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





Evening forecast for December 18, 1995:

*Winter Storm Watch late tonight into Wednesday for 6 inches or more of snow with sleet or freezing rain*

This evening...A chance of a flurry.

Tonight...Cloudy.  Snow developing towards morning.  Lows in the upper 20s.  Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.  POP 90.

Tuesday...Snow, changing to sleet and freezing rain and then all rain in the afternoon.  Highs in the mid 30s.  Northeast wind 10 mph.  POP 90.



Evening update for December 18, 1995:

*Winter Storm Watch late tonight into Wednesday for 6 inches or more of snow with sleet or freezing rain*

Tonight...Cloudy with periods of light snow sleet or freezing rain.  Steadier snow developing towards morning.  Lows in the upper 20s.  Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.  POP 90.

Tuesday...Snow, changing to sleet and freezing rain and then all rain in the afternoon.  Highs in the mid 30s.  Northeast wind 10 mph.  POP 90.

Tuesday night...Sleet or freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow.



Overnight forecast for December 18, 1995:

*Winter Storm Warning Tuesday into Wednesday for 6 inches or more of snow with sleet or freezing rain*

Overnight...Cloudy with periods of light snow, sleet and freezing rain.  Slippery roads.  Lows in the upper 20s.  Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday...Snow may mix with sleet or freezing rain late in the day.  High in the low to mid 30s.  Northeast wind 10 mph.

Tuesday night...Snow, possibly mixed with sleet or freezing rain.  Temperatures remaining steady in the low 30s.



Morning forecast for December 19, 1995:

*Winter Storm Warning through tonight for 10 to 15 inches of snow*

Today...Sleet and freezing rain early this morning, then snow heavy at times mixing with sleet at times.  Snow accumulating 4 to 8 inches by dark.  Temperatures around 30.  North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight...Becoming windy with snow and blowing snow creating near blizzard conditions.  Lows near 25.  North winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph.



Morning update for December 19, 1995:

*Winter Storm Warning through tonight for 10 to 15 inches of snow*

Today...Snow, heavy at times, possibly mixing with some sleet.  Snow accumulating 6 to 8 inches by dark.  Temperatures 25 to 30.  Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight...Becoming windy with snow and blowing snow creating near blizzard conditions.  Low around 25.  North wind increasing to 20 to 30 mph.

Wednesday...Windy and bitterly cold with chance of flurries.  Along with blowing and drifting snow.  High 25 to 30.



Afternoon forecast for December 19, 1995:

*Winter Storm Warning through tonight for a total of 10 to 15 inches of snow*

This afternoon...Occasional snow, mixing with sleet at times.  Snow accumulating 4 to 8 inches by evening.  Temperatures 25 to 30.  Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight...Becoming windy with snow and blowing snow creating near blizzard conditions.  Low around 25.  North wind increasing to 20 to 30 mph.

Wednesday...Windy and bitterly cold with chance of flurries.  Along with blowing and drifting snow.  High 25 to 30.



Evening forecast for December 19, 1995:

*Winter Storm Warning tonight for a total of 6 to 10 inches of snow*

Tonight...Snow, possibly mixing with some sleet and freezing rain this evening.  Windy with a low in the low 20s.  Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph.

Wednesday...Windy and bitterly cold with chance of flurries.  Along with blowing and drifting snow.  High in the mid to upper 20s.  Northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.



Overnight forecast for December 19, 1995:

*Advisory overnight for light snow and continued slippery conditions*

Overnight...Windy with occasional light snow which may accumulate an inch.  Low 15 to 20.  North wind 20 to 30 mph.

Wednesday...Windy and bitterly cold with chance of flurries.  Along with blowing and drifting snow.  High in the mid to upper 20s.  Northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.



Morning forecast for December 20, 1995:

*Wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero today**

Today...Windy and bitterly cold with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Temperatures in the low to mid 20s.  Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.



Afternoon forecast for December 20, 1995:

*Wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero this afternoon*

*Another 1 to 2 inches of snow this afternoon*

This afternoon...Windy and bitterly cold with snow showers.  Highs in the low to mid 20s.  Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.


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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