Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Freezing Rain Advisories in 2017
Freezing Rain Advisory 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freezing rain advisory at Feb 6, 2017, 3:39 AM EST for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Carbon County, Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 7, 2017, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2017, 3:39 AM EST (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2017, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2017, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 1504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
419 WWUS41 KPHI 060839 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 339 AM EST MON FEB 6 2017 NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-062-062045- /O.NEW.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.170207T0600Z-170207T1500Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, WASHINGTON, JIM THORPE, STROUDSBURG, BETHLEHEM, AND EASTON 339 AM EST MON FEB 6 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS, PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY, THEN CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S, THEN RISING THROUGH THE 30S AND INTO THE 40S DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
272 WWUS41 KPHI 062004 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 304 PM EST MON FEB 6 2017 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-070930- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.170207T0600Z-170207T1500Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, JIM THORPE, AND STROUDSBURG 304 PM EST MON FEB 6 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. * IMPACTS...ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON ROADS... BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S OVERNIGHT WARMING TO THE MID 30S BY THE MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ007-PAZ062-070930- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.170207T0600Z-170207T1500Z/ WARREN-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, BETHLEHEM, AND EASTON 304 PM EST MON FEB 6 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. * IMPACTS...ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON ROADS... BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S OVERNIGHT WARMING TO THE MID 30S BY THE MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ CMS
672 WWUS41 KPHI 070247 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 947 PM EST MON FEB 6 2017 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-071500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.170207T0600Z-170207T1500Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, JIM THORPE, AND STROUDSBURG 947 PM EST MON FEB 6 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS BY MID MORNING. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY PERSIST INTO THE LATE MORNING ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES NEAR MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA AND HIGH POINT, NEW JERSEY. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT, RISING ABOVE FREEZING AT MOST LOCATIONS DURING THE MID MORNING TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ007-PAZ062-071500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.170207T0600Z-170207T1500Z/ WARREN-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, BETHLEHEM, AND EASTON 947 PM EST MON FEB 6 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY PERSIST INTO THE MID MORNING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT, RISING ABOVE FREEZING AT MOST LOCATIONS BY MID MORNING TUESDAY. 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. && $$ JRK
702 WWUS41 KPHI 070822 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 322 AM EST TUE FEB 7 2017 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-071500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1500Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, JIM THORPE, AND STROUDSBURG 322 AM EST TUE FEB 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 6 AM TODAY. A CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS BY MID MORNING. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY PERSIST INTO THE LATE MORNING ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES NEAR MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA AND HIGH POINT, NEW JERSEY. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ007-PAZ062-071500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1500Z/ WARREN-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, BETHLEHEM, AND EASTON 322 AM EST TUE FEB 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 6 AM TODAY, THEN CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MID MORNING. 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. && $$
381 WWUS41 KPHI 071140 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 640 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-071500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1500Z/ Sussex-Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Newton, Jim Thorpe, and Stroudsburg 640 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING, BEFORE A CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN AT MOST LOCATIONS BY MID MORNING. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY PERSIST INTO THE LATE MORNING ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES NEAR MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA AND HIGH POINT, NEW JERSEY. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ007-PAZ062-071500- /O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1500Z/ Warren-Northampton- Including the cities of Washington, Bethlehem, and Easton 640 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MID MORNING. 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. && $$
795 WWUS41 KPHI 071442 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 942 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 NJZ007-PAZ054-055-062-071545- /O.CAN.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1500Z/ Warren-Carbon-Monroe-Northampton- Including the cities of Washington, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Bethlehem, and Easton 942 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has cancelled the Freezing Rain Advisory. Temperatures have warmed above freezing...and freezing rain is no longer expected. $$ NJZ001-071800- /O.EXT.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1800Z/ Sussex- Including the city of Newton 942 AM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...a trace to a few hundredths of an inch. * TIMING...Areas of light freezing rain will continue the rest of the morning, especially in the higher elevations. Temperatures are expected to warm above freezing by early afternoon. * IMPACTS...Icing may create slippery conditions on roads... bridges and sidewalks. * TEMPERATURES...In the low 30s. 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. && $$ CMS
073 WWUS41 KPHI 071750 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1250 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 NJZ001-071900- /O.EXP.KPHI.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170207T1800Z/ Sussex- Including the city of Newton 1250 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... The main band of freezing rain is moving out of the area, and temperatures are beginning to climb above freezing in most location. Though spotty freezing drizzle or light freezing rain may occur at times this afternoon in the higher elevations, the threat for more widespread, hazardous freezing rain is diminishing. Therefore, the advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ CMS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 6:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 58 hr |
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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.