Winter Storm in Western Essex, New Jersey

Winter Storm March 14, 2017 · Western Essex, New Jersey

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotters and the public reported 8 to 13 inches of snow and sleet.

The wider storm

Rapidly deepening low pressure tracked up the eastern seaboard on Tuesday March, 14 bringing blizzard conditions to Western Passaic county. Heavy snow and sleet along with strong winds occurred across the rest of Northeast New Jersey.

The storm cancelled numerous flights at Newark airport with some mass transit services suspended.

Large trees fell onto homes in Bergen county and approximately 4,500 power outages resulted from the strong winds and heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 687549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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