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Snow Squall Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Jan 14, 2024, 11:30 AM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 60 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
- Jan 14, 2024, 11:30 AM EST (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2024, 12:30 PM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Significant
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 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, 4.5 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
- 1372 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
004
WWUS51 KPHI 141630
SQWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1130 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024
PAC025-089-141730-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0004.240114T1630Z-240114T1730Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
1130 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1230 PM EST.
* At 1130 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Honesdale to near Mcadoo, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
greater than 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are
expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 72 and 97.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Palmerton, Jim
Thorpe, Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Stormville, Werry Lake, Pocono
Pines, Lake Harmony, Skytop, Tannersville, Long Pond, Kresgeville,
Sun Valley, Reeders, Beltzville State Park, and Saylorsburg.
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.
Serious injuries and deaths may result from people exiting their
vehicles during a snow squall. Drivers may not be able to see you or
to stop! If stopped on the roadway or involved in an accident,
quickly exit your vehicle move as far away from the roadway as
possible ONLY when it is safe to do so. Do not stand along or near
the roadway, since approaching vehicles may be unable to maintain
control.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
4100 7512 4095 7515 4081 7551 4078 7567
4073 7576 4091 7599 4101 7573 4105 7577
4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564 4123 7554
4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 262DEG 39KT 4150 7527 4093 7601
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
$$
MJL1 follow-up statement
404
WWUS51 KPHI 141725
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1225 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024
PAC025-089-141734-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SQ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240114T1730Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
1225 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 1230 PM EST...
The snow squall that prompted the warning has exited the area.
Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to expire. Areas
of blowing snow will continue to make travel difficult. A Snow
Squall Warning remains in effect for eastern Monroe County.
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
4100 7512 4095 7515 4081 7551 4078 7567
4073 7576 4091 7599 4101 7573 4105 7577
4108 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564 4123 7554
4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 262DEG 39KT 4157 7454 4101 7528
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 14, 10:28 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 62 min |
| Jan 14, 10:43 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Berks | 47 min |
| Jan 14, 11:07 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 38 min |
| Jan 14, 11:42 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jan 14, 11:44 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Bucks | 61 min |
| Jan 14, 11:57 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Chester | 48 min |
| Jan 14, 12:17 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 28 min |
| Jan 14, 12:24 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Monroe | 28 min |
| Jan 14, 12:28 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Chester | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.