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Winter Weather Advisory 12, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 24, 2021Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 24, 2021, 9:37 AM EST for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 24, 2021, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2021, 9:37 AM EST (14:37 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2021, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 25, 2021, 9:00 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:36 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 2021-12-24Temperature 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 2021-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 531 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
425 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
531 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
884 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

209 
WWUS41 KPHI 241437
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
937 AM EST Fri Dec 24 2021

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-250345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.211225T0300Z-211225T1100Z/
Sussex-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Jim Thorpe, and Stroudsburg
937 AM EST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a 
  light glaze.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex. In Pennsylvania, Carbon and 
  Monroe.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are
  possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
isolated power outages. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

Johnson
4 follow-up statements
693 
WWUS41 KPHI 242015
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
315 PM EST Fri Dec 24 2021

NJZ007-250915-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.211225T0300Z-211225T1100Z/
Warren-
Including the city of Washington
315 PM EST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a 
  light glaze.

* WHERE...Warren.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are 
  possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The main areas affected will be locations
  along and north of the Interstate 80 corridor within the
  advisory area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
isolated power outages. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-250915-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.211225T0300Z-211225T1100Z/
Sussex-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Jim Thorpe, and Stroudsburg
315 PM EST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of 
  around one tenth of an inch.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex. In Pennsylvania, Carbon and 
  Monroe.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The main areas affected will be locations
  along and north of the Interstate 80 corridor within the
  advisory area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
isolated power outages. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

Johnson
424 
WWUS41 KPHI 250520
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1220 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-251100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211225T1100Z/
Sussex-Warren-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, 
and Stroudsburg
1220 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Freezing rain. Ice accumulations of a few hundredths of 
  an inch possible.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex and Warren. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon and Monroe.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EST early this morning.

* IMPACTS...Very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are 
  possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The main areas affected will be locations
  along and north of the Interstate 80 corridor within the
  advisory area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
power outages. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$
673 
WWUS41 KPHI 251054
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
554 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-251400-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211225T1400Z/
Sussex-Warren-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, 
and Stroudsburg
554 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations of a light 
  glaze.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex and Warren. In Pennsylvania, 
  Carbon and Monroe.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are 
  possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The main areas affected will be locations
  along and north of the Interstate 80 corridor within the
  advisory area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
power outages. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$
039 
WWUS41 KPHI 251350
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
850 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-251500-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211225T1400Z/
Sussex-Warren-Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, 
and Stroudsburg
850 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS 
MORNING...

Temperatures will continue to rise slowly this morning. As a 
result, the potential for freezing rain is coming to an end. The 
Winter Weather Advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 3:19 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI42 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in New Jersey, 2021Winter Weather Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2021Every winter weather advisory in 2021

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.