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 April 9-10,
1996
STORM DESCRIPTION
One final coastal low developed and brought a swath of heavy, wet snow
to the state, particularly along the coast. This storm brought
the last measurable snow to New Jersey for the 1995-1996 winter season,
and helped break most of the remaining seasonal snowfall records as
well as add to the already broken records.
Synoptic Discussion
A low pressure developed near Cape Hattaras on the morning of the 9th,
intensified and moved slowly northeast during the next 24 hours.
It reached Cape Cod on the morning of the 10th.
Local Discussion
Precipitation started as rain in southern New Jersey and as a rain/snow
mix further north during the predawn hours of the 9th.
Precipitation type became intensity dependent during the day on the
9th; as intensity increased, it fell as snow, and when it decreased it
changed back to rain. Nevertheless, above freezing temperatures
and indirect radiation from the strong April sun allowed nearly all the
snow to melt as it reached the surface. As sunset arrived (after
7pm EDT), the snow began to accumulate mainly on grassy surfaces and
overpasses throughout the state. However, intense heavy wet snow
bands developed and remained nearly stationary over coastal sections of
New Jersey where the snow accumulated on all surfaces. By
evening, all the intense precipitation was confined to the east of the
New Jersey Turnpike. Accumulations averaged around 2 inches with
the lightest amounts in Sussex County; however, 5 to 8 inches
accumulated in the coastal counties due to the persistant heavy snow
bands. The precipitation tapered off during the predawn hours of
the 10th. This was the last measurable snow of the season for New
Jersey.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from April 9-10,
1996
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snowfall totals from 2000Z 10 April 1996 (5PM
EDT 10 April 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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December 9, 1995
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storm, December 14, 1995
Snow storm,
December 16, 1995
Snow and ice
storm, December 18-20, 1995
Ice storm,
January 2-3, 1996
Blizzard,
January 7-8, 1996
Snow and ice
storm, January 12, 1996
Snow storm,
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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