Blizzard in Eastern Union, New Jersey

Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph with Newark ASOS reporting a 54 mph gust at 3:07 am, and Bayonne mesonet reporting a 53 mph gust at 2:47 am, and frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less were reported at the Newark ASOS. Snowfall amounts reported across the zone ranged from mainly 19 to 24 inches across the zone via trained spotters, Cocorahs, and an official NWS observation from Newark.

Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Northeastern New Jersey. The storm became vertically stacked and it slowly pulled away to the east and brought a heavy to major snowfall across Northeastern New Jersey with blizzard conditions across the eastern zones. Winter storm and near blizzard conditions were reported across the remainder of Northeastern New Jersey. A major snowfall occurred region wide, with portions of the region receiving historic snowfall totals.