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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 3, 2023Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Feb 3, 2023, 7:55 AM EST for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2023, 7:55 AM EST (12:55 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2023, 8:30 AM EST
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Montgomery County, PA

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 3, 7:51 AM EST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 7:51 AM EST, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 5:28 AM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 2:02 AM EST, 5 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
202 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023

PAZ054-055-030800-
Monroe-Carbon-
202 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023

...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CARBON AND MONROE
COUNTIES...

At 159 AM EST, a snow squall was located along a line extending from
near Hawley to near Lairdsville. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts over 30 mph are possible with this squall, with snow
reducing visibility to less than one mile.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Jim Thorpe, Nesquehoning,
Weatherly, Henryville, Werry Lake, Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway, Lake
Harmony, Skytop, Tannersville, Mountainhome, Alpine Mountain, Long
Pond, Albrightsville, Sun Valley, Arrowhead Lake and Jonas.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 80 and 97.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 306.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

Use caution if you must travel into or through this snow squall.
Quick changes in visibility and slick roads can lead to accidents.
Consider delaying travel until the squall passes your location.

Be prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4108 7501
      4107 7501 4081 7588 4091 7599 4101 7573
      4105 7577 4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
      4123 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 335DEG 24KT 4143 7510 4120 7663

AAD

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 2:57 AM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
257 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-061-062-030845-
Sussex-Warren-Lehigh-Monroe-Northampton-Carbon-
257 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023

...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...WARREN...NORTHERN
LEHIGH...CARBON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 255 AM EST, a snow squall was located along a line extending from
Millbrook to near McMichael to Weatherly. Movement was south at 25
mph.

Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are possible with this squall, with snow
reducing visibility to less than one mile.

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Forks, Northampton, East
Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington, Blairstown, Nazareth,
Palmerton, Bangor, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Nesquehoning,
Wind Gap and Bath.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 59 and 89.
 Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 72 and 76.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 5.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 304 and 314.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 17.

Visibilities may drop quickly to near one mile in this squall.

Use caution if you must travel into or through this snow squall.
Quick changes in visibility and slick roads can lead to accidents.
Consider delaying travel until the squall passes your location.

Be prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4112 7490 4085 7484 4063 7517 4060 7572
      4072 7579 4074 7576 4078 7583 4094 7592
      4101 7574 4102 7538 4109 7504 4108 7503
      4110 7498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0755Z 340DEG 21KT 4105 7497 4097 7536 4096 7585

AAD

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 3:46 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 3, 7:55 AM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 3, 2:57 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	48 min
Feb 3, 3:46 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Somerset	29 min
Feb 3, 2:02 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	58 min
Feb 3, 8:23 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery	52 min
Feb 3, 9:02 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	28 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.