A progressive upper / mid level trough lead to low pressure moving across the Ohio Valley with a secondary low developing just off the coast. Temperatures were warm and above freezing much of the time along the coast, but often at or below freezing for mainly the northwestern interior.
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A progressive upper / mid level trough lead to low pressure moving across the Ohio Valley with a secondary low developing just off the coast. Temperatures were warm and above freezing much of the time along the coast, but often at or below freezing for mainly the northwestern interior. This led to an advisory level snowfall across a good portion of Northeast New Jersey zones.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather, 1 astronomical low tide. Local standard time, as filed.
A Cooperative observer reported 3.0 inches in Harrison and a Cocorahs observer reported 2.9 inches at 1 WSW Hoboken.
Cocorahs observers reported 4.3 inches in West Milford and 3.5 inches in Wayne.
A trained spotter reported 3.4 inches in Hawthorne and the public reported 4.0 inches in Little Falls.
A cocorahs observer reported 4.0 inches in New Providence and 3.3 inches in Westfield while a trained spotter reported 2. 8 inches in Plainfield.
The public reported 4.5 inches in Essex Fells and 4.0 inches in West Orange. Cocorahs reported 4.0 inches at 1.3 NE West Caldwell Township. The public also reported 3.4 inches in Livingston.
The public reported 4.0 inches in West Orange and a Cocorahs observer reported 2.6 inches in Maplewood.
A trained spotter reported 4.0 inches at 1 N River Vale and a Cocorahs observer reported 3.8 inches at 1.8 ESE Montvale.
Trained spotters reported 3.5 inches in Fair Lawn and 2.0 inches in Glen Rock. A Cocorahs observer reported 4.0 inches in Oakland.
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