Blizzard — Western Passaic, New Jersey

2017-03-14 · Western Passaic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Nearby Sussex Airport ASOS showed blizzard conditions, with visibility less than one quarter mile in heavy snow and frequent wind gusts over 35 mph during the afternoon on March 14th.

Wider weather episode

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_id 687565. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.