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Snow Squall Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 11, 2025Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Dec 11, 2025, 2:57 PM EST for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 33 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
Dec 11, 2025, 2:57 PM EST (19:57 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2025-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -106 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

471 
WWUS51 KPHI 111957
SQWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
257 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

NJC037-041-PAC089-112030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0005.251211T1957Z-251211T2030Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
257 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
  Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Eastern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 330 PM EST.

* At 257 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located over Five
  Points, or near Newton, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to 
           blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts 
           up to 35 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous 
           within minutes.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Hopatcong, Mount Arlington, Stanhope, Andover,
Flatbrookville, Lake Mohawk, Werry Lake, Greendell, Millbrook, Five
Points, Crandon Lakes, and Hidden Lake.

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 4111 7461 4092 7465 4091 7467 4102 7506
      4109 7505 4108 7503 4112 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 281DEG 30KT 4105 7484 

SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AKL
2 follow-up statements
023 
WWUS51 KPHI 112021
SQWPHI

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
321 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

NJC037-041-PAC089-112030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-251211T2030Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-
321 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND EASTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...

At 321 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Lake Mohawk,
or 9 miles southeast of Newton, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to 
         blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up 
         to 35 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous 
         within minutes.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Hopatcong, Mount Arlington, Stanhope, Andover,
Flatbrookville, Lake Mohawk, Werry Lake, Greendell, Millbrook, Five
Points, Crandon Lakes, and Hidden Lake.

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 4111 7461 4092 7465 4091 7467 4102 7506
      4109 7505 4108 7503 4112 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 282DEG 29KT 4100 7460 

SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AKL
431 
WWUS51 KPHI 112028
SQWPHI

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
328 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

NJC037-041-PAC089-112038-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SQ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-251211T2030Z/
Sussex NJ-
328 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 330 PM EST...

The snow squall that prompted the warning has exited the area.
Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4111 7461 4092 7465 4091 7467 4102 7506
      4109 7505 4108 7503 4112 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 281DEG 30KT 4101 7465 

$$

AKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 6:00 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI18 hr
Dec 11, 2:24 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningPHIMonroe36 min
Dec 11, 4:17 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningPHIMonroe28 min
Dec 11, 6:05 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningPHIMonroe40 min

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in New Jersey, 2025Snow 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.