New Jersey, 2014Heavy Snow in New Jersey, February 3, 2014
February 3, 2014 · NWS OKX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
Weak low pressure passing to the south brought heavy snow to Northeast New Jersey on the third.
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Weak low pressure passing to the south brought heavy snow to Northeast New Jersey on the third.
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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 3, 12:27 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 12:27 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1227 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TRACKS NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT AND THEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS BACK THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BRING WINTRY WEATHER TO THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
WITH POSSIBLY ANOTHER NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
MINOR CHANGES THIS UPDATE TO REFLECT THE LATEST TRENDS IN
OBSERVATIONS AND GUIDANCE. THE FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK.
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LI AND THE NYC METRO.
THIS INCLUDES ESSEX...UNION...AND HUDSON COUNTIES IN NJ. MODEL
CONSENSUS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL CYCLES PRODUCES ONE-HALF TO THREE-
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF LIQUID ACROSS LI AND THE NYC METRO...WITH
THE 00Z NAM NOW JUST OVER AN INCH. THE 12Z ECMWF WAS AROUND THREE-
QUARTERS OF AN INCH.
MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD IN LIQUID AMOUNTS WITH THERMAL
PROFILES ALL SUPPORTING A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK AT
THE COAST. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG JET DYNAMICS AND FAVORABLE
LIFT IN THE SNOW GROWTH REGION ALL POINT TOWARD WARNING LEVEL
SNOWS BEING MET. AREAS TO THE NORTH WILL LIKELY MEET ADVISORY
CRITERIA...WHERE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN PLACE. SHOULD
THIS TREND FOR HIGHER LIQUID AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD
WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE 00Z GFS...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT MAY BE ADDED TO THE WARNING
OVERNIGHT.
LATEST ANALYSIS HAS COLD FRONT EAST OF LI ACROSS THE CAPE WITH A
LIGHT NW FLOW AND GRADUAL COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA. TEMPERATURES RANGE FORM THE UPPER 30S IN THE OUTLYING
SUBURBS TO THE MID 40S ACROSS THE NYC METRO....AND WILL DROP TO
NEAR FREEZING BY DAYBREAK.
A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE
PRECIPITATION SPREADS NE FROM THE CENTRAL PA...PICKING UP ACROSS
NRN NJ AND NYC RIGHT AROUND DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
MOVES IN AT RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME OF CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
ONCE AGAIN...WINTER STORMS ARE IN PLACE FOR LI AND NYC FOR MONDAY
WITH ADVISORIES ELSEWHERE. PLEASE SEE NEAR TERM SECTION ON LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS WITH STORM.
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN
INCH AN HOUR FOR PERHAPS SEVERAL HOURS...WITH THE HIGHEST RATES
ALONG THE COAST. THERE MAY EVEN BE RATES AS HIGH 2 INCHES AN
HOURS AS STRONG JET DYNAMICS PASS OVER THE AREA IN THE MORNING
ALONG WITH STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING. MODEL TIME HEIGHT CROSS
SECTIONS SHOWER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS WHERE THE BEST LIFT
COINCIDES WITH THE FAVORED SNOW GROWTH REGION OF -10 TO -15 C.
THIS MAY ENHANCE INCREASE RATIOS TO 12:1.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ON MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES AT THE
COAST...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES INLAND. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER
AMOUNTS WITH AREAS OF BANDED SNOW.
THE SNOW ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING MID AFTERNOON...AND ENDS
ACROSS EASTERN ZONES BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. SLIPPERY TRAVEL IS
EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE TEENS
AND 20S.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
ACTIVE PATTERN THIS TIME FRAME WITH POTENTIAL FOR TWO SIGNIFICANT
STORMS TO IMPACT OUR AREA.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...GENERAL MODEL AGREEMENT INITIALLY
TUESDAY...WITH SOME DIVERSION NOTED IN THE MODELS WITH REGARD TO
HANDLING OF SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PORTION OF THE COUNTRY. THIS TROUGH MOVES QUICKLY ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY IN THIS PROGRESSIVE PATTERN.
