Alert archive / New Jersey / Winter Storm Watches in 2014
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm watch at Jan 1, 2014, 2:35 PM EST for 6 counties in Pennsylvania; 12 counties in New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 2:35 PM EST (19:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:32 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties New Castle County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
804 WWUS41 KPHI 011935 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS COLD... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA THURSDAY, THEN STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM OUR AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS THIS OCCURS, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. A DANGEROUSLY COLD AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES OUT TO SEA. NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-062-020500- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE BY LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THURSDAY AS SNOW INCREASES. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THURSDAY, THEN DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD HAVE THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. THEREFORE, OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ PAZ061-020500- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ LEHIGH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALLENTOWN 235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE BY LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THURSDAY AS SNOW INCREASES. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THURSDAY, THEN DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD HAVE THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. THEREFORE, OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-020500- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0002.140102T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NEW CASTLE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ANTICIPATED. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SOME RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX LATER THURSDAY SOUTH AND EAST OF PHILADELPHIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY EVENING AS SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN ABOUT THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY, FLASH FREEZING CAN OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE A TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GORSE
2 follow-up statements
450 WWUS41 KPHI 020209 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 909 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS COLD... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA THURSDAY, THEN STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM OUR AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS THIS OCCURS, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. A DANGEROUSLY COLD AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES OUT TO SEA. NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-021000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 909 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE BY LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THURSDAY AS SNOW INCREASES. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THURSDAY, THEN DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. THEREFORE, OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-021000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0002.140102T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NEW CASTLE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 909 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ANTICIPATED. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SOME RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX LATER THURSDAY FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EAST BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY EVENING AS SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS CLOSER TO THE ATLANTIC COAST. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN ABOUT THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE MILDER TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY, A FLASH FREEZE CAN OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE A TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GORSE
624 WWUS41 KPHI 020832 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS COLD... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...THEN STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM OUR AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DANGEROUSLY COLD AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES OUT TO SEA. DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-022200- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0002.140102T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SOME RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX THIS AFTERNOON FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EAST BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. THE BULK OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY EVENING AS SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED...ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS CLOSER TO THE ATLANTIC COAST. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING TODAY, FLASH FREEZING CAN OCCUR TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE A TIMES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-022200- /O.EXT.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1800Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TODAY AS SNOW INCREASES. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED... ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THURSDAY, THEN DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD HAVE THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. THEREFORE, OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ023-024-022200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY 332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTH AND NEAR THE COAST. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS RAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX THIS EVENING. THE BULK OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED...ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING TODAY, FLASH FREEZING CAN OCCUR TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE A TIMES TONIGHT. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 11 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:38 AM EST | Gale Watch | PHI | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:49 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:39 PM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 48 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Watches in New Jersey, 2014Winter Storm Watches in Pennsylvania, 2014Winter Storm Watches in Delaware, 2014Every winter storm watch 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.