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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Feb 13, 2014, 6:31 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014, 6:31 AM EST (11:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2014, 8:30 AM EST
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 13, 6:12 AM EST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 6:12 AM EST, 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 6:14 AM EST, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 MDZ008-012-NJZ001-007>010-015-017>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071- 101>106-141115- CECIL-KENT MD-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DEZ002-NJZ021-141115- KENT-CUMBERLAND- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ015-019-020-141115- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DEZ001-NJZ012-016-141115- NEW CASTLE-MIDDLESEX-SALEM- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DEZ003-004-NJZ023>026-141115- INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ020-022-027-141115- OCEAN-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ013-014-141115- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ450>455-141115- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ430-431-141115- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 614 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 13, 5:51 AM EST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
551 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014
NJZ012>015-017>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-106-131245-
CAMDEN NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-LOWER BUCKS PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
551 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014
..A DANGEROUS BAND OF HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW WORKING THROUGH THE
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA...
THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW EXTENDED FROM PHILADELPHIA EAST THROUGH OCEAN
COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND THREE TO FOUR INCHES PER HOUR HAS
OCCURRED IN THIS BAND. THE BAND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND
AFFECT THE NORTHERN PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
BETWEEN NOW AND 8 AM.
THE SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. TRAVEL IS NOT
RECOMMENDED AT ALL. THE LIKELIHOOD OF BECOMING TRAPPED ON ROADWAYS IS
HIGH. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
BLANKETS, A CELL PHONE AND A MEANS OF KEEPING YOURSELF WARM.
LAT...LON 3973 7411 3973 7414 3977 7415 3981 7410
3992 7410 3977 7418 3973 7417 3982 7543
4039 7465 4038 7460 4042 7458 4044 7453
4040 7397 4028 7397
TFGSpecial weather statement, Feb 13, 6:31 AM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
631 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014
DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>019-022-027-PAZ070-071-101>104-131330-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN CHESTER PA-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN CHESTER PA-WESTERN MONTGOMERY PA-
631 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014
...ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL AFFECT
CAMDEN...CECIL...CHESTER...DELAWARE...GLOUCESTER...NEW
CASTLE...NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...PHILADELPHIA...SALEM...SOUTHERN
BURLINGTON AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 624 AM EST...A DANGEROUS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WAS LOCATED
FROM ODESSA TO PENN STATE FOREST...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.
A CHANGEOVER OR MIXING WITH SLEET IS OCCURRING IN DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY, BUT JUST HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THIS BAND MOVES INTO
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
THE SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DROP VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A
MILE AND WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH. SNOW RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES
PER HOUR WILL OCCUR AS THIS BAND MOVES THROUGH.
THE BACK EDGE OF THE BAND WILL BE NEAR CHESAPEAKE
CITY...CAYOTS...CAYOTS...AND DELAWARE CITY AROUND 640 AM...HOLLYWOOD
BEACH...HOLLYWOOD BEACH...CHESILHURST...AND WOODSTOWN AROUND 650
AM...CHARLESTOWN AND CHARLESTOWN AROUND 700 AM.
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL. THE LIKELIHOOD OF BECOMING
TRAPPED ON ROADWAYS IS HIGH. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL, PLEASE
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BLANKETS, A CELL PHONE AND A MEANS OF KEEPING
YOURSELF WARM. SERIOUSLY CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE BAND
PASSES YOUR LOCATION.
LAT...LON 3973 7614 3979 7605 3988 7599 3997 7600
4012 7593 4030 7527 4009 7496 4005 7497
4007 7493 3969 7441 3953 7520 3956 7524
3951 7529 3946 7555 3957 7552 3959 7555
3945 7558 3942 7572 3958 7610 3972 7623
TFGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 5:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean | 114 min |
| Feb 13, 9:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean | 20 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 52 min |
| Feb 13, 4:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 50 min |
| Feb 13, 4:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 46 min |
| Feb 13, 5:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 35 min |
| Feb 13, 4:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Talbot | 57 min |
| Feb 13, 4:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Talbot | 53 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Pennsylvania, 2014Special Weather Statements in New Jersey, 2014Special Weather Statements in Maryland, 2014Every special weather statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.