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Snow Squall Warning 10, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Mar 28, 2022, 1:46 PM EDT for 6 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2022, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2022, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019
WWUS51 KPHI 281746
SQWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
146 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022
NJC019-021-023-025-029-035-281815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0010.220328T1746Z-220328T1815Z/
Ocean NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Somerset NJ-Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
146 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
North central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
Mercer County in central New Jersey...
Southern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
Central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 145 PM EDT, a dangerous snow squall was located over Plainsboro
Center, or 10 miles northeast of Trenton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind
gusts greater than 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8A and 10.
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and 24.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 64 and 74.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 115 and 123.
Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Somerset, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick,
Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan, Ewing, Holmdel,
Princeton, Manville, Matawan, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Cranbury,
Pennington, Hopewell and Allentown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads, bridges
and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and be
prepared for sudden loss of traction.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 7434 4034 7494 4056 7475 4043 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 284DEG 33KT 4032 7462
$$
SFJ1 follow-up statement
700
WWUS51 KPHI 281758
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
158 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022
NJC019-281807-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SQ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220328T1815Z/
Hunterdon NJ-
158 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The snow squall which prompted the warning has moved out of the
warned area. Therefore, the snow squall warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4032 7419 4007 7434 4031 7486 4042 7477
4043 7475 4044 7475 4048 7472 4037 7417
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 284DEG 33KT 4029 7447
$$
NJC021-023-025-029-035-281815-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220328T1815Z/
Ocean NJ-Mercer NJ-Somerset NJ-Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
158 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL OCEAN...MERCER...SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET...CENTRAL MONMOUTH AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...
At 157 PM EDT, a dangerous snow squall was located over Clearbrook
Park, or 13 miles south of New Brunswick, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind
gusts greater than 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8A and 9.
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and 24.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 65 and 73.
Locations impacted include...
Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan,
Ewing, Holmdel, Princeton, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Cranbury,
Pennington, Hopewell, Allentown, Roosevelt, Rocky Hill, Skillman,
East Freehold, Six Flags Theme Park and West Freehold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads, bridges
and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and be
prepared for sudden loss of traction.
&&
LAT...LON 4032 7419 4007 7434 4031 7486 4042 7477
4043 7475 4044 7475 4048 7472 4037 7417
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 284DEG 33KT 4029 7447
$$
SFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 12:46 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 2:12 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 3:42 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 4:12 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 10 min |
Nearby
Snow Squall Warnings in New Jersey, 2022Every snow squall warning in 2022
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.