Alert archive / New Jersey / Winter Storm Watches in 2014

Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 11, 20148 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm watch at Feb 11, 2014, 3:43 PM EST for 8 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 13, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2014, 3:43 PM EST (20:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 12, 2014, 3:34 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2014-02-11Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2014-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

892 
WWUS41 KPHI 112043
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...POTENT COASTAL STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-101>106-120500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0006.140213T0000Z-140214T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0300Z-140214T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THIS WARNING INCLUDES FAR SOUTHEASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA...
  FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY... FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AND
  NORTHERN DELAWARE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO
  8 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES
  POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS MOSTLY SNOW WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH SLEET BY THURSDAY
  MORNING AND MAY EVEN BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY EVENING IT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO
  ALL SNOW AGAIN AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
  WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE TIME WINDS
  INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

MDZ012-120500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0300Z-140214T0600Z/
KENT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHESTERTOWN
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THIS WARNING INCLUDES FAR SOUTHEASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA...
  FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY... FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AND
  NORTHERN DELAWARE.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS MOSTLY SNOW WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH SLEET BY THURSDAY
  MORNING AND MAY EVEN BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY EVENING IT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO
  ALL SNOW AGAIN AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
  WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE TIME WINDS
  INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ020>022-027-120500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE AND MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MARYLAND
  EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  INLAND. FORECAST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DECREASE CLOSER TO THE
  SHORE.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. BY MID DAY THURSDAY...PRECIPITATION IS 
  EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL
  IMPACTS...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF THERE
  HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES BY
  THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ023>026-120500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.140213T0000Z-140213T1200Z/
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE MAY COUNTY AS WELL AS THE
  COASTAL PORTIONS OF OCEAN AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY MORNING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
  TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL
  IMPACTS...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF THERE
  HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES BY
  THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ004-120500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.140213T0000Z-140213T1200Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REHOBOTH BEACH
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF SUSSEX COUNTY
  IN DELAWARE. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY MORNING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
  TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL
  IMPACTS...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF THERE
  HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES BY
  THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-120500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0007.140213T0600Z-140214T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
343 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...THIS WATCH INCLUDES NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND THE
  POCONOS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALTHOUGH
  10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
  POCONOS.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW AFTER
  MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET
  DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER
  MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
  WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE TIME WINDS
  INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

JOHNSON
2 follow-up statements
324 
WWUS41 KPHI 112309
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
609 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...POTENT COASTAL STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-101>106-121100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0300Z-140214T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...
DOYLESTOWN
609 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS WARNING INCLUDES FAR SOUTHEASTERN 
  PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA... FAR 
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY... FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AND 
  NORTHERN DELAWARE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 
  TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR WITH 8 TO 10 
  INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN FOR SOUTHEASTERN 
  PENNSYLVANIA.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS MOSTLY SNOW WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH SLEET BY THURSDAY 
  MORNING AND MAY EVEN BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY EVENING IT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER 
  TO ALL SNOW AGAIN AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE 
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
   WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF 
  HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE 
  TIME WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ020>022-027-121100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST
609 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO
1 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE AND QUEEN ANNE...TALBOT...AND
  CAROLINE COUNTIES IN MARYLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED INLAND. FORECAST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DECREASE CLOSER 
  TO THE SHORE.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. BY MID DAY THURSDAY...PRECIPITATION IS 
  EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE 
  REGION ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL 
  IMPACTS...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF 
  THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER 
  LINES BY THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ004-NJZ023>026-121100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.140213T0000Z-140213T1200Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND
609 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE MAY COUNTY AS WELL AS THE
  COASTAL PORTIONS OF OCEAN AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY
  AND COASTAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY MORNING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED 
  TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE 
  REGION ESPECIALLY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO 
  TRAVEL IMPACTS...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES 
  IF THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON 
  POWER LINES BY THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-121100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0007.140213T0600Z-140214T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
609 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...THIS WATCH INCLUDES NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND THE 
  POCONOS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALTHOUGH 
  10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE 
  POCONOS.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET 
  DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE 
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
   WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF 
  HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE 
  TIME WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$
896 
WWUS41 KPHI 120834
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
334 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...POTENT COASTAL STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-122130-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.140213T0600Z-140214T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0500Z-140214T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
334 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR...HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY...BERKS
  COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN POCONOS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE
  DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS...
  WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE TIME WINDS
  INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-101>106-122130-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0300Z-140214T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...
DOYLESTOWN
334 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS WARNING INCLUDES FAR SOUTHEASTERN 
  PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA... FAR 
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY... FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AND 
  NORTHERN DELAWARE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS MOSTLY SNOW TONIGHT. THE
  SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH SLEET BY THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY
  EVEN BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY
  EVENING IT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AGAIN AND
  BEGIN TO TAPER OFF.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE
  REGION ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL IMPACTS... WINDS
  OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
  THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS BY THE TIME WINDS
  INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ020>022-027-122130-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST
334 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY... 
  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE AND QUEEN ANNE...TALBOT...AND 
  CAROLINE COUNTIES IN MARYLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW TONIGHT
  BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. BY MID DAY THURSDAY...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
  PRIMARILY RAIN

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE 
  REGION ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL 
  IMPACTS...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES IF 
  THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER 
  LINES BY THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ004-NJZ023>026-122130-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.140213T0000Z-140213T1200Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND
334 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE MAY COUNTY AS WELL AS 
  THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF OCEAN AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES IN NEW 
  JERSEY AND COASTAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS ALL SNOW TONIGHT
  BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. THURSDAY MORNING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
  PRIMARILY RAIN.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE 
  REGION ESPECIALLY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO 
  TRAVEL IMPACTS...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES 
  IF THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON 
  POWER LINES BY THE TIME THE WINDS INCREASE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 3:43 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon and 9 more61 hr
Feb 11, 3:43 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Ocean39 hr
Feb 11, 3:51 PM ESTGale WatchPHI12 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in New Jersey, 2014Winter Storm Watches in Pennsylvania, 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.