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
Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery
Contoured Snowfall Totals from January 26, 2004
STORM DESCRIPTION
A wave of low pressure moving eastward across the southern United States produced another round of snow for the southern half of New Jersey.
Synoptic Discussion
The low pressure system that caused the snow developed in the lower Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 25th. As it moved slowly northeastward into the southern Appalachians on the evening of the 25th, a secondary low developed off the coast of South Carolina. This low became the primary low pressure and moved northeastward to Cape Hatteras by the morning of the 26th before turning eastward and moving off the coast. Its path so far south of New Jersey and its turn out to sea prevented the snow from moving further north.
Local Discussion
Snow moved northeastward into the state during the evening of the 25th and early morning of the 26th. The heaviest snow remained in far southern New Jersey, and high pressure to the north prevented the accumulating snow from moving further north than central New Jersey. The snow tapered off from west to east near dawn on the 26th. Snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches in Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties, 2 to 6 inches in Atlantic County, 2 to 4 inches in Burlington County, 2 to 3 inches in Ocean, Gloucester and Camden counties, 1 to 2 inches in Monmouth and Mercer counties, and a coating to an inch in Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties. Little or no snow fell from Sussex, Morris and Union counties northeastward.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from January 26, 2004
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snowfall Totals from 1500Z 26 January 2004 (10AM EST 26 January 2004)
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
Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery
Snow and ice storm, December 5-6, 2003
Snow storm, December 14-15, 2003
Snow storm, January 14-15, 2004
Snow and ice storm, January 17-18, 2004
Snow storm, January 26, 2004
Snow and ice storm, January 27-28, 2004
Snow and ice storm, March 16-17, 2004
Snow storm, March 18-19, 2004
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