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 January 9, 1997
STORM DESCRIPTION
The first widespread snowfall of the 1996-1997 winter for New Jersey came with a strong, double-barrelled low pressure system in early January.
Synoptic Discussion
Two low pressure centers were located over the Ohio Valley and Georgia on the morning of the 9th. They both moved northeasterly to northerly, with the Ohio Valley system reaching Lake Huron and the Georgia system reaching Boston by the morning of the 10th.
Local Discussion
Snow overspread all areas of New Jersey during the late morning and early afternoon hours of the 9th. Preciptation changed from snow to sleet and freezing rain during the late afternoon in southern sections, and during the evening rush hour in northern sections. In southern sections, strong east winds from the relatively warm Atlantic Ocean caused surface temperatures to rise above freezing, which caused the sleet and freezing rain to change to rain in the early evening hours. This changeover did not take place in more northern sections, where precipitation generally ended as a period of freezing rain. Preciptation ended in all areas during the late evening hours. Accumulations were light, averaging around 1 inch in southern sections and between 1 and 2 inches in northern sections. This was topped in most areas by a layer of freezing rain and sleet.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from January 9, 1997
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snowfall Totals from 1900Z 10 January 1997 (2PM EST 10 January 1997)
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
Snow and ice storm, January 9, 1997
Snow storm, January 11, 1997
Snow storm, February 8-9, 1997
Snow storm, February 14, 1997
Snow storm, March 3, 1997
Snow and ice storm, March 9-10, 1997
Snow storm, March 31-April 1, 1997
Snow storm, April 18, 1997
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