Storm
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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 March 7-8, 1996
STORM DESCRIPTION
Two frontal waves along strong cold front brought a mix of ice and snow
to New Jersey. More local seasonal snowfall totals were broken in
this storm, as in the previous two.
Synoptic Discussion
A cold front moved through the area on the 6th. A very large
arctic high pressure system centered over the high plains slowly oozed
cold air into New Jersey behind it. At the same time, a series of
low pressures developed along the cold front. The first low
developed over the southern Appalachians during the morning of the 7th
and moved northeast. The second low developed off the
Mid-Atlantic coast on the evening of the 7th and moved northeast as
well.
Local Discussion
The first period of significant precipitation began during the morning
of the 7th and ended during the evening. It fell mainly as snow
in Sussex County, as a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain in
Warren, Morris, and northwestern Passaic counties, and mainly as sleet
and freezing rain in Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Essex, southeastern
Passaic, and Bergen counties. Areas further south and east saw
mainly rain. The second period of precipitation began just after
midnight on the 8th and ended by noon. The passage of the first
low pressure had caused northwest winds to bring enough cold air into
the state for the second period to fall entirely as snow across the
entire state. Storm total accumulations ranged from around 10
inches in Sussex County, to 4 to 8 inches in Warren, Passaic, and
Morris counties, 4 to 7 inches in Hunterdon County, 4 to 5 inches in
Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Union counties, and 3 to 5 inches from
Mercer, Somerset, and Middlesex counties southwards through the rest of
the state.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from March 7-8,
1996
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snow Totals from 2200Z 8 March 1996 (5PM EST
8 March 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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Ice storm,
January 2-3, 1996
Blizzard,
January 7-8, 1996
Snow and ice
storm, January 12, 1996
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February 2-3, 1996
Snow storm,
February 16-17, 1996
Snow storm,
March 2, 1996
Snow and ice storm, March 7-8, 1996
Snow storm,
April 9-10, 1996
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