Alert archive / New Jersey / Winter Storm Warnings in 2018
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm warning at Dec 5, 2018, 12:46 PM EST for Atlantic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2018, 12:46 PM EST (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2018, 5:48 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
County Atlantic County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Absecon, NJ | |
| Dec 5, 1:13 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | |
| Dec 5, 1:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Atlantic City, NJ | |
| Dec 5, 1:26 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 6 Se Mays Landing, NJ | |
| Dec 5, 4:27 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Egg Harbor Township, NJ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1393 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 112 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
985 WWUS41 KPHI 051746 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1246 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 NJZ022-025-052300- /O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0009.181205T1746Z-181205T2300Z/ Atlantic-Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Hammonton and Atlantic City 1246 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. * WHERE...Atlantic and Coastal Atlantic counties. * WHEN...Snow will continue, heavy at times with up to an inch per hour, before tapering off later this afternoon into early this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on hazardous road conditions. The hazardous conditions should impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather conditions will make travel very hazardous. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ NJZ016>018-021-023-024-052300- /O.EXA.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Cumberland-Cape May- Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Including the cities of Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Millville, Cape May Court House, and Ocean City 1246 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Portions of southern New Jersey. The southern portions of Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties should have the least amount of snow. * WHEN...Snow will continue this afternoon at varying intensity. The will end later this afternoon into early this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ NJZ020-027-052300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Ocean-Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Jackson and Wharton State Forest 1246 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Southeastern Burlington and Ocean counties. * WHEN...Snow will continue at varying intensity and spread northward some, then taper off later this afternoon into early this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ NJZ026-052300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Coastal Ocean- Including the city of Long Beach Island 1246 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. * WHERE...Coastal Ocean county. * WHEN...Snow in the southern part of the county will expand northward some this afternoon before ending late this afternoon into early this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit www.weather.gov/phi/winter Gorse
2 follow-up statements
376 WWUS41 KPHI 052029 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 329 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 NJZ016>018-052130- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Salem-Gloucester-Camden- Including the cities of Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, and Cherry Hill 329 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Snow continues to rapidly end from west to east, therefore the advisory has been cancelled. Use caution however as there may still be some slippery spots on any untreated surfaces. $$ NJZ022-025-052300- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Atlantic-Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Hammonton and Atlantic City 329 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch, with total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. * WHERE...Coastal Atlantic and Atlantic counties. * WHEN...Snow will continue to quickly decrease in intensity and end from west to east into this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on hazardous road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact this evenings commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather conditions will make travel very hazardous. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ NJZ020-021-023-024-027-052300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Ocean-Cumberland-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Jackson, Millville, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Wharton State Forest 329 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch, with total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Portions of southern New Jersey. * WHEN...Snow will continue to quickly end from west to east through late this afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions should impact this evenings commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ NJZ026-052300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Coastal Ocean- Including the city of Long Beach Island 329 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch, with total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. The highest amounts across the southern areas. * WHERE...Coastal Ocean county. * WHEN...Snow will quickly end through late this afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions especially the southern areas. The hazardous conditions could impact this evenings commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit www.weather.gov/phi/winter Gorse
218 WWUS41 KPHI 052248 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 548 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 NJZ022-025-060000- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Atlantic-Coastal Atlantic- Including the cities of Hammonton and Atlantic City 548 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... Snow is tapering off. Little additional snow will accumulate. $$ NJZ020-021-023-024-026-027-060000- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181205T2300Z/ Ocean-Cumberland-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Ocean- Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Jackson, Millville, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Long Beach Island, and Wharton State Forest 548 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Snow continues to end. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 57 min |
| Dec 5, 3:27 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.