Alert archive / New Jersey / Freeze Warnings in 2020

Freeze Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 22, 20209 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze warning at Apr 22, 2020, 3:03 PM EDT for 9 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 23, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
Apr 22, 2020, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 23, 2020, 6:33 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-04-22Temperature 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 2020-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
1419 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

895 
WWUS71 KPHI 221903
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
303 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2020

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-020-PAZ060>062-103-105-106-230900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0005.200423T0400Z-200423T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Ocean-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, Trenton, 
Jackson, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Collegeville, 
Pottstown, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
303 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2020

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s and
  lower 30s possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, and southern
  New Jersey and east-central and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

NJZ016>019-021-022-027-PAZ101-102-104-230900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0004.200423T0400Z-200423T1200Z/
Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-
Atlantic-Southeastern Burlington-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Eastern Montgomery-
Including the cities of Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, 
Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Millville, Hammonton, 
Wharton State Forest, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Norristown, and Lansdale
303 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2020

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to middle 30s will result in 
  frost formation.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington,
  Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. In Pennsylvania, Chester and
  eastern Montgomery Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

CMS
2 follow-up statements
565 
WWUS71 KPHI 230727
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
327 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-020-PAZ060>062-103-105-106-231200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200423T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Ocean-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, Trenton, 
Jackson, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Collegeville, 
Pottstown, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
327 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest and southern 
  New Jersey and east central and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

NJZ016>019-021-022-027-PAZ101-102-104-231200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200423T1200Z/
Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-
Atlantic-Southeastern Burlington-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Eastern Montgomery-
Including the cities of Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, 
Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Millville, Hammonton, 
Wharton State Forest, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Norristown, and Lansdale
327 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Southeastern Burlington, Atlantic, 
  Gloucester, Salem, Northwestern Burlington, Camden and 
  Cumberland. In Pennsylvania, Eastern Montgomery, Western 
  Chester and Eastern Chester.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MPS
405 
WWUS71 KPHI 231033
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
633 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-020-PAZ060>062-103-105-106-231145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200423T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Ocean-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, Trenton, 
Jackson, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Collegeville, 
Pottstown, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
633 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures will continue to rise above freezing this morning. 

$$

NJZ016>019-021-022-027-PAZ101-102-104-231145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200423T1200Z/
Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-
Atlantic-Southeastern Burlington-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Eastern Montgomery-
Including the cities of Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, 
Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Millville, Hammonton, 
Wharton State Forest, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Norristown, and Lansdale
633 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures will continue to warm up this morning. 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 3:12 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI17 hr
Apr 22, 3:03 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem16 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in New Jersey, 2020Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2020Every freeze warning in 2020

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.