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 December 31, 2009
STORM DESCRIPTION
A weak storm system brought a few inches of snow to New Jersey.
Synoptic Discussion
A cold front moved through New Jersey on the morning of December 29th,
allowing arctic high pressure to build in across
the state. A low pressure then began to develop in the northwestern
Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of
December 30th. By the evening of the 30th the low from the gulf had
reached Louisiana, while by the early morning of the 31st it was in
southern Alabama. By the evening of the 31st the low was in Georgia,
and by the morning of January 1st it was east of the Outer Banks of
North Carolina.
Local Discussion
Precipitation from this weak system arrived during the predawn hours of
December 31st, rapidly spreading from southwest
to northeast across New Jersey. It was in the form of snow in most of
the state, but mixed with sleet and freezing rain in southeastern
portions of the state. Precipitation briefly became moderate to heavy
before quickly ending from west to east during the mid to late morning
hours on the 31st. Snow accumulations were highest in northwestern New
Jersey, with lesser amounts in southern areas. Totals ranged from 1 to
4 inches in Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex and Warren counties, 1 to 3
inches in Bergen, Passaic and Somerset counties, 1 to 2 inches in
Essex, Hudson, Middlesex and Union counties, and a coating to 2 inches
in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer,
Monmouth, Ocean and Salem counties. Little or no snow fell in Cape May
County.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from December 31,
2009
Regional Snowfall Totals
Snowfall Totals from December 31, 2009
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
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December 5, 2009
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December 19-20, 2009
Snow storm, December 31, 2009
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