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Freeze Warning 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 9, 20185 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Maryland; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze warning at Nov 9, 2018, 2:03 PM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Maryland; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Nov 10, 2018, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2018, 2:03 PM EST (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 10, 2018, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 11, 2018, 9:00 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-11-09Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

845 
WWUS71 KPHI 091903
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
203 PM EST Fri Nov 9 2018

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-022>025-PAZ070-071-101000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0007.181111T0600Z-181111T1400Z/
Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton,
Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Hammonton, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Media, 
and Philadelphia
203 PM EST Fri Nov 9 2018

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Freeze
Warning, which is in effect from 1 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday.

* TEMPERATURES...As low as 30.

* TIMING...Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing late
  Saturday night through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions may damage sensitive 
  vegetation. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the 
  cold.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

Staarmann
4 follow-up statements
273 
WWUS71 KPHI 100811
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
311 AM EST Sat Nov 10 2018

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-022>025-PAZ070-071-102200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0007.181111T0600Z-181111T1400Z/
Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton,
Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Hammonton, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Media, 
and Philadelphia
311 AM EST Sat Nov 10 2018

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...As low as 30.

* TIMING...Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing late
  tonight through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will damage sensitive 
  vegetation. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the 
  cold.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
835 
WWUS71 KPHI 102019
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
319 PM EST Sat Nov 10 2018

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-022>025-PAZ070-071-111000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FZ.W.0007.181111T0300Z-181111T1400Z/
Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton,
Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Hammonton, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Media, 
and Philadelphia
319 PM EST Sat Nov 10 2018

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...Dropping into the upper 20s.

* TIMING...Temperatures will fall below freezing later tonight 
  and Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Crops and other remaining sensitive vegetation will 
  be killed if left exposed.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

Gorse
126 
WWUS71 KPHI 110829
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
329 AM EST Sun Nov 11 2018

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-022>025-PAZ070-071-111400-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-181111T1400Z/
Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton,
Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Hammonton, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Media, 
and Philadelphia
329 AM EST Sun Nov 11 2018

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 20s. 

* TIMING...Temperatures will remain below freezing through early 
  Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions may damage sensitive
  vegetation. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
858 
WWUS71 KPHI 111409
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
909 AM EST Sun Nov 11 2018


MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-022>025-PAZ070-071-111515-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-181111T1400Z/
Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton,
Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Hammonton, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Media, 
and Philadelphia
909 AM EST Sun Nov 11 2018

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

It appears that temperatures last night fell below freezing for
several hours in most of the warned area. Therefore the growing 
season will be considered officially over for all counties
included in the freeze warning. Some localities near bodies of 
water may have remained above freezing.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 1:37 AM ESTGale WarningPHI40 hr
Nov 9, 3:23 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May, Cumberland, Salem11 hr
Nov 9, 3:23 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer14 hr
Nov 9, 4:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 1 more4 hr
Nov 9, 5:52 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May4 hr
Nov 9, 5:57 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Nov 9, 6:53 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Nov 9, 6:58 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean4 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in New Jersey, 2018Freeze Warnings in Maryland, 2018Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2018Every freeze warning in 2018

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.