Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm warning at Feb 26, 2013, 11:22 AM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Feb 26, 2013, 11:22 AM EST (16:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2013, 6:40 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1104 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WWUS41 KPHI 261622 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 PAZ054-055-270030- /O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.130226T2100Z-130227T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0003.130226T2100Z-130227T1400Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN|...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES BUT UP TO 4 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN OR SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN... SNOW... AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ NJZ001-270030- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.130226T2100Z-130227T1400Z/ SUSSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES...2 TO 3 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN OR SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN... SNOW... AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
617 WWUS41 KPHI 262015 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 315 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 PAZ054-055-271000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0003.130226T2100Z-130227T1400Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 315 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TENTH TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES BUT UP TO AROUND 4 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN OR SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IF ICING OCCURS ON TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ NJZ001-271000- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.130226T2100Z-130227T1400Z/ SUSSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 315 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES...2 TO 3 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN OR SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN... SNOW... AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
503 WWUS41 KPHI 270655 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 155 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 PAZ054-055-271400- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T1400Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 155 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH...RESULTING IN ICE ACCRUAL FROM ONE TENTH TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED. FROM AROUND ONE INCH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TO UP TO 4 INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN EARLIER. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 5 AM AND 9 AM EST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IF ICING OCCURS ON TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS OCCURRED AND SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRUAL HAS OCCURRED AND CONTINUES. THIS HAS MADE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ NJZ001-271400- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T1400Z/ SUSSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 155 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH...RESULTING IN ICE ACCRUAL FROM ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED. FROM AROUND ONE INCH OVER SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TO UP TO 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN EARLIER. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM EST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
205 WWUS41 KPHI 271140 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 640 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 PAZ054-055-271400- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T1400Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 640 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE OR LESS. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY 9 AM EST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ001-271400- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T1400Z/ SUSSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 640 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE OR LESS. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY 9 AM EST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 29 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:19 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 15 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Every winter storm 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.