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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 13, 2018Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 13, 2018, 3:03 PM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 13, 2018, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2018, 3:03 PM EST (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 13, 2018, 9:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 14, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
In force
13 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 20:00 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 224 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-01-13Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 288 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
103 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
288 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

242 
WWUS41 KPHI 132003
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
303 PM EST Sat Jan 13 2018

PAZ054-055-140815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WC.Y.0002.180114T0200Z-180114T1500Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
303 PM EST Sat Jan 13 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to 
  range from 5 below zero to 15 below zero.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe counties.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills will cause frostbite 
  in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will
combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
www.weather.gov/phi/winter
3 follow-up statements
878 
WWUS41 KPHI 140430
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1130 PM EST Sat Jan 13 2018

PAZ054-055-141500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180114T1500Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
1130 PM EST Sat Jan 13 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST 
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to 
  range from 5 below zero to 15 below zero.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills will cause frostbite 
  in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will 
combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can 
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and 
gloves.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit 
www.weather.gov/phi/winter
248 
WWUS41 KPHI 140823
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
323 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2018

PAZ054-055-141500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180114T1500Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
323 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to 
  range from 0 to 15 below zero.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills will cause frostbite 
  in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will
combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
www.weather.gov/phi/winter
017 
WWUS41 KPHI 141446
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
946 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2018

PAZ054-055-141600-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180114T1500Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
946 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Wind chill values have dropped below wind chill criteria of minus
15 degrees, therefore the Wind Chill Advisory will be allowed to
expire at 10 am. However, wind chills through the remainder of 
the day will remain below zero for many areas. Be sure to dress 
appropriately.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
www.weather.gov/phi/winter

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 8:15 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe4 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.