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Frost Advisory 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 23, 20234 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this frost advisory at Oct 23, 2023, 3:28 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 24, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2023, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 24, 2023, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 32 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 221 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 2023-10-23Temperature 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 2023-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

270 
WWUS71 KPHI 231928
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
328 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2023

DEZ001>003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-070-101>106-240830-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0009.231024T0600Z-231024T1300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Delaware-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, Newton, Washington, 
Morristown, Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, 
Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, 
Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House,
Wharton State Forest, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, 
Allentown, Bethlehem, Media, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, 
Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
328 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2023

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern Delaware, 
  northeast Maryland, central, northern, northwest and southern 
  New Jersey and east central, northeast and southeast 
  Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
936 
WWUS71 KPHI 240800
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
400 AM EDT Tue Oct 24 2023

DEZ001>003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-070-101>106-241300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-231024T1300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Delaware-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, Newton, Washington, 
Morristown, Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, 
Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, 
Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House,
Wharton State Forest, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, 
Allentown, Bethlehem, Media, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, 
Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
400 AM EDT Tue Oct 24 2023

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS 
MORNING...

* WHAT...A light wind and temperatures in the 30s will allow for 
  the formation of frost.

* WHERE...Portions of Delaware, eastern Maryland, New Jersey and 
  eastern Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...Until 9:00 AM this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if it 
  is left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Iovino
059 
WWUS71 KPHI 241250
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
850 AM EDT Tue Oct 24 2023

DEZ001>003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-070-101>106-241400-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-231024T1300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Delaware-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, Newton, Washington, 
Morristown, Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, 
Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, 
Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House,
Wharton State Forest, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, 
Allentown, Bethlehem, Media, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, 
Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown
850 AM EDT Tue Oct 24 2023

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Milder temperatures the next several nights will preclude further
frost formation.

$$

PO

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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.