Winter Weather — Western Essex, New Jersey

2016-02-05 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

Trained spotters reported a widespread 4 to 5 inch snowfall, with locally up to 6 inches in North Caldwell.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure developing along a cold front moving through the region on Thursday February 4th moved off the southern Mid Atlantic coast on Friday February 5th, bringing locally heavy snow to parts of interior Northeast New Jersey on the fifth.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 629747. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.