Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Weather Advisories in 2017
Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter weather advisory at Mar 23, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 24, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1847 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
050 WWUS41 KPHI 231934 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 334 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2017 PAZ054-055-240745- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.170324T1200Z-170324T1700Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg 334 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM EDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain and sleet, which is in effect from 8 AM to 1 PM EDT Friday. * LOCATIONS...The Southern Poconos. * HAZARD TYPES...Freezing rain and sleet. * ACCUMULATIONS...Ice accumulation up to a few hundredths of an inch. Less than a tenth of an inch of sleet accumulation. * TIMING...Precipitation is expected to move in shortly after sunrise, starting as a mix of freezing rain and sleet. As temperatures slowly increase through the morning, precipitation should change over to all rain by mid day. * IMPACTS...Icing may create slippery conditions on roads, bridges, and sidewalks. * WINDS...South 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Starting in the mid 20s increasing to mid 30s by mid day. 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. Report Snow and ice accumulation to the National Weather Service by calling our trained spotter line...posting to the NWS Mount Holly Facebook page...or using Twitter. Snowfall and ice accumulation forecast maps in addition to experimental probabilistic snowfall information for the latest event are available online at www.weather.gov/phi/winter && $$
4 follow-up statements
230 WWUS41 KPHI 240129 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 929 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2017 PAZ054-055-241330- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.170324T1200Z-170324T1700Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg 929 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...Southern Poconos. * HAZARD TYPES...Freezing rain and sleet. * ACCUMULATIONS...Ice accumulation up to a few hundredths of an inch. Little to no sleet accumulation. * TIMING...A mix of freezing rain and sleet is expected to begin between 8 and 10 AM. Precipitation should change over to all rain around midday as temperatures slowly increase. * IMPACTS...A light glaze of icing will create slippery conditions, especially on untreated roads, bridges, and overpasses. * TEMPERATURES...Mid 20s, then rising above freezing through midday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of sleet and freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and use caution while driving. Report Snow and ice accumulation to the National Weather Service by calling our trained spotter line...posting to the NWS Mount Holly Facebook page...or using Twitter. Snowfall and ice accumulation forecast maps in addition to experimental probabilistic snowfall information for the latest event are available online at www.weather.gov/phi/winter && $$ JRK/MJG
732 WWUS41 KPHI 241119 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 719 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2017 PAZ054-055-241700- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.170324T1200Z-170324T1700Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg 719 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...Southern Poconos. * HAZARD TYPES...Freezing rain and sleet. * ACCUMULATIONS...Snow accumulation of up to 1 inch, along with around a trace of ice. * TIMING...Precipitation will move in by 10 AM, beginning as a mix of freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation should change over to all rain around midday as temperatures slowly increase. * IMPACTS...Ice and snow accumulations may create slippery conditions on roads, bridges and sidewalks. * TEMPERATURES...In the lower 30s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of sleet and freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and use caution while driving. Report Snow and ice accumulation to the National Weather Service by calling our trained spotter line...posting to the NWS Mount Holly Facebook page...or using Twitter. Snowfall and ice accumulation forecast maps in addition to experimental probabilistic snowfall information for the latest event are available online at www.weather.gov/phi/winter && $$
905 WWUS41 KPHI 241308 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 908 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2017 PAZ054-055-241700- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170324T1700Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg 908 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...Southern Poconos. * HAZARD TYPES...Freezing rain. * ACCUMULATIONS...Up to a few hundredths of an inch of ice accumulation. * TIMING...Freezing rain is possible through the morning. Precipitation should change over to all rain around midday as temperatures slowly increase. * IMPACTS...Icing may create slippery conditions on roads, bridges and sidewalks. * TEMPERATURES...In the mid 30s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of sleet and freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and use caution while driving. Report Snow and ice accumulation to the National Weather Service by calling our trained spotter line...posting to the NWS Mount Holly Facebook page...or using Twitter. Snowfall and ice accumulation forecast maps in addition to experimental probabilistic snowfall information for the latest event are available online at www.weather.gov/phi/winter && $$ Johnson
421 WWUS41 KPHI 241648 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1248 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2017 PAZ054-055-241800- /O.EXP.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170324T1700Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg 1248 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... Precipitation has moved out of the advisory area. Thus, the advisory will be allowed to expire. However, for locations that saw freezing rain earlier, icy spots may persist on elevated surfaces as temperatures in the higher terrain remain just below freezing. $$ Johnson
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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.