THEN ATTENTION TURNS TOWARD THE WEST AS UPSTREAM TROUGH FINALLY
MAKES A MOVE EASTWARD NEXT WEEKEND. OF COURSE...ECMWF AND 12Z GFS
DO HAVE DIFFERENCES WITH REGARD TO STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THIS
NEXT TROUGH.
AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE PASSES JUST TO THE NORTH
TUESDAY...MOVING EAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TUESDAY NIGHT.
COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM QUICKLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST.
NAM WRF A NORTHERN OUTLIER WITH SFC LOW TRACKING TOWARD OHIO/GREAT
LAKES REGION. AS THE PARENT LOW PASSES WELL TO THE WEST...COASTAL
LOW DEVELOPS TO THE LEE OF THE APPALACHIANS...NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST...DE AND VA AREA. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY EARLY WEDNESDAY AS
IT TRACKS JUST TO THE SOUTH...THEN DEPARTS QUICKLY OUT TOWARD THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH PASSING ACROSS THE AREA EITHER FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY...DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL YOU PREFER.
THEN NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES NEXT WEEKEND...IMPACTING THE AREA.
MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN...WITH WPC WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE ECMWF WITH
DEEPENING SFC LOW IMPACTING THE AREA...MOVING NEARBY SUNDAY. 12Z
ECMWF STILL TRACKS SFC LOW AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARBY SATURDAY WITH
WEAK SHORTWAVE...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER DEEPER LOW WITH MAIN TROUGH
SUNDAY. GFS REMAINS FOCUSED ON SUNDAY WITH THE TROUGH.
AS FOR SENSIBLE WEATHER...DRY TUESDAY...WITH A WINTRY MIX MOVING
QUICKLY IN TUESDAY NIGHT. A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR MOST
OF THE AREA...WITH COASTAL AREAS LIKELY WARMING AS EAST FLOW
INCREASES. SNOW OR SNOW SLEET LIKELY REMAINS ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
THIS WINTRY MIX TO RAIN TAPERS OFF TO LIGHT DZ/FZDZ AS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE REMAINS...AND WEAK LIFT IS NOTED WITH TROUGH.
DRY WEATHER RETURNS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THEN...MORE UNSETTLED
WINTRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND...WITH STILL PLENTY OF
TIME TO IRON OUT ANY DETAILS.
TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD.
HOWEVER...FRIGID CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...MAINLY AVERAGE TEMPS
EACH DAY RUNNING ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST
DAYS WILL BE DUE TO THE COASTAL STORMS...WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT
WEEKEND. WILL FOLLOW A MEX/WPC BLEND...EXCEPT A MOS BLEND TUESDAY.
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...FEEL NAM HAS A BETTER HANDLE ON TEMPS AND A NON
DIURNAL TREND.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
...HIGH IMPACT SNOW EVENT TODAY...
COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO SLOWLY FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH. PRECIP WITH
THE APPROACHING LOW WAS APPROACHING EASTERN PA OF 05Z...AND THE
FIRST SIGNS OF LIGHT PRECIP WITH LOW-END VFR OR MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
ARRIVE IN NYC METRO BETWEEN 07Z-09Z. TEMPS WILL BE WARM ENOUGH AND
PRECIP INTENSITY LIGHT ENOUGH TO KEEP THINGS ALL RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW
MIX AT THE ONSET. A RAPID DETERIORATION TO LIFR CONDITIONS IN
SNOW...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF ABOUT AN INCH PER HOUR AND
OCCASIONALLY HIGHER...SHOULD THEN TAKE PLACE IN NYC METRO IN TIME
FOR THE MORNING PUSH...AND CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT MIDDAY. THESE
CONDITIONS SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE LONG ISLAND/CT TERMINALS ABOUT 1-2
HR LATER.
RUNWAY ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 6-8 INCHES FOR THE NYC METRO AND
LONG ISLAND TERMINALS...TO 4-6 INCHES AT THE CT TERMINALS...TO 2-4
INCHES AT KSWF. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES MORE THAN THESE
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR NYC METRO AND LONG ISLAND.
