Heavy Snow in Western Essex, New Jersey

A heavy snowfall occurred across the zone with near blizzard conditions during a few hours. Snowfall amount average around 14 to 20 inches across the zone. Cocorahs observers reported 14.2 inches in Verona and 19.0 inches in Montclair. The public reported 17.0 inches in North Caldwell.

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.