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







MERCER COUNTY ZONE FORECASTS





Morning forecast for January 12, 1996:

*Winter Storm Warning today for snow accumulating 4 to 7 inches, mixing with sleet and freezing rain this afternoon*

Today...Snow, mixing with and possibly changing to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon.  High near 30.  Winds northeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight...Mixed precipitation changing back to snow before ending with little additional accumulation.  Lows in the mid 20s.  Winds becoming west 10 to 20 mph.  POP 80 early.



Afternoon forecast for January 12, 1996:

*Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon for sleet mixing with freezing rain, and icy roads*

This afternoon...Sleet mixing with freezing rain, changing to all rain.  The precipitation will taper off early.  High around freezing.  Winds northeast 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight...Chance of snow showers early.  Low in the mid 20s.  Winds becoming west 10 to 20 mph.  POP 40 early.



Evening forecast for January 12, 1996:

Tonight...Drizzle ending early, then partial clearing.  Some dense fog forming.  Lows in the mid to upper 20s.  Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light.


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, November 28-29, 1995
Snow storm, December 9, 1995
Snow and ice storm, December 14, 1995
Snow storm, December 16, 1995
Snow and ice storm, December 18-20, 1995
Ice storm, January 2-3, 1996
Blizzard, January 7-8, 1996
Snow and ice storm, January 12, 1996
Snow storm, February 2-3, 1996
Snow storm, February 16-17, 1996
Snow storm, March 2, 1996
Snow and ice storm, March 7-8, 1996
Snow storm, April 9-10, 1996

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