Winter Weather — Eastern Union, New Jersey

2018-03-07 · Eastern Union, New Jersey

Event narrative

The FAA Contract Observer at Newark-Liberty International Airport reported 4.6 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system developed along the Middle Atlantic coast during the morning of Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The low tracked along the coast through the early morning hours on Thursday, March 8, 2018. The storm brought heavy wet snow, strong gusty winds, and even some thundersnow across northeast New Jersey. Snowfall rates ranged from 1 to 3 inches per hour at times in the heaviest snow bands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 744270. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.