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





Contoured Snowfall Totals from December 16, 1995

STORM DESCRIPTION
A weak low pressure brought a surprise shot of snow to the state.

Synoptic Discussion
A weak low pressure developed on a stalled front over Virginia in the early morning of the 16th.  The low moved northeastwards off the coast by evening.

Local Discussion
Precipitation started initially as rain, but changed over to snow by dawn in the northern half of New Jersey and during the morning hours in the southern half.  Precipitation ended in the early afternoon.  The heaviest accumulations, 1 to 3 inches, occured in northeastern, north central, and west central parts of New Jersey.  Sussex County in the far northwest recieved less because it was too far from the heaviest precipitation band, and east central and southern New Jersey saw 1 inch or less due to the longer period of rain and shorter period of snow.'



New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from December 16, 1995



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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