Winter Weather — Western Union, New Jersey

2017-12-09 · Western Union, New Jersey

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported 5.5 inches of snow in Plainfield.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure along a slow moving cold front off the eastern seaboard brought locally heavy snow to portions of northeast New Jersey. A strong upper jet stream enhanced the snow across the Tri-State as the low pressure passed well offshore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 729751. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.