Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Freezing Rain Advisories in 2014

Freezing Rain Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 5, 20148 counties in Pennsylvania; 7 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freezing rain advisory at Jan 5, 2014, 12:39 PM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania; 7 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Jan 5, 2014, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2014, 12:39 PM EST (17:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 6, 2014, 12:15 AM EST
In force
11 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, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-01-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-01-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
940 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

343 
WWUS41 KPHI 051739
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1239 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY CONTINUES NORTHWEST OF THE PHILADELPHIA
METRO UNTIL 5 PM.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-052200-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.140105T1800Z-140105T2200Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
1239 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY... THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONO 
  REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA... AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SCATTERED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. 
  TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S RISING TOWARD FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE
THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

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-PAZ101>106-052200-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.140105T1800Z-140105T2200Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
1239 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND... NORTHERN 
  DELAWARE... SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SOME SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN AROUND MID 
  MORNING WITH A STEADY FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED FOR THE LATE 
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. 
  TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT.

* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE
THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ013-016>020-027-PAZ070-071-051845-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
FREEHOLD...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1239 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING
CAUSING ANY FREEZING RAIN TO FALL AS RAIN. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF
FREEZING RAIN WERE NOTED OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING.

$$
4 follow-up statements
741 
WWUS41 KPHI 052012
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
312 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014
 
NJZ012-015-PAZ102-104-106-052115-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140105T2200Z/
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...
MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
312 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO AROUND THE FREEZING MARK AND THE NEXT AREA
OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE FARTHER ABOVE FREEZING AS THE AFTERNOON
CONTINUES.

$$

PAZ054-055-060415-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WC.A.0001.140107T0600Z-140108T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0300Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
312 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA. 

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...THEN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
  STARTING MONDAY NIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH, ESPECIALLY
  IN THE VALLEYS. 

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR INTO THIS
  EVENING UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL AREAS. THE
  VALLEYS WILL BE THE LAST LOCATIONS TO GET ABOVE FREEZING.
 
* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES AS WELL AS ON LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS. SOME FOG
  WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN QUICKLY
  CAUSE FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT PROPERLY ATTIRED
  MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
 
* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO 40S TONIGHT BEFORE PLUNGING ON'
  MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE ANY WARMER THAN THE
  SINGLE NUMBERS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.
 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF
YOU.
 
A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ060>062-060300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
312 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY... THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AS WELL AS
  NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TENTH TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF 
  ICE. 

* TIMING...BANDS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
  THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. SOME FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE TRAVELING 
  VISIBILITIES.
 
* TEMPERATURES...SLOWLY RISING INTO THE 30S AND NEAR 40 DEGREES BY
  MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF
YOU. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS
WELL AS ON LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS.

 
&&

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ101-103-105-060000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0000Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
312 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND... NORTHERN 
  DELAWARE... SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...BANDS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
  THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. SOME FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE TRAVELING 
  VISIBILITIES.
 
* TEMPERATURES...SLOWLY RISING HIGHER THROUGH THE 30S AND AROUND 40
  DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF
YOU.
 
&&

$$

PO/VM/TG
337 
WWUS41 KPHI 052320
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
620 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

PAZ054-055-060730-
/O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WC.A.0001.140107T0600Z-140108T1200Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
620 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...THEN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS 
  STARTING MONDAY NIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. BECAUSE OF THE VERY LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES THE
  LAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS, ICING CONDITIONS MIGHT LINGER FOR A
  COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE
  VALLEYS WILL BE THE LAST LOCATIONS TO GET ABOVE FREEZING 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING ON LESS
  TRAVELED ROADWAYS. FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY. THEN
  STARTING MONDAY NIGHT DANGEROUS  WIND CHILLS CAN QUICKLY CAUSE
  FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT PROPERLY ATTIRED MONDAY
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING TO NEAR 40 VERY LATE TONIGHT BEFORE
  PLUNGING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE ANY WARMER THAN THE
  SINGLE NUMBERS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
OF YOU.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ060>062-060600-
/O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
620 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY... THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AS WELL AS 
  NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
  THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. BECAUSE OF THE VERY LOW MINIMUM
  TEMPERATURES THE LAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS, ICING CONDITIONS MIGHT
  LINGER FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE
  FREEZING. THE VALLEYS WILL BE THE LAST LOCATIONS TO GET ABOVE
  FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BE DIFFICULT. SOME FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE TRAVELING
  VISIBILITIES.

