Alert archive / New Jersey / Freeze Warnings in 2013
Freeze Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze warning at Oct 25, 2013, 1:32 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 26, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 25, 2013, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- 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, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Montgomery County, PA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
115 WWUS71 KPHI 251732 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 132 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 DEZ001-002-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015-016-020>022-027-PAZ060-101>103- 260400- /O.UPG.KPHI.FZ.A.0004.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...ELKTON... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN 132 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...RIGHT AROUND FREEZING ON SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND START REACHING THE FREEZING MARK TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS WILL BE KILLED IF NOT BROUGHT INDOORS OR LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ DEZ003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ023-260400- /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 132 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AREAS OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND START REACHING THE FREEZING MARK TOWARD DAWN ON SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS WILL LIKELY BE KILLED IF NOT BROUGHT INDOORS OR LEFT UNCOVERED. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOCATIONS FARTHER REMOVED FROM CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-104-106-260400- /O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0013.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL... MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 132 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S IN MOST AREAS. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND FALL TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK ON SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS COULD BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF NOT BROUGHT INDOORS OR LEFT UNCOVERED. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO BE THE CASE IN THE MORE SURBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS WITHIN THE CURRENT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GIGI/MIKETTA
3 follow-up statements
507 WWUS71 KPHI 260114 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 914 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 DEZ001-002-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015-016-020>022-027-PAZ060-101>103- 261300- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...ELKTON... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN 914 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S BY MORNING. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL START REACHING THE FREEZING MARK AFTER 2 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS WILL BE KILLED IF NOT BROUGHT INDOORS OR LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ DEZ003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ023-261300- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 914 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL START REACHING THE FREEZING MARK TOWARD DAWN ON SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS WILL LIKELY BE KILLED IF NOT BROUGHT INDOORS OR LEFT UNCOVERED. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOCATIONS FARTHER REMOVED FROM CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-104-106-261300- /O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0013.131026T0700Z-131026T1300Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL... MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 914 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK ON SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS COULD BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF NOT BROUGHT INDOORS OR LEFT UNCOVERED. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO BE THE CASE IN THE MORE SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS WITHIN THE CURRENT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
111 WWUS71 KPHI 260800 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 DEZ001-002-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015-016-020>022-027-PAZ060-101>103- 261300- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131026T1300Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...ELKTON... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S, ESPECIALLY IN OUTLYING AREAS AND AT LOCATIONS AWAY FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL OR DAMAGE SENSITIVE CROPS AND VEGETATION. && $$ DEZ003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ023-261300- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131026T1300Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S, ESPECIALLY IN OUTLYING AREAS AND AT LOCATIONS AWAY FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL OR DAMAGE SENSITIVE CROPS AND VEGETATION. && $$ NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-104-106-261300- /O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131026T1300Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL... MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 30S, ESPECIALLY IN OUTLYING AREAS AND AT LOCATIONS AWAY FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED BY THE FROST IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ IOVINO
496 WWUS71 KPHI 261303 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 903 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015-016-020>023-027- PAZ060-101>103-261415- /O.EXP.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131026T1300Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER- EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN 903 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE THREAT FOR FURTHER FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAS PASSED. $$ NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-104-106-261415- /O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131026T1300Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL... MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 903 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE THREAT FOR FURTHER FROST HAS PASSED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 3:47 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 25, 1:32 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 19 hr |
| Oct 25, 5:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 36 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in New Jersey, 2013Freeze Warnings in Maryland, 2013Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Every freeze warning in 2013
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.