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
Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery
Storm Photos
Contoured Snowfall Totals from February 22, 2008
STORM DESCRIPTION
A relatively weak winter storm brought the heaviest snowfall of the season to much of central and northern New Jersey. Toward the end of the storm, most areas also received a mix of sleet and freezing rain from the storm.
Synoptic Discussion
A low pressure system formed along a stalled frontal boundary near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico on February 21st. As this low moved northeast into the Tennessee Valley on the 22nd, a second low pressure developed off the coast of North Carolina. While the primary low pressure dissipated over the Appalachians, the secondary low pressure also moved northeastwards, and passed Nova Scotia early on February 23rd.
Local Discussion
Snow overspread northern New Jersey near midnight on February 22nd, and slowly overspread central and southern New Jersey during the early morning hours. The snow changed to sleet and freezing rain by dawn across the southern third of the state, and by noon across central New Jersey. Precipitation tapered off to light freezing drizzle, rain and sleet during the early afternoon of February 22nd. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 1 to 3 inches across Cape May, Cumberland, Salem and Atlantic counties, 2 to 4 inches across Gloucester, Camden, and Ocean counties, 3 to 5 inches across Burlington and Monmouth counties, 4 to 8 inches across Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Morris, Union, Essex and Hudson counties, and 6 to 10 inches across Sussex, Passaic and Bergen counties.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from February 22, 2008
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
Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery
Storm Photos
Snow storm, January 17-18, 2008
Snow and ice storm, February 12-13, 2008
Snow and ice storm, February 22, 2008
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