Winter Weather — Eastern Passaic, New Jersey

2023-02-27 to 2023-02-28 · Eastern Passaic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Wet snow fell across the eastern half of the county. Snowfall amounts ranged generally from 3 to 5 inches across this portion of the county. A Cocorahs observer reported 4.8 inches from Little Falls and 4.6 inches from Hawthorne, while a public report of 3.6 inches was reported from Totowa after likely compaction.

Wider weather episode

Weak high pressure and a marginally cold air mass was locked into the northeast with blocking to the north across Eastern Canada, while low pressure over the Midwest moved east and redeveloped off the Northern Mid Atlantic coast. This led to the first widespread accumulating snowfall across the CWA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1074873. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.