Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Chill Advisories in 2018
Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 8:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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.