Winter Weather — Western Essex, New Jersey

2019-01-30 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

Snow squalls quickly moved through bringing whiteout conditions, strong winds, and dangerous driving conditions. The public reported 1 inch of snow in 30 minutes in West Orange and Cedar Grove.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front initiated a broken line of snow squalls to the region. The snow squalls quickly moved across northeast New Jersey in the afternoon and early portion of the evening commute. Traffic was brought to a standstill during the squalls and created life-threatening travel.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 803842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.