OCNL LIGHT SNOW WITH IFR CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON...AND END TOWARD EVENING. LEFTOVER MVFR CIGS SHOULD LAST A
LITTLE LONGER INTO THE EVENING.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON SUSTAINED WINDS. OCNL GUSTS 15-20KT ARE POSSIBLE
JUST BEFORE SNOW PICKS UP IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS SNOW LIGHTENS.
.OUTLOOK FOR 06Z TUE THROUGH SAT...
.LATE TONIGHT-TUESDAY...VFR.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...BECOMING IFR WITH INCREASING CHANCE OF SNOW OR
WINTRY MIXED PRECIP.
.WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY EVENING...IFR EXPECTED...LIFR CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. SNOW INLAND AND A WINTRY MIX AT THE COAST IN THE
MORNING...EVENTUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN AT THE COAST BY AFTERNOON.
.LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY...VFR.
.FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY...MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.
&&
.MARINE...
MINOR CHANGES THIS UPDATE TO REFLECT THE LATEST TRENDS IN
OBSERVATIONS AND GUIDANCE. THE FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS
THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SCA WIND GUSTS ON
MONDAY.
LONG TERM...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY...THEN
MOVES TO THE EAST. LOW PRESSURE THEN APPROACHES THE WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT...MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. LIGHT WINDS TUESDAY
WILL TURN TOWARD THE EAST/NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND WILL
INCREASE. THE LOW MOVES QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS FROM THE WEST.
WINDS SHIFT BACK AROUND TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND DIMINISH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE HIGH
BUILDS.
WAVE WATCH III OUTPUT SEEMS REASONABLE THROUGH THIS TIME
FRAME...WITH SEAS BUILDING AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE STORM MID WEEK.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
A HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS INCH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON
MONDAY...A GOOD PORTION OF IT FALLING AS SNOW.
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AROUND 1/2 INCH TO AN INCH OF QPF
IS EXPECTED AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF
THIS PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FROZEN OR FREEZING STATE.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT IS POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO STATION KWO35 IS
OUT OF SERVICE.
DUE TO INTERFERENCE ISSUES WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD EMERGENCY
BROADCAST CHANNEL...THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER
RADIO STATION KWO35 IS OUT OF SERVICE.
DURING THE TIME...THE TRANSMITTER MAY BE RETURNED TO SERVICE
INTERMITTENTLY FOR USE OF THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO
DURING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATIONS...FOR ROUTINE
WEEKLY TEST OF THE WARNING SYSTEM...AND TO DETERMINE IF THE
INTERFERENCE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR NYZ067>071.
NJ...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR NJZ006-105>108.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR NJZ002-004-103-104.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MLE/PW
NEAR TERM...MALOIT/DW/MLE
SHORT TERM...MLE
LONG TERM...PW
AVIATION...GOODMAN
MARINE...MALOIT/MLE/PW
HYDROLOGY...MLE/PW
EQUIPMENT...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 9:59 PM EST, 6 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
959 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014
NJZ006-105>108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-040300-
HUDSON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
959 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
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.
&&
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.
CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-103-104-NYZ067>071-040300-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
959 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
&&
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.
ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-040300-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
959 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
&&
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.
Heavy Snow, Western Union
- When
- February 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters and New Jersey DOT reported widespread 6 to 8 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Union
- When
- February 3, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters, the public, and New Jersey DOT reported widespread 6 to 8 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Passaic
- When
- February 3, 4:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters reported widespread 7 to 9 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Western Essex
- When
- February 3, 4:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The public and trained spotters reported widespread 6 to 9 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Essex
- When
- February 3, 4:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Newark Airport reported a 7.7 inch snowfall. A trained spotter in Bloomfield reported a 7.1 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Western Passaic
- When
- February 3, 5:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters reported widespread 6 to 7 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Hudson
- When
- February 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters, the public, a NWS cooperative observer, and New Jersey DOT reported widespread 6 to 8 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Western Bergen
- When
- February 3, 5:00 AM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Western Bergen forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters and the public reported widespread 7 to 8 inch snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Bergen
- When
- February 3, 5:00 AM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Bergen forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotters and the public reported widespread 6 to 8 inch snowfall.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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