An area of high pressure moved across the region during the 6th. This allowed colder and much drier air to settle southward into the Middle Atlantic region.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
An area of high pressure moved across the region during the 6th. This allowed colder and much drier air to settle southward into the Middle Atlantic region. Meanwhile, an area of low pressure organized across the Tennessee Valley during the morning of the 6th and tracked northward to the northern Ohio Valley during the evening of the 6th. An abundance of moisture surged well ahead of this storm. Some areas experienced some sleet and snow to start as the precipitation intensity was rather light. As the precipitation intensified and increased in areal coverage, freezing rain, sleet, rain and even some snow occurred. However, freezing rain and rain were the dominant precipitation type. Significant icing occurred across northwestern New Jersey, with a coating of ice all the way down to portions of west-central and southwestern New Jersey. The main low pressure system then tracked to the north on the 7th, as a secondary low pressure center formed just south of Long Island. The two systems produced plenty of rain across the area, although freezing rain held on across a portion of northwestern New Jersey for nearly the entire duration. An associated cold front finally moved through the region during the evening of the 7th, which brought drier air into the area.
The most significant icing occurred across Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and especially Sussex counties. Icy conditions in Warren County contributed to an accident on Interstate 80 at Mile Marker 2. The accident, which occurred on a section of the S turns, slowed traffic for more than an hour during the morning of the 7th.
About 400 customers scattered throughout Morris County lost power by about 12:00 PM EST on the 7th, primarily due to ice-laden tree branches that fell onto electrical lines. In Randolph, the westbound lanes of Route 10 were closed at Dover-Chester Road in the morning of the 7th because a tree fell across the highway, which blocked all three westbound lanes. In Morris Township, Sussex Avenue was closed from Sudberry Drive to Bradwahl Drive because a tree fell due to the accumulated ice and brought down utility wires around 2:20 PM EST on the 7th. In Mount Olive, 10 weather-related vehicle accidents were reported between 5:00 PM EST on the 7th and 7:00 AM EST on the 8th. No serious injuries were reported. School districts throughout Morris County had delayed openings while a few closed on the 7th. In Washington Township, a few back roads were closed during the early morning hours of the 8th due to icy conditions. In Jefferson, weather accounted for a rollover accident on Ridge Road during the afternoon on the 8th but resulted in no injuries. There were also six traffic accidents and a downed wire on Berkshire Valley Road. In Sussex County, about 600 customers were without power on the 7th. In the High Point and Wantage areas, ice accumulations were up to one half of an inch and coated all surfaces. This resulted in very slippery conditions and it was reported that the air temperature never got above freezing.
Some specific ice accumulation reports included; 0.50 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 0.40 inches in Alalmuchy and Blairstown (Warren County), 0.30 inches in Butler (Morris County) and Whitehouse (Hunterdon County), 0.25 inches in Newton (Sussex County), Rockaway and Lake Hopatcong (Morris County), 0.15 inches in Oak Ridge (Morris County), 0.10 inches in Mount Holly and Edgewater Park (Burlington County).
Heavy rainfall amounts occurred and some reports included; 2.99 inches in Upper Deerfield (Cumberland County), 2.49 inches in Southampton (Burlington County), 2.28 inches in Berkeley Shore (Ocean County), 2.15 inches in Sea Girt (Monmouth County), 2.14 inches in Sicklerville (Camden County), 2.03 inches in Clayton (Gloucester County), and 1.93 inches in Lumberton (Burlington County).
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 Jan 6, 11:07 AM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1107 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE TONIGHT. AN ELONGATED
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, FROM THE DELMARVA TO TEXAS, WILL CONSOLIDATE
OVER THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE
REGION LATER TODAY WITH A WINTRY MIX FOR LATER TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN
MOVE OFF TOWARD NEW ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SWATH OF MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN ZONES CURRENTLY THIS
MORNING IS IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH SOME POCKETS OF SLEET MIXED
IN. PRECIPITATION IS LIGHT AT THE MOMENT BUT WITH MORE MOISTURE
ADVANCING INTO THE REGION, INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE WILL
INCREASE.
