN IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO COOL SUFFICIENTLY EVERYWHERE, THEREFORE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS STORM. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME INTERMITTENT DURING MONDAY MORNING. A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED, WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS PROBABLY OCCURRING ACROSS EASTERN NORTHAMPTON AND MONROE COUNTIES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FAIRLY SHARP GRADIENT IN THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO OCCUR FROM WEST TO 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. $$ NJZ012-013-015-PAZ069-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.SN.Y.0001.080114T0200Z-080114T2000Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON... DOYLESTOWN 1058 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST MONDAY. LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING, THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING, AND COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO COOL SUFFICIENTLY, THEREFORE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS STORM. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME INTERMITTENT DURING MONDAY MORNING. A STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FAIRLY SHARP GRADIENT IN THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY ACROSS MONMOUTH COUNTY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. $$ GORSE/KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:57 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 21 hr |
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.