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Snow Squall Warning 10, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Jan 1, 2026, 6:34 AM EST for Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 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 1, 2026, 6:34 AM EST (11:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2026, 7:15 AM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:32 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1256 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
239
WWUS51 KPHI 011134
SQWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
634 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
NJC005-025-029-011215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0010.260101T1134Z-260101T1215Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
* Until 715 AM EST.
* At 634 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Coney Island to near Tinton Falls to near
Woodruff, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Flash freeze on roads. Intense bursts of heavy snow and
gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling
visibility. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock
down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook, Lakewood,
Middletown, Jackson, Howell, Marlboro, Barnegat, Tinton Falls,
Holmdel, Red Bank, Beachwood, Manasquan, Highlands, Point Pleasant
Beach, Tuckerton, Seaside Heights, and Lakehurst.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads,
bridges, and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and
be prepared for a sudden loss of traction.
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4008 7397 3946 7424 3964 7466 4044 7420
4046 7418 4041 7400 4041 7399 4047 7402
4047 7401 4043 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 268DEG 39KT 4052 7400 4027 7416 4004 7449
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
Gorse1 follow-up statement
164
WWUS51 KPHI 011150
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
650 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
NJC005-025-029-011215-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260101T1215Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ-
650 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EST FOR
OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND EASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES...
At 650 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Highlands to Allenwood to near Cedar Glen Lakes,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Flash freeze on roads. Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty
winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling
visibility. Wind gusts up to 50 mph could knock down tree
limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Middletown, Jackson,
Howell, Barnegat, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Beachwood, Manasquan,
Highlands, Point Pleasant Beach, Tuckerton, Seaside Heights,
Lakehurst, Farmingdale, Surf City, and Port Republic.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads,
bridges, and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and
be prepared for a sudden loss of traction.
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4008 7397 3946 7424 3955 7442 3954 7443
3964 7466 4044 7409 4041 7399 4041 7398
4043 7399 4043 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1150Z 290DEG 33KT 4039 7391 4014 7407 3991 7440
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
GorseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 65 min |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 45 min |
| Jan 1, 4:29 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 61 min |
| Jan 1, 4:44 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 4 more | 46 min |
| Jan 1, 5:03 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Jan 1, 5:27 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 63 min |
| Jan 1, 5:58 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| Jan 1, 6:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jan 1, 7:14 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 46 min |
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.