A cold front pushed through, with a secondary cold frontal boundary lingering back to the west. Low pressure formed along the boundary and began to strengthen as it pulled away quickly to the east and northeast.
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A cold front pushed through, with a secondary cold frontal boundary lingering back to the west. Low pressure formed along the boundary and began to strengthen as it pulled away quickly to the east and northeast. The accumulating snow was generated mainly from frontogenetical forcing which occurred to the north and west of the developing surface low. Winter Storm criteria was just missed across Western Passaic, with the remainder of Northeast New Jersey achieving advisory criteria, or falling just short of advisory criteria.
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Cocorahs reported 6.2 inches in West Milford. A trained spotter reported 5.6 inches at Pompton Lakes, with the pubic reporting 6.3 inches in Ringwood. Amounts were close enough to warning level criteria to verify the warning for this zone.
Cocorahs observers reported 5.6 inches in Little Falls, 4.8 inches in Wayne, 4.2 inches in Hawthorne. The public reported 5.0 inches in Totowa and 4.8 inches in Passaic. Snow amounts on average reached advisory level criteria.
Cocorahs reported 5.0 inches in Montclair and 3.1 inches in Maplewood. The public reported 4.4 inches in Livingston and 5.0 inches in Caldwell. Advisory level snow was reached across the zone.
The public at 1 SSW West Orange reported 4.5 inches. Just to the east and southeast many reports at around 3 inches were reported. Maplewood received 3.1 inches and Elizabeth reported 3.7 inches from a trained spotter, and Newark Airport receiving 2.4 inches. The eastern portion of Essex and thus the zone was estimated to have reached advisory criteria.
Trained spotters reported 3.0 inches in Hoboken, 3.0 inches in Kearney, with the pubic reporting 3.1 inches in West New York and 2.5 inches in Jersey City. A Cooperative observer reported 3.0 inches in Harrison. Amounts averaged around the bottom end of advisory level criteria.
Trained spotters reported 5.9 inches in Franklin Lakes and 3.4 inches at 1 WSW Wallington. The public reported 4.5 inches in Oakland. Cocorahs reported 5.0 inches in Fair Lawn. Advisory level snow was reached in the zone.
Trained spotters reported 5.2 inches in Westwood, 5.0 inches in River Vale, 4.8 inches in Bergenfield, and 3.3 inches at East Rutherford. Cocorahs reported 5.5 inches at 1.8 ESE Montvale. The public reported 3.2 inches at River Edge. Advisory level snow was reached across the zone.
The public reported 5.1 inches in Scotch Plains, 4.5 inches in Berkeley Heights, and 4.5 inches in Mountainside. A trained spotter reported 3.5 inches in Plainfield. A cocorahs observer reported 4.5 inches in New Providence. Advisory level snow criteria was reached across the zone.
A trained spotter reported 3.5 inches in Cranford. A cocorahs observer reported 3.0 inches at 1.1 ESE Cranford and 2.8 inches at Clark. A trained spotter reported 3.7 inches in Elizabeth, with the Official NWS observation at Newark Airport at 2.4 inches. The zone averaged out at the low end of advisory level criteria.
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