Winter Weather — Western Union, New Jersey

2018-02-17 to 2018-02-18 · Western Union, New Jersey

Event narrative

A CoCoRaHS observer and social media reported 4 to 6 inches of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure developed along a frontal boundary along the southeast coast on the evening of Saturday, February 17, 2018. This low gradually became better organized as it moved up the coast towards the 40N/70W benchmark early Sunday, February 18, 2018. This system brought heavy snow to northern portions of northeast New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 741012. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.