THE FIRST THING ONE NOTICES ARE THE DEW POINTS. BELOW ZERO IN NORTH
JERSEY AND ZERO IN THE POCONOS. THE SECOND THING ONE NOTICES IS THE
AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION
ARRIVES AND CULMINATES IN A WINTRY MESS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE CWA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR FIVE
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY COUNTIES AND EIGHT EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES.
WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST PA
AND CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SIX CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NJ COUNTIES AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE. SINCE THERE WILL
BE A COMBINATION OF WX NOT GOING WITH ICE STORM FAR NORTH UNTIL
MORE CLEAR CUT LATER TODAY, BUT APPEARS THERE WILL BE ONE QUARTER
TO POSSIBLY ONE HALF INCH OF ICE BEFORE ENDING ON WEDNESDAY AND
WILL WORD THE WARNINGS APPROPRIATELY. SOUNDINGS SHOW THE ONSET OF
ALL FREEZING RAIN COMING AROUND 00Z WED AND CONTINUING FOR ABOUT
11-12 HOURS. THIS WILL HAVE MAJOR CONSEQUENCES IN THE WARNING AREA
WITH TREES AND POWER LINES BEING COATED. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 30S NORTH AND IN THE UPPER 30S NEAR
THE COAST. LOWS TONIGHT IN THE 20S WARNING AREAS TO THE MID 30S
EXTREME SOUTHERN ZONES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
THIS WILL BE A CLEANING UP PERIOD AS WE SEE THE WINTRY MIX END IN
THE WARNING AREA EXCEPT POSSIBLY HOLDING ON JUST A FEW HOURS
LONGER IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THEN ALL RAIN PREVAILS BUT ONLY
BRIEFLY. AS PART OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE WITH
COLD AIR FILTERING BACK IN BY 00Z WITH THE RAIN TURNING OVER TO
SNOW SHOWERS WITH A FRESH WESTERLY WIND. BEING PESSIMISTIC FOR THE
HIGHS AT THE MOUNTAIN TOPS ONLY REACHING 30 BUT ABOVE FREEZING
ELSEWHERE. WILL BE BACK IN AGAIN TONIGHT TO SEE HOW TO HANDLE THE
PRECIPITATION THERE FOR WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES RISE RATHER
QUICKLY DOWN THROUGH THE LEHIGH VALLEY(NEAR 40) TO THE LOWER 50S
SOUTHERN ZONES. LOWS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
PROBLEMS WITH THE PRECIPITATION FREEZING FROM THE DELAWARE VALLEY
NORTH WITH LOWS DOWN INTO THE LOWER 20S HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SO
FREEZING CONCERNS WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. MINUS 12C
AT 80H INTO OUR NORTHERN ZONES WILL BRING COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE REGION.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
5-WAVE MODEL GUIDANCE HAS BEEN SHOWING A VERY ROBUST MID-LEVEL
LONGWAVE TROUGH SITTING OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY FOR
SEVERAL DAYS NOW. BUILDING HEIGHTS IN THE PACIFIC WEST ONLY ENHANCE
THE TROUGHINESS MAKING FOR A VERY ACTIVE PERIOD.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE THAT IS FORECASTED TO PROVIDE THE REGION WITH
SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION DURING THE PREVIOUS DAYS WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH AND PULLS
A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH PLACING US IN A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME.
AIRMASS CHANGE OCCURS BEHIND THE FRONT AND COLDER CANADIAN AIR
FILTERS IN THE REGION. A FEW LEFT OVER VORTICITY MAXIMUMS COMBINED
WITH REMNANT MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, MAY
PRODUCE SOME SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH WITH A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW
ACROSS THE SOUTH.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BRIEFLY ON FRIDAY BRINGING WITH IT AN
INITIAL NORTHWEST FLOW AND SOME MORE CAA. 1000-850MB HEIGHTS REALLY
REFLECT THE COLD AIR FILTERING DOWN AS 850MB TEMPERATURES DROP INTO
THE -15C RANGE. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SO IT MAY BE A
PRETTY BREEZY AND COLD DAY.
