Winter Weather — Eastern Union, New Jersey

2025-01-19 · Eastern Union, New Jersey

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported 3.5 inches in Cranford. A cocorahs observer reported 3.0 inches at 1.1 ESE Cranford and 2.8 inches at Clark. A trained spotter reported 3.7 inches in Elizabeth, with the Official NWS observation at Newark Airport at 2.4 inches. The zone averaged out at the low end of advisory level criteria.

Wider weather episode

A cold front pushed through, with a secondary cold frontal boundary lingering back to the west. Low pressure formed along the boundary and began to strengthen as it pulled away quickly to the east and northeast. The accumulating snow was generated mainly from frontogenetical forcing which occurred to the north and west of the developing surface low. Winter Storm criteria was just missed across Western Passaic, with the remainder of Northeast New Jersey achieving advisory criteria, or falling just short of advisory criteria.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224985. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.