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Snow Squall Warning 13, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 28, 2022Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Mar 28, 2022, 4:12 PM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was in force for 10 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, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2022, 4:22 PM EDT
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 2022-03-28Temperature 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 2022-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -121 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
1528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

645 
WWUS51 KPHI 282012
SQWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
412 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022

NJC005-007-015-282045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0013.220328T2012Z-220328T2045Z/
Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-Burlington NJ-
412 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
  Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  North central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
  West central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 412 PM EDT, a dangerous snow squall was located over Magnolia,
  or near Gloucester City, moving southeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Heavy 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 near exit 3.
   Interstate 76 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.
   Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 26 and 34.
   Atlantic City Expressway near mile marker 44.

Locations impacted include...
Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Lindenwold, Hammonton,
Bellmawr, Woodbury, Berlin, Shamong, Magnolia, Westville,
Chesilhurst, Audubon Park, Barclay-Kingston, Echelon, Golden
Triangle, Ashland, Springdale, Atco and Erlton-Ellisburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes
your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra
time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead
to accidents.

&&

LAT...LON 3967 7480 3965 7483 3983 7515 3994 7505
      3978 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 299DEG 37KT 3985 7505 

$$

JEO
1 follow-up statement
062 
WWUS51 KPHI 282022
SQWPHI

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
422 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022

NJC005-007-015-282031-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SQ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220328T2045Z/
Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-Burlington NJ-
422 PM EDT Mon Mar 28 2022

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR CAMDEN...NORTH CENTRAL GLOUCESTER AND
WEST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The snow squall which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, 
the snow squall warning has been cancelled. However a brief burst of 
moderate snow is still likely.

LAT...LON 3967 7480 3965 7483 3983 7515 3994 7505
      3978 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 299DEG 37KT 3980 7494 

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 12:46 PM EDTSnow Squall WarningPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer44 min
Mar 28, 1:46 PM EDTSnow Squall WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset29 min
Mar 28, 2:12 PM EDTSnow Squall WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean48 min
Mar 28, 3:42 PM EDTSnow Squall WarningPHICamden, Gloucester33 min

Nearby

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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.