Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 23, 2006

Name: Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 23, 2006
Start: 2006-11-23T01:00
End: 2006-11-23T08:00
Location: Pennsylvania

November 23, 2006 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Pockets of freezing rain fell over the higher terrain of the Poconos overnight on the 22nd into the morning of the 23rd. Rain began falling just before Midnight EST on the 23rd.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

Pockets of freezing rain fell over the higher terrain of the Poconos overnight on the 22nd into the morning of the 23rd. Rain began falling just before Midnight EST on the 23rd. As temperatures cooled, some pockets of freezing rain occurred over the higher terrain of the Poconos. The freezing rain changed to plain rain by about 8 a.m. EST on the 23rd and ended later that morning. Ice accretions were less than one-quarter of an inch and occurred mainly on exposed surfaces not in contact with the still warm ground. A few untreated, less used roadways, bridges and overpasses became slippery. |The freezing rain was caused by cold air near the surface that was draining southward from a high pressure system over nearby New York, New England and Canada. Meanwhile farther up in our atmosphere, moisture was being pumped north by the northeaster located off the Carolina Coast. While it was warm enough aloft for rain, the cold air near the surface caused the rain to freeze on contact for a while on the 23rd.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 22, 3:46 PM EST, 9 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 3:46 PM EST, 9 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 3:15 AM EST, 21 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-230815-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
315 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND
NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ALTHOUGH NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA, WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, EXTREME NORTHERN
DELWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

DEZ002>004-NJZ013-014-020>027-230815-
KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
315 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND
NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF CAPE MAY NEW
JERSEY AND SUSSEX DELAWARE FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH TODAY.

WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REST OF THE AREA FOR
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY WITH A
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN OBSERVED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 45 MPH.

ANZ430-431-450>455-230815-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
315 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND
NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS COULD CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE NEW JERSEY COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

STAUBER

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Carbon

When: November 23, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Carbon forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Monroe

When: November 23, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, November 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 4995, 4997.