Snow storm, January 23, 1998 - National Weather Service Forecasts

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

Overnight forecast for January 22, 1998:

*Winter Weather Advisory tonight for freezing rain*

*Flood Watch Friday and Friday night*

Overnight...Occasional snow, sleet and freezing rain changing over to rain toward morning. Low 25 to 30 rising to 32 towards morning. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday...Rain. Any freezing rain ending shortly after daybreak. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. POP 100.

Friday night...Rain, heavy at times and becoming windy.

Morning forecast for January 23, 1998:

*Winter Weather Advisory this morning for up to an inch of snow changing to freezing rain*

*Flood Watch this afternoon into tonight*

Today...Snow and sleet, changing to freezing rain, then to rain this morning. The rain may be heavy at times. High in the low 40s. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight...Cloudy. Rain, heavy at times, tapering off to showers. Areas of fog developing. Low in the mid 30s. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Morning update for January 23, 1998:

*Flood Watch this afternoon into tonight*

Today...Rain, possibly heavy. Highs in the low 40s. East winds 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight...Cloudy. Rain, heavy at times, tapering off to showers. Areas of fog developing. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Afternoon forecast for January 23, 1998:

*Flood Watch this afternoon into tonight*

This afternoon...Rain heavy at times. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight...Cloudy. Rain, heavy at times, tapering off to showers. Areas of fog developing. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph becoming light.

Evening forecast for January 23, 1998:

*Flood Watch this evening*

Tonight...Cloudy. Rain heavy at times, ending this evening. Areas of fog developing. Lows in the low to mid 30s. Winds east 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 10 mph this evening.

Overnight forecast for January 23, 1998:

*Flood Watch into the overnight period*

Tonight...Rain heavy at times til around midnight, then a 30 percent chance of light rain thereafter. Low in the mid to upper 30s. Winds east becoming northwest 10 mph.

Overnight update for January 23, 1998:

*Flood Watch in effect overnight*

Tonight...Periods of rain. Low in the mid to upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 mph.

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