Alert archive / New Jersey / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze warning at Apr 6, 2012, 8:11 AM EDT for 9 counties in New Jersey; Berks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Cecil County, Maryland. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:11 AM EDT (12:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Cecil County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
673 WWUS71 KPHI 061211 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 811 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 MDZ008-NJZ007>010-015-020>022-027-PAZ060>062-067>069-070400- /O.EXP.KPHI.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0006.120407T0800Z-120407T1200Z/ CECIL-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 811 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FLOWERING FRUIT TREES AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL SUFFER DAMAGE IF NOT PROTECTED...AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO JUST BELOW FREEZING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL FREEZE WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AS WELL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR LATER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION AND BLOSSOMING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT AND KEPT INSIDE UNTIL THIS RUN OF COLD WEATHER ENDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
700 WWUS71 KPHI 061852 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 252 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 MDZ008-NJZ007>010-015-020>022-027-PAZ060>062-067>069-071200- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0006.120407T0800Z-120407T1200Z/ CECIL-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 252 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FLOWERING FRUIT TREES AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL SUFFER DAMAGE IF NOT PROTECTED...AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO JUST BELOW FREEZING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION AND BLOSSOMING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT AND KEPT INSIDE UNTIL THIS RUN OF COLD WEATHER ENDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
647 WWUS71 KPHI 070819 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 419 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 MDZ008-NJZ007>010-015-020>022-027-PAZ060>062-067>069-071200- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CECIL-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 419 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...FLOWERING FRUIT TREES AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL SUFFER DAMAGE IF NOT PROTECTED...AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO JUST BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION AND BLOSSOMING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT AND KEPT INSIDE UNTIL THIS RUN OF COLD WEATHER ENDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
709 WWUS71 KPHI 071150 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 750 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 MDZ008-NJZ007>010-015-020>022-027-PAZ060>062-067>069-071300- /O.EXP.KPHI.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CECIL-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 750 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. THEREFORE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW THE FREEZE WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 8 AM. $$ RPW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:40 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:20 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:21 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 26 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:10 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 24 hr | |
| Apr 6, 7:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in New Jersey, 2012Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Freeze Warnings in Maryland, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.