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 11, 1997
STORM DESCRIPTION
A polar vortex associated with a reinforcing shot of cold air brought a
surprisingly intense burst of snow to most of the state.
Synoptic Discussion
A weak low pressure area developed over Virginia on the night of the
10th along a secondary cold front. The low moved northeast and
reached Block Island off of Rhode Island on the morning of the 11th.
Local Discussion
Snow began quickly between midnight and 3am EST on the 11th, becoming
moderate in intensity. It began as rain in far southern New
Jersey before changing to snow as the trailing cold front passed
through, but all areas further north saw all snow. Precipitation
tapered off between 5am EST and 8am EST. Accumulations generally
averaged 2 to 4 inches, except for Cumberland, western Atlantic,
southern Ocean, Hunterdon, northern Somerset, Morris, and northern
Passaic counties, which saw around an inch, while Cape May, eastern
Atlantic, Warren and Sussex counties saw less than an inch. The
maximum of 4 inches occured in eastern Burlington, northwest Ocean, and
southern Monmouth counties.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from January 11,
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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