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 December 27, 1997

STORM DESCRIPTION
A coastal low pressure brought a swath of light snow across most of New Jersey.

Synoptic Discussion
A low pressure system developed over the South Carolina coastal waters on the night of the 26th and moved rapidly northeast and further off-shore on the 27th.

Local Discusion
Snow began falling during the morning of the 27th and ended by midnight in all areas.  The snow was mixed with rain at times in southern New Jersey, especially near the Delaware Bay and the coast.  The unseasonably warm weather during December limited snowfall accumulations to grassy areas during the daylight hours, although snow did start to stick to all surfaces during the evening of the 27th.  Accumulations averaged 1 to 3 inches, with smaller accumulations near the Delaware Bay and the coast, and the heaviest accumulations in two swaths:  one from Hunterdon to Morris counties, and the other from western Atlantic through southeastern Burlington and southern Ocean counties.



New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from December 27, 1997

Regional Snowfall Totals

Snowfall Totals as of 0500Z 28 December 1997 (12AM EST 28 December 1999)



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 storm, December 27, 1997
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