AS A SHORTWAVE MID-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS TRIES TO BUILD IN ON SATURDAY,
IT BECOMES SUPPRESSED BY A MID-WEST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES A WEAK WARM FRONT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECASTED ISENTROPIC FORCING IS MINIMAL AT MOST AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THAT MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BE WITHIN THE COLD FRONT
CONVERGENCE ZONE. 850MB TEMPS SHOULD STAY ABOVE FREEZING IN OUR
SOUTHERN ZONES MAKING FOR A MOSTLY RAIN EVENT, BUT COLDER
TEMPERATURES TO THE NORTH WILL TAKE OUR NORTHERN ZONES ALL SNOW.
COLD FRONT FINALLY SWINGS THROUGH LATER ON SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THERE COULD BE SOME
LINGERING MOISTURE LEFT OVER ON SUNDAY WHICH MAY PROVIDE SOME SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ON
MONDAY WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AT 850MB TRANSLATING TO AT OR
BELOW FREEZING DAYTIME HIGHS.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
A COLD MESSY STORM WILL AFFECT OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT, AND
INTO WEDNESDAY. AIR TRAFFIC WILL BE STRONGLY NEGATIVELY AFFECTED,
WITH CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DETERIORATING TO IFR AND LOW IFR LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FROZEN AND EVEN FREEZING PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT KPHL AND IN THE KPHL METROPOLITAN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT, BEFORE WARMING OCCURS AND CHANGES
THE PRECIPITATION TO PLAIN RAIN DURING THE EVENING.
LARGE LOW PRESSURE FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES EARLY TODAY...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING TO THE CENTRAL MID
ATLANTIC COAST...WILL ADVANCE INTO OUR AREA TODAY. MID LEVEL
CLOUDS ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND CEILINGS
SHOULD LOWER TO MVFR BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LIGHT
RAIN AND SLEET HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING OVER THE SOUTHERN
TAF SITES (KACY AND KMIV REPORTED SOME EARLIER), AND ALL TAF SITES
SHOULD SEE PRECIPITATION BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOWER LEVELS
REMAIN VERY DRY FROM KILG/KPHL AND NORTH. IF ANY PRECIPITATION
SHOULD OCCUR, IT WOULD BE TOO LIGHT TO LOWER VISIBILITIES MUCH IF
AT ALL.
THE WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHEAST AND INCREASE SOMEWHAT TODAY,
ALLOWING COLDER LOW LEVEL AIR TO DROP SOUTHWARD INTO MUCH OF OUR
AREA. AS DEEPER-LAYERED MOISTURE ARRIVES, THIS WILL COMBINE TO
CREATE A WINTRY MIX ACROSS MOST OF THE TAF SITES TO START, WITH A
TRANSITION TO PLAIN RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THIS AFTERNOON
FAR SOUTH, AND THIS EVENING CENTRAL, AS SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR TRIES TO
PUSH IN FROM THE EAST. THE EXCEPTIONS WILL BE KRDG AND KABE, WHERE
MORE FROZEN AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR, AND A
WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PUBLIC ZONES THERE.
OUTLOOK...
THE MAIN LOW CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND INTO
NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. A WEAK SECONDARY LOW IS LIKELY TO FORM ALONG
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, AND MOVE
NORTHEAST UP THE COAST AND EVENTUALLY TAKE OVER THE CIRCULATION FROM
THE INLAND CENTER, BUT NOT UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN IT IS WELL TO
THE NORTHEAST OF OUR AREA. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL CROSS OUR AREA LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SHOWERY LATER WEDNESDAY AS
COLDER AIR RETURNS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS OUR AREA. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING A RETURN TO FAIR WEATHER AND VFR CONDITIONS LATER
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
LARGE LOW PRESSURE FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING TO THE
CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC COAST...WILL ADVANCE INTO OUR AREA TODAY. AS
THIS SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE AND GETS CLOSER TODAY, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL TIGHTEN UP BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST-
NORTHEAST. THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BASED ON CURRENT MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS, THE
BEGINNING TIME OF THE PREVIOUSLY-ISSUED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WAS
AMENDED TO 4PM EST ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS, AND REMAINS 9PM EST OVER
THE NORTHERN WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. THE LOW- LEVEL FLOW SHOULD
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME 25 KNOTS WINDS IN DELAWARE BAY AS
WELL, ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE MORE MARGINAL IN THE UPPER BAY. FOR NOW,
WE WILL KEEP THE ADVISORY FOR THE BAY AS NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
SOMETIMES GUST A BIT HIGHER THAN THE MODELS INDICATE.
