Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Snow Squall Warnings in 2026
Snow Squall Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this snow squall warning at Jan 1, 2026, 3:25 AM EST for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 65 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, 3:25 AM EST (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2026, 4:30 AM EST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.
132
WWUS51 KPHI 010825
SQWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
325 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
NJC037-041-PAC025-077-089-095-010930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SQ.W.0003.260101T0825Z-260101T0930Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
325 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
Northeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 430 AM EST.
* At 325 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Smallwood to Skytop to near Mcadoo, moving
southeast at 25 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 and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Newton, Lehighton, Montague, Mount Pocono,
Bethlehem, Hopatcong, Forks, Northampton, East Stroudsburg,
Hackettstown, Tobyhanna, Wilson, Washington, Blairstown, Hellertown,
Nazareth, Palmerton, and Bangor.
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 4120 7436 4097 7464 4092 7465 4090 7471
4091 7476 4082 7483 4071 7497 4054 7533
4073 7577 4074 7576 4089 7597 4124 7530
4125 7513 4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503
4116 7490 4132 7479 4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 312DEG 23KT 4159 7481 4122 7526 4090 7594
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
Gorse2 follow-up statements
500
WWUS51 KPHI 010855
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
355 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
NJC037-041-PAC025-077-089-095-010930-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260101T0930Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Carbon PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
355 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EST FOR
SUSSEX...WARREN...NORTHEASTERN LEHIGH...SOUTHEASTERN CARBON...
SOUTHERN MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 355 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from Millrift to near Werry Lake to near Tannersville to
Schnecksville, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up
to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Newton, Lehighton, Montague, Bethlehem, Hopatcong,
Forks, Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Wilson,
Washington, Blairstown, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor,
Mount Arlington, and Franklin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 7436 4097 7464 4092 7465 4090 7471
4091 7476 4082 7483 4071 7497 4054 7533
4072 7574 4075 7577 4078 7581 4115 7515
4114 7509 4108 7503 4116 7490 4132 7479
4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 303DEG 26KT 4140 7472 4110 7508 4101 7529 4067
7562
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
Gorse149
WWUS51 KPHI 010911
SQWPHI
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
411 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
PAC025-010921-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260101T0930Z/
Carbon PA-
411 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARBON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The snow squall that prompted the warning has moved out of the
warned area. Therefore, the snow squall warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4097 7465 4092 7466 4090 7472
4091 7476 4091 7477 4082 7484 4071 7498
4054 7534 4058 7541 4070 7566 4108 7504
4108 7503 4109 7502 4116 7490 4132 7479
4136 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 310DEG 26KT 4135 7462 4104 7499 4092 7514 4059
7546
$$
NJC037-041-PAC077-089-095-010930-
/O.CON.KPHI.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260101T0930Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
411 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EST FOR
SUSSEX...WARREN...NORTHEASTERN LEHIGH...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 411 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near High Point to near Millbrook to near Columbia to
Allentown, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up
to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Newton, Montague, Bethlehem, Hopatcong, Forks,
Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington,
Blairstown, Hellertown, Nazareth, Bangor, Franklin, Stanhope, Pen
Argyl, and Hamburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4097 7465 4092 7466 4090 7472
4091 7476 4091 7477 4082 7484 4071 7498
4054 7534 4058 7541 4070 7566 4108 7504
4108 7503 4109 7502 4116 7490 4132 7479
4136 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 310DEG 26KT 4135 7462 4104 7499 4092 7514 4059
7546
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
GorseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 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, 6:34 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jan 1, 7:14 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean | 46 min |
| Jan 1, 2:35 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 55 min |
| Jan 1, 3:11 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 64 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.