Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Freezing Rain Advisories in 2016
Freezing Rain Advisory 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freezing rain advisory at Jan 26, 2016, 5:16 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2016, 5:16 AM EST (10:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2016, 11:12 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Hunterdon County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 1364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
126 WWUS41 KPHI 261016 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 516 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 PAZ054-055-060>062-261500- /O.NEW.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.160126T1016Z-160126T1500Z/ CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 516 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...A VERY LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SURFACES TO BECOME SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MEOLA
3 follow-up statements
982 WWUS41 KPHI 261247 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 747 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY... DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ007-009-PAZ070-071-101>106-261700- /O.EXB.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160126T1700Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WARREN-HUNTERDON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...WASHINGTON... FLEMINGTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 747 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...A VERY LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SURFACES TO BECOME SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PAZ054-055-060>062-261500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160126T1500Z/ CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 747 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...A VERY LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SURFACES TO BECOME SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FRANCNK
646 WWUS41 KPHI 261519 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY... PAZ054-055-060>062-261630- /O.EXP.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160126T1500Z/ CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZING RAIN WHICH PROMPTED THE ADVISORY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...WHERE RAINFALL OCCURRED...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BE SLIPPERY. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ007-009-PAZ070-071-101>106-261700- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160126T1700Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WARREN-HUNTERDON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...WASHINGTON... FLEMINGTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...A VERY LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SURFACES TO BECOME SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FRANCK
997 WWUS41 KPHI 261612 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1112 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ007-009-PAZ070-071-101>106-261715- /O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160126T1700Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WARREN-HUNTERDON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...WASHINGTON... FLEMINGTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 1112 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. THE FREEZING RAIN WHICH PROMPTED THE ADVISORY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. $$ FRANCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 51 min |
Nearby
Freezing Rain Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2016Freezing Rain Advisories in New Jersey, 2016Freezing Rain Advisories in Delaware, 2016Every freezing rain advisory 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.