Alert archive / New Jersey / Freeze Watches in 2011
Freeze Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze watch at Oct 29, 2011, 3:28 PM EDT for 5 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Oct 31, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2011, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 31, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2011, 3:55 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 809 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
703 WWUS71 KPHI 291928 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 328 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 DEZ002-003-NJZ020>023-027-300400- /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.A.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0400Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... WHARTON STATE FOREST 328 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING AND THEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD FROST SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES... RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES. * TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT...FORECAST IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A LARGE VEHICLE. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ DEZ004-NJZ013-014-024>026-300400- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0400Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND 328 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES... RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A LARGE VEHICLE. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED. && $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-300400- /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.A.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN... CHERRY HILL 328 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MUCH MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE...MUCH OF NORTHERN DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A WIDESPREAD FROST. * TEMPERATURES...FORECAST IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
615 WWUS71 KPHI 300030 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 830 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 DEZ002-003-NJZ020>023-027-300900- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.A.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1200Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... WHARTON STATE FOREST 830 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD FROST SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT...FORECAST IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ DEZ004-NJZ013-300130- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0400Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...FREEHOLD 830 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...AND SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. $$ NJZ014-024>026-300400- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0400Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY HOOK...OCEAN CITY... ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND 830 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A LARGE VEHICLE. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED. && $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-300900- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.A.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN... CHERRY HILL 830 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MUCH MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE...MUCH OF NORTHERN DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A WIDESPREAD FROST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
378 WWUS71 KPHI 300322 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1122 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 NJZ014-024>026-300430- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0400Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY HOOK...OCEAN CITY... ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND 1122 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH...AND FOR THIS REASON THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-020>023-027-301130- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.A.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... WHARTON STATE FOREST 1122 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MUCH MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE...MUCH OF NORTHERN DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A WIDESPREAD FROST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
916 WWUS71 KPHI 300755 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 355 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-020>023-027-302000- /O.UPG.KPHI.FZ.A.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1300Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... WHARTON STATE FOREST 355 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, MOST OF DELAWARE, MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NJZ013-019-PAZ070-071-302000- /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0002.111031T0600Z-111031T1300Z/ WESTERN MONMOUTH-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 355 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, MOST OF DELAWARE, MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ENOUGH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO POTENTIALLY END THE GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1:58 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem | 3 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Watches in New Jersey, 2011Freeze Watches in Maryland, 2011Freeze Watches in Delaware, 2011Every freeze watch in 2011
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.