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
Storm Photos




Contoured Snowfall Totals from December 5-6, 2005

STORM DESCRIPTION
A fast moving low pressure system from the Gulf Coast spread snow across parts of New Jersey for the second time in two days.

Synoptic Discussion
Low pressure developed over Georgia early on Monday December 5th. The low presure moved northeastward along a stalled frontal boundary, reaching Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on the night of the 5th. By noon on Tuesday December 6th, the low pressure was already east of New England. The storm's track well southeast of New Jersey caused significant snowfall to be confined to the southern half of the state.

Local Discussion
Snow overspread parts of the state slowly from south to north during the late afternoon and evening hours of Monday December 5th. The snow was light for the most part, but became moderate for a time during the late evening and early overnight as an upper-level disturbance approached from the west. The snow ended from west to east near dawn on Tuesday the 6th. Snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 6 inches across Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, Camden and Cape May counties, 2 to 4 inches across Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester and Burlington counties, 1 to 3 inches across Mercer and Middlesex counties, a coating to 1 inch across Somerset, Union, Essex and Hudson counties, and a coating or less across Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Bergen and Warren counties. Little if any snow fell in Sussex County.



New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from December 5-6, 2005



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
Storm Photos



Snow and ice storm, December 4, 2005
Snow storm, December 5-6, 2005
Snow and ice storm, December 9, 2005
Snow storm, January 14-15, 2006
Snow storm, February 11-12, 2006

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