Heavy Snow — Western Essex, New Jersey

2019-03-03 to 2019-03-04 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

Trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, and the public reported 7 to 9 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure developed across the southeast on Sunday March 3, 2019 and then tracked off the Middle Atlantic coast early on Monday March 4, 2019. The low moved just inside the 40N/70W benchmark and continued out to sea. The low brought a widespread snowfall to northeast New Jersey with the heaviest accumulations occurring across the interior. Much of the significant snow occurred overnight with improved conditions during the Monday morning commute.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813978. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.