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Freeze Warning 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 13, 2021Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze warning at Nov 13, 2021, 2:11 PM EST for Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Nov 14, 2021, 2:00 AM EST. 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
Nov 13, 2021, 2:11 PM EST (19:11 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2021, 2:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 14, 2021, 8:42 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 2021-11-13Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-11-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
1559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

384 
WWUS71 KPHI 131911
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
211 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

DEZ003-140815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0008.211114T0700Z-211114T1400Z/
Inland Sussex-
Including the city of Georgetown
211 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

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

* WHERE...Inland Sussex.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and 
  other sensitive vegetation.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

NJZ015>019-021-PAZ071-106-140000-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211114T0000Z/
Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-
Philadelphia-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, 
Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Millville, Philadelphia, 
Morrisville, and Doylestown
211 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, 
  Northwestern Burlington and Cumberland. In Pennsylvania, 
  Philadelphia and Lower Bucks.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NJZ014-023>026-140000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211114T0000Z/
Eastern Monmouth-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Sandy Hook, Cape May Court House, 
Ocean City, Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
211 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal 
  Atlantic, Cape May and Eastern Monmouth.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NJZ012-013-020-022-027-140000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211114T0000Z/
Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Ocean-Atlantic-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of New Brunswick, Freehold, Jackson, 
Hammonton, and Wharton State Forest
211 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southeastern Burlington, Atlantic, Ocean, Western 
  Monmouth and Middlesex.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons
3 follow-up statements
852 
WWUS71 KPHI 132200
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
500 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

NJZ012>027-PAZ071-106-132300-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211114T0000Z/
Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Philadelphia-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, 
Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, 
Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House,
Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, 
Wharton State Forest, Philadelphia, Morrisville, and Doylestown
500 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished and should continue to decrease through the
evening. Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled.

$$

DEZ003-141100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0008.211114T0700Z-211114T1400Z/
Inland Sussex-
Including the city of Georgetown
500 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 expected.

* WHERE...Inland Sussex.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and 
  other sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Johnson
146 
WWUS71 KPHI 140251
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
951 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

DEZ003-141400-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0008.211114T0700Z-211114T1400Z/
Inland Sussex-
Including the city of Georgetown
951 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 expected.

* WHERE...Inland Sussex.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and 
  other sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Johnson
833 
WWUS71 KPHI 141342
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
842 AM EST Sun Nov 14 2021

DEZ003-141445-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-211114T1400Z/
Inland Sussex-
Including the city of Georgetown
842 AM EST Sun Nov 14 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have risen above freezing this morning, and therefore
the freeze warning has been cancelled. 

$$

BAH

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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.