Snow and ice storm, December 24-26, 2002 - 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
National Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
Continental Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
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
Regional Radar Imagery
Local Radar Imagery
Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery
Storm Photos

MERCER COUNTY ZONE FORECASTS

Overnight forecast for December 24, 2002:

*Winter Weather Advisory for tonight*
*Flood Watch for Christmas*

Tonight...Cloudy with periods of light snow. Snow mixing with sleet and rain after midnight. Up to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Lows in the lower 30s. Light east winds increasing late this evening to 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Christmas...Rain through early afternoon...heavy at times. Then snow or rain late in the afternoon. Accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Brisk. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds 15 to 25 mph becoming south late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Wednesday night...Snow or rain early in the evening. Then cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Total accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Windy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing before midnight to 20 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Morning forecast for December 25, 2002:

*Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory through early afternoon*
*Winter Weather Advisory later this afternoon*

Today...Rain heavy at times...mixed at times with sleet and snow...changing to snow this afternoon. Accumulation 2 to 5 inches by dark. Becoming windy. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 mph increasing early this afternoon to 20 to 30 mph.

Tonight...Cloudy. A chance of snow showers this evening. Windy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph...gusting to 40 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.

Afternoon forecast for December 25, 2002:

*Winter Weather Advisory later this afternoon*

Today...Rain changing to snow this afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Accumulation 2 to 5 inches. Windy. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 mph increasing early this afternoon to 20 to 30 mph.

Tonight...Cloudy. A chance of snow this evening. Windy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph...gusting to 40 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.

Evening forecast for December 25, 2002:

*Winter Weather Advisory continued into this evening*

Tonight...Cloudy. A chance of snow this evening. Total accumulation 2 to 3 inches in the west to north suburbs of center city...and 1 to 3 inches east to south. Windy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.

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