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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 26, 20268 counties in New Jersey; 6 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this frost advisory at Apr 26, 2026, 2:38 AM EDT for 8 counties in New Jersey; 6 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2026, 2:38 AM EDT (06:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 00:00Z on 2026-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2026-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

460 
WWUS71 KPHI 260638
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
238 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

NJZ001-007-009-PAZ054-055-062-105-262000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0003.260427T0400Z-260427T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Hunterdon-Carbon-Monroe-Northampton-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Perkasie, Flemington, Newton, Chalfont,
Bethlehem, Stroudsburg, Easton, Jim Thorpe, and Washington
238 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT 
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in frost 
  formation, especially in sheltered valleys.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. In 
  Pennsylvania, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Upper Bucks 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Staarmann
3 follow-up statements
246 
WWUS71 KPHI 261911
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
311 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

NJZ010-015-019-021-022-027-PAZ101-103-270815-
/O.EXA.KPHI.FR.Y.0003.260427T0400Z-260427T1200Z/
Somerset-Mercer-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-Atlantic-
Southeastern Burlington-Western Chester-Western Montgomery-
Including the cities of Hammonton, Oxford, Wharton State Forest,
Pottstown, Moorestown, Trenton, Somerville, Millville,
Collegeville, Mount Holly, and Honey Brook
311 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT 
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in frost 
  formation, especially in sheltered valleys.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Mercer, Somerset, Atlantic, Cumberland, 
  Northwestern Burlington, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. In 
  Pennsylvania, Western Chester and Western Montgomery Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-009-PAZ054-055-062-105-270815-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0003.260427T0400Z-260427T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Hunterdon-Carbon-Monroe-Northampton-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe, Flemington, Bethlehem,
Perkasie, Chalfont, Washington, Easton, Newton, and Stroudsburg
311 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM 
EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in frost 
  formation, especially in sheltered valleys.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. In 
  Pennsylvania, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Upper Bucks 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

AKL
002 
WWUS71 KPHI 270712
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
312 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

NJZ001-007-009-010-015-019-021-022-027-PAZ054-055-062-101-103-105-
271200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260427T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Hunterdon-Somerset-Mercer-Northwestern Burlington-
Cumberland-Atlantic-Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-
Northampton-Western Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Oxford, Millville, Collegeville,
Flemington, Washington, Moorestown, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg,
Mount Holly, Hammonton, Bethlehem, Easton, Wharton State Forest,
Pottstown, Trenton, Perkasie, Honey Brook, Chalfont, Newton, and
Somerville
312 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in frost 
  formation, especially in sheltered valleys.

* WHERE...Portions of eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey. 

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

PO
469 
WWUS71 KPHI 271202
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
802 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

NJZ001-007-009-010-015-019-021-022-027-PAZ054-055-062-101-103-105-
271315-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260427T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Hunterdon-Somerset-Mercer-Northwestern Burlington-
Cumberland-Atlantic-Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-
Northampton-Western Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Millville, Pottstown, Hammonton, Oxford,
Honey Brook, Trenton, Moorestown, Wharton State Forest, Jim
Thorpe, Easton, Stroudsburg, Collegeville, Perkasie, Flemington,
Washington, Somerville, Mount Holly, Chalfont, Bethlehem, and
Newton
802 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The threat has ended.

$$

Robertson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 2:54 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI56 hr

Nearby

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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.