Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Snow Squall Warnings in 2025
Snow Squall Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Jan 28, 2025, 8:39 AM EST for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 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 28, 2025, 8:39 AM EST (13:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2025, 9:30 AM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:38 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 1977 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
965
WWUS51 KPHI 281339
SQWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
839 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025
PAC025-089-281430-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0001.250128T1339Z-250128T1430Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
839 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 930 AM EST.
* At 837 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Greeley to near Lehigh to Edwardsville, moving
southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 82 and 97.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 314.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Delaware Water Gap,
Stormville, Henryville, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown, Werry Lake,
Pocono Pines, Gilbert, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Skytop,
Tannersville, Mountainhome, Alpine Mountain, Rossland, Long Pond, and
Albrightsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
4105 7503 4081 7545 4098 7580 4101 7573
4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
4122 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 305DEG 37KT 4139 7498 4129 7543 4126 7590
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
Gorse2 follow-up statements
509
WWUS51 KPHI 281403
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
903 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025
PAC025-089-281430-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250128T1430Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
903 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES...
At 903 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Dingmans Ferry to Pocono Pines to near Freeland,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up
to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 82 and 97.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 314.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Delaware Water Gap,
Stormville, Henryville, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown, Werry Lake,
Pocono Pines, Gilbert, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Skytop,
Tannersville, Mountainhome, Alpine Mountain, Rossland, Long Pond, and
Albrightsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
4105 7503 4081 7545 4098 7580 4101 7573
4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
4122 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 330DEG 21KT 4121 7498 4111 7543 4108 7590
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Gorse944
WWUS51 KPHI 281427
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
927 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025
PAC025-089-281436-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250128T1430Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
927 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND MONROE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 AM EST...
The snow squall that prompted the warning continues to gradually
weaken. Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to
expire. Some roads will remain slippery along with some reduced
visibility as snow showers continue in portions of the warned area.
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7497
4105 7503 4081 7545 4098 7580 4101 7573
4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569 4112 7564
4122 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1426Z 305DEG 37KT 4110 7478 4100 7523 4097 7570
$$
GorseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 1:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and 4 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
Snow Squall Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2025Every snow squall warning in 2025
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.