Winter Weather — Western Essex, New Jersey

2022-01-05 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

A wintry mix quickly changed to freezing rain where .01 inches of ice accretion took place.

Wider weather episode

A southwest flow aloft overran a retreating and shallow cold air mass along a weak stationary boundary. This resulted in a brief but impactful period of wintry mix of precipitation which included freezing rain during the early morning hours and into the initial stages of the morning commute, but most impacts occurred just before the start of the main part of the morning commute.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995071. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.