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.

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MERCER COUNTY ZONE FORECASTS

Afternoon forecast for February 8, 1997: *The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 2 to 4 inches of snow through this evening* This afternoon...Cloudy with snow.  Temperatures dropping to the upper 20s.  Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Tonight...Snow ending this evening otherwise cloudy.  Lows 20 to 25.  North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Evening forecast for February 8, 1997: *The National Weather Service will continue the Winter Weather Advisory through this evening, total storm accumulation of 2 to 5 inches of snow* Tonight...Cloudy.  Snow tapering off to flurries by midnight.  Lows in the mid 20s.  Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming north.

Overnight forecast for February 8, 1997: Overnight...Cloudy.  Light snow tapering off to flurries by around midnight.  Any additional accumulations around an inch.  Lows in the mid to upper 20s.  North wind around 15 mph.

Overnight update for February 8, 1997: Overnight...Cloudy with occasional light snow or flurries.  Little additional accumulation.  Lows around 25.  North winds 15 to 20 mph.

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