Alert archive / New Jersey / Freezing Rain Advisories in 2012
Freezing Rain Advisory 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freezing rain advisory at Jan 22, 2012, 3:15 AM EST for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 7 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2012, 3:15 AM EST (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
924 WWUS41 KPHI 220815 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 315 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-222100- /O.NEW.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.120123T0000Z-120123T1100Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 315 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING EARLY THEN RISING OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
6 follow-up statements
854 WWUS41 KPHI 222018 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 318 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-231400- /O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.120123T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 318 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
503 WWUS41 KPHI 222253 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 553 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-231100- /O.EXB.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.120123T0000Z-120123T1100Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 553 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL. * IMPACTS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON UNTREATED SURFACES MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING TOWARD DAYBREAK MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-231400- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.120123T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 553 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * IMPACTS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
694 WWUS41 KPHI 230239 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 939 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-231400- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 939 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * IMPACTS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-231100- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1100Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 939 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL. * IMPACTS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON UNTREATED SURFACES MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
196 WWUS41 KPHI 230530 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1230 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 NJZ012-015-230630- /O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1100Z/ MIDDLESEX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON 1230 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT FOR FREEZING PRECIPITATION. $$ NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-231330- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 1230 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * IMPACTS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-231100- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1100Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 1230 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL. * IMPACTS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON UNTREATED SURFACES MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...THEN SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT AND CLIMBING TO ABOVE FREEZING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
071 WWUS41 KPHI 230824 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 324 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-230930- /O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1100Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 324 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE ARRIVED AND THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS ENDED. $$ NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-231400- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 324 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * IMPACTS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO FREEZE UP FIRST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S...THEN SLOWLY RISING TO ABOVE FREEZING AFTER DAWN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
573 WWUS41 KPHI 231345 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 845 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-231445- /O.EXP.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON 845 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES IN THE ADVISORY AREA HAVE ALL BUT RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. THERE COULD BE A FEW, VERY LOCALIZED, AREAS WHERE IT MAY TAKE ANOTHER HOUR FOR TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING. OTHERWISE, THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$ HEAVENER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:32 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
Freezing Rain Advisories in New Jersey, 2012Freezing Rain Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2012Every freezing rain advisory 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.