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Snow Squall Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Feb 19, 2022, 12:53 PM EST for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 52 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
- Feb 19, 2022, 12:53 PM EST (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2022, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 1350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
000
WWUS51 KPHI 191753
SQWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1253 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
PAC025-077-089-095-191845-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0002.220219T1753Z-220219T1845Z/
Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
1253 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Northern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 145 PM EST.
* At 1251 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from Mount Cobb to Mcadoo, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind
gusts greater than 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 61 and 97.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 67 and 69.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey near mile marker 3.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Bethlehem, Northampton, East
Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Jim
Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Nesquehoning, Wind Gap, Bath,
Weatherly, Walnutport and Belfast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7501 4103 7504
4098 7514 4094 7510 4059 7532 4069 7583
4074 7576 4091 7599 4101 7573 4105 7577
4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564 4123 7554
4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 277DEG 39KT 4143 7553 4091 7598
$$
Fitzsimmons1 follow-up statement
403
WWUS51 KPHI 191832
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
132 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
PAC025-077-089-095-191845-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220219T1845Z/
Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
132 PM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EST FOR
NORTHERN LEHIGH...CARBON...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 131 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Echo Lake to Northampton, moving southeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind
gusts greater than 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 62 and 91.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 68 and 69.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 285 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey near mile marker 3.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Bethlehem, Northampton, East
Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Jim
Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Bath, Walnutport, Belfast,
Tatamy and East Bangor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 7578 4072 7579 4074 7576 4080 7585
4081 7585 4123 7553 4123 7552 4125 7513
4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7501 4103 7504
4098 7514 4094 7510 4059 7532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 293DEG 40KT 4108 7511 4066 7550
$$
FitzsimmonsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 12:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:19 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 56 min |
| Feb 19, 1:36 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 54 min |
| Feb 19, 2:20 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 40 min |
| Feb 19, 2:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia | 61 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.