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Heavy Freezing Spray Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 5, 2026

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this heavy freezing spray watch at Feb 5, 2026, 3:16 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2026, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2026, 3:16 AM EST (08:16 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 7, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
Expired: Feb 6, 2026, 1:49 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy freezing spray watch went out at Feb 5, 3:16 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 3:16 AM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 5, 12:15 PM EST	Extreme Cold Watch	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more	13 hr
Feb 5, 12:21 PM EST	High Wind Watch	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean, Salem	13 hr
Feb 5, 12:23 PM EST	Storm Watch	PHI		13 hr

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Sources

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