Alert archive / New Jersey / Freeze Watches in 2016
Freeze Watch 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze watch at Apr 8, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 9, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2016, 8:47 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 24 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
377 WWUS71 KPHI 080800 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 400 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-101>104- 106-082200- /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.A.0004.160410T0300Z-160410T1400Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER- EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 400 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS THE PINE BARRENS OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA. READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
643 WWUS71 KPHI 081935 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 335 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-101>104- 106-091000- /O.CON.KPHI.FZ.A.0004.160410T0300Z-160410T1400Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER- EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 335 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS THE PINE BARRENS OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA. READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
732 WWUS71 KPHI 090047 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 847 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-101>104- 106-091300- /O.UPG.KPHI.FZ.A.0004.160410T0300Z-160410T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0004.160410T0200Z-160410T1400Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER- EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 847 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AROUND 25 DEGREES SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GORSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:12 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:08 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 49 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Watches in New Jersey, 2016Freeze Watches in Maryland, 2016Freeze Watches in Pennsylvania, 2016Every freeze watch in 2016
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.