* TEMPERATURES...SLOWLY RISING THROUGH THE 30S AND NEAR 40 DEGREES
  BY MONDAY MORNING.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
OF YOU. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
AS WELL AS ON LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ101-103-105-060300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0300Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
620 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND... NORTHERN 
  DELAWARE... SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...BANDS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
  THE AREA THIS EVENING. ICING CONDITIONS MIGHT LINGER FOR A
  COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING BECAUSE
  THE LAST FEW MORNINGS HAVE BEEN VERY COLD.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 
  TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. SOME FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE 
  TRAVELING VISIBILITIES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S AND RISING OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
OF YOU.

&&

$$

LN/TG
768 
WWUS41 KPHI 060222
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
922 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

NJZ009-010-PAZ101-103-105-060330-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0300Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
922 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST OF THE AREA AND
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVERNIGHT. THERE COULD BE A FEW RESIDUAL
SLICK ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS LEFT IN THE NORMALLY COLDEST 
LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY. ALSO A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT,
SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING OVERNIGHT.

$$

PAZ054-055-061030-
/O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WC.A.0001.140107T0600Z-140108T1200Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
922 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...THEN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS 
  STARTING MONDAY NIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. HIGHEST IN
  THE VALLEYS
 
* TIMING...POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNTIL
  AROUND MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE RISING ABOVE FREEZING. BECAUSE
  OF THE VERY LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES THE LAST COUPLE OF
  MORNINGS... ICING CONDITIONS MIGHT LINGER FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
  AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE VALLEYS WILL BE THE
  LAST LOCATIONS TO GET ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING ON LESS
  TRAVELED ROADWAYS. DENSE PATCHES OF FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE
  VISIBILITY. THEN, STARTING MONDAY NIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
  CAN QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT
  PROPERLY ATTIRED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING TO NEAR 40 VERY LATE TONIGHT BEFORE
  PLUNGING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
 
* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE ANY WARMER THAN THE
  SINGLE NUMBERS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. 

 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
OF YOU.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ060>062-060600-
/O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
922 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY... THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AS WELL AS 
  NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TENTH TO TWO TENTHS
  OF AN INCH. 

* TIMING...SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR
  THROUGH THE EVENING. BECAUSE OF THE VERY LOW MINIMUM
  TEMPERATURES THE LAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS... ICING CONDITIONS
  MIGHT LINGER EVEN AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.
  EXTREMELY SHELTERED VALLEYS WILL BE THE LAST LOCATIONS TO GET
  ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
  MAY BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE TRAVELING
  VISIBILITIES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. DO NOT TAILGATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
OF YOU. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
AS WELL AS ON LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS.

&&

$$
966 
WWUS41 KPHI 060515
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1215 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

PAZ054-055-061315-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WC.A.0001.140107T0600Z-140108T1200Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
1215 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS..THE POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES....AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30.

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE DANGEROUS COLD MAY LEAD TO
  HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ060>062-060615-
/O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
1215 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK THROUGHOUT THE
REGION. AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY
HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

$$

IOVINO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 3:12 PM ESTWind Chill WatchPHICarbon, Monroe12 hr
Jan 4, 8:18 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI8 hr
Jan 5, 4:36 AM ESTGale WatchPHI11 hr
Jan 5, 4:36 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Jan 5, 3:28 PM ESTGale WarningPHI50 hr

Nearby

Freezing Rain Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2014Freezing Rain Advisories in New Jersey, 2014Every freezing rain advisory in 2014

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.