THE WARM FRONT (WITH PROBABLY A SECONDARY LOW) MOVING INTO THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY KEEP THE GRADIENT FROM BECOMING
TIGHT ENOUGH FOR GALE CONDITIONS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT,
WHERE THE LOW LEVEL WARM SECTOR FLOW WILL INCREASE, MAY BE AN AREA
WHERE WINDS WILL NEAR GALE GUST LEVELS STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
WILL HOPEFULLY KEEP THE BEST WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE.
THEN, THE POST-COLD FRONTAL REGIME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
THURSDAY COULD SEE GALE GUSTS AS DOWNWARD MOMENTUM FLUX INCREASES.
AT THIS TIME, THERE IS ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY BETWEEN THE WEAKER NAM 925
HPA WINDS OF 35 KNOTS AND THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER GFS WINDS OF 40
KNOTS TO JUST KEEP THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GOING WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
INSTEAD OF INSTITUTING A GALE WATCH. HOWEVER, THERE COULD BE GUSTS
TO 35 KNOTS, ESPECIALLY THURSDAY, AND THIS WILL HAVE TO BE ASSESSED
BY LATER FORECASTERS. FOR NOW, THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE
STRETCHED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT (OUR FOURTH PERIOD), AND A FEW
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE MENTIONED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS IN LATER FRIDAY, THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS
OUR AREA SATURDAY, HOWEVER A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT MAY APPROACH FROM
THE SOUTHWEST.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ054-055-061-062.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ060-
067>069.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PAZ070-071.
NJ...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ001-007-008.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ009-010.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NJZ012-015>019.
DE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
DEZ001.
MD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MDZ008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ430-431-450>452.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ453>455.
&&
SYNOPSIS...EBERWINE
NEAR TERM...HEAVENER
SHORT TERM...EBERWINE
LONG TERM...EBERWINE/HEAVENER
AVIATION...RPW/MEOLA/
MARINE...RPW/MEOLA/HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-071630- SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ009-010-PAZ060-067>069-071630- HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ013-014-020>022-025>027-071630- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-015>019-PAZ070-071-071630- NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ023-024-071630- KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-450>452-071630- 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- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ453>455-071630- 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- 1119 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Some light freezing rain and sleet occurred during late afternoon of the 6th and continued for the first half of the night. This resulted in a little glaze of ice in some areas, particularly locations closer to the Delaware River.
Some light freezing rain and sleet occurred during late afternoon of the 6th and continued for the first half of the night. This resulted in a little glaze of ice in some areas, particularly locations closer to the Delaware River.
Some light freezing rain and sleet occurred during late afternoon of the 6th and continued for the first half of the night. This resulted in a little glaze of ice in some areas. A tenth of an inch of ice accumulation was reported in Edgewater Park and at the National Weather Service Office in Mount Holly.
Some spotter reports include 0.50 inches at Wantage and 0.25 inches at Newton. In addition, in the High Point and Wantage areas, ice accumulations of up to one half of an inch coated all surfaces, which resulted in very slippery conditions. It was reported that the air temperature never got above freezing.
Some ice reports from spotters included 0.40 inches at both Allamuchy and Blairstown.
Some ice reports from spotters included 0.30 inches at Butler; 0.25 inches at both Lake Hopatcong and Rockaway and 0.15 inches at Oak Ridge.
A spotter in Whitehouse reported a total ice accumulation of 0.30 inches.
Some light freezing rain and sleet occurred during the night of the 6th into the very early morning hours of the 7th. This resulted in a little glaze of ice in some areas.
Some light freezing rain and sleet occurred during the night of the 6th into the 7th. This resulted in a little glaze of ice in some areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, January 2009
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 146637, 146638, 146635, 146619, 146627, 146630, 146615, 146633, 146631.