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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Feb 3, 2023, 8:23 AM EST for Montgomery County, 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023, 8:23 AM EST (13:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2023, 9:15 AM EST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
County Montgomery County, PA
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NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 3, 7:51 AM EST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 7:51 AM EST, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 3, 2:57 AM EST, 5 hours 26 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
AADSpecial weather statement, Feb 3, 3:46 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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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, 7:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Feb 3, 9:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 28 min |
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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.