Winter Weather — Western Essex, New Jersey

2024-12-20 to 2024-12-21 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

The public reported 4.5 inches in Essex Fells and 4.0 inches in West Orange. Cocorahs reported 4.0 inches at 1.3 NE West Caldwell Township. The public also reported 3.4 inches in Livingston.

Wider weather episode

A progressive upper / mid level trough lead to low pressure moving across the Ohio Valley with a secondary low developing just off the coast. Temperatures were warm and above freezing much of the time along the coast, but often at or below freezing for mainly the northwestern interior. This led to an advisory level snowfall across a good portion of Northeast New Jersey zones.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1231259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.