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
Contoured Snowfall Totals from February 10-11, 2012
STORM DESCRIPTION
A weak wave of low pressure brought another period of light wet snow to New Jersey.
Synoptic Discussion
A low pressure system began developing in the southern Plains on February 9th. During the day on the 10th it moved east into Arkansas and then transferred energy to a secondary low developing in the Carolinas. This new low pressure system then passed off the coast early on the 11th. It strengthened rapidly as it passed several hundred miles southeast of Cape Cod late on the 11th. Early on the 12th it crossed eastern Nova Scotia.
Local Discussion
Precipitation overspread the state from southwest to northeast during the late evening of the 10th and early morning of the 11th. It began in the form of rain in southern and east central New Jersey, but was snow from the start further north and west. Temperatures remained at or slightly above freezing throughout the storm in most areas even though the rain changed to snow across most of southern New Jersey by dawn on the 11th. The snow tapered off from west to east during the mid to late morning. Again owing to light amounts of precipitation and mild surface temperatures, accumulations were light and most areas received less than 1 inch of snow. Exceptions where 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulated included parts of Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Atlantic and Salem Counties.
New Jersey Snowfall Totals
Individual Snowfall Totals from February 10-11, 2012
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
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Snow storm, February 8, 2012
Snow storm, February 10-11, 2012
Snow storm, February 11-12, 2012
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