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
National
Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
Continental
Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
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
Regional
Radar Imagery
Local Radar
Imagery
Fort Dix
Doppler Radar Imagery
Storm Photos
Contoured
Snowfall Totals from February 6-7, 2003
STORM DESCRIPTION
A fast moving winter storm dropped 4 to 9 inches of snow across most of
the Garden State, with slightly lesser amounts in the far south.
Synoptic Discussion
Low pressure formed on the Gulf Coast during the day on the 6th and
quickly moved northeast to Elizabeth City, North Carolina by the
morning of the 7th. It was well off shore by the evening of the
7th. The storm itself was rather weak and also moved quite fast,
but precipitation was intensified by a subtropical jetstream which
brought additional moisture from the Pacific Ocean.
Local Discussion
Snow spread across the state from southwest to northeast during the
evening hours of the 6th. The snow continued to gradually
intensify overnight, reaching peak intensity during the early to mid
morning hours of the 7th. There was some mixing with sleet and
rain across parts of Cape May County during the morning of the 7th, but
the rest of the state recieved all snow. The snow tapered off
from southwest to northeast during the midday and early afternoon of
the 7th. Total snow accumulations were 6 to 9 inches in Passaic,
Ocean, Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties, 5 to 8 inches in
Sussex, Warren, Morris, Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Union, Middlesex,
Monmouth, Mercer, Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland counties, 4 to 7
inches in Hunterdon and Somerset counties, and 3 to 6 inches in Cape
May County.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from February 6-7,
2003
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snow Totals from 2200Z 07 February 2003 (5PM
EST 07 February 2003)
Table of Contents
Storm Summary
Regional
Surface Observations
National
Weather Service Forecasts
Surface Maps
Satellite
Imagery
National
Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
Continental
Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
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
Regional
Radar Imagery
Local Radar
Imagery
Fort Dix
Doppler Radar Imagery
Storm Photos
Snow storm,
December 5, 2002
Snow and ice
storm, December 24-26, 2002
Snow storm,
January 5, 2003
Snow storm,
January 16-17, 2003
Snow storm,
January 29, 2003
Snow storm, February 6-7, 2003
Snow storm,
February 16-17, 2003
Snow storm,
February 27-28, 2003
Snow and ice
storm, March 6, 2003
Snow and ice
storm, April 7, 2003
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