Storm
description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesy
of the National
Climatic Data Center, the National Centers of Environmental Prediction, the Climate Prediction Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Mount Holly National Weather Service Office, the Upton National Weather Service Office, Rutgers University, Plymouth State University, the University of Illinois, the American Meteorological Society, Weather Graphics Technologies, AccuWeather, and the Weather Channel.
Table of Contents
Storm Summary
Regional
Surface Observations
National
Weather Service Forecasts
Surface Maps
Satellite
Imagery
Sea Level
Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps
850 Millibar
Maps
700 Millibar
Maps
500 Millibar
Maps
300 Millibar
Maps
200 Millibar
Maps
National
Radar Imagery
Local Radar
Imagery
Fort Dix
Doppler Radar Imagery
Contoured
Snowfall Totals from February 2-3, 1996
STORM DESCRIPTION
A series of low pressure systems brought heavy snow and sleet to New
Jersey.
Synoptic Discussion
A series of weak low pressure centers developed and moved northeastward
along a stationary front straddled along the Southeast US
coastline. One developed late on the 1st and moved northeastward
on the 2nd, while a second developed on the 2nd and moved out to sea on
the 3rd.
Local Discussion
The first low pressure brought a swath of snow (3 to 6 inches) across
southeastern New Jersey between 3AM and Noon EST on the 2nd. Only
flurries fell further north over the rest of the state. The
second low pressure brought a swath of snow and sleet to the state
between 9PM EST on the 2nd and 7AM ESTon the 3rd. Warm air at
mid-levels arrived over southeastern New Jersey with this second wave,
causing the snow to mix with sleet there. Despite the sleet,
accumulations were greatest over southeastern New Jersey, reaching 10
inches in Ocean, Atlantic, and Cape May counties and 9 inches in
Cumberland County. A more general 6 to 8 inches fell across
Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth,
Somerset, Union, Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties, while
around 6 inches fell in Hunterdon, Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from February 2-3,
1996
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snow Totals from 1900Z 3 February 1996 (2PM
EST 3 February 1996)
Table of Contents
Storm Summary
Regional
Surface Observations
National
Weather Service Forecasts
Surface Maps
Satellite
Imagery
Sea Level
Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps
850 Millibar
Maps
700 Millibar
Maps
500 Millibar
Maps
300 Millibar
Maps
200 Millibar
Maps
National
Radar Imagery
Local Radar
Imagery
Fort Dix
Doppler Radar Imagery
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April 9-10, 1996
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