Winter Weather — Western Essex, New Jersey

2022-01-16 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

One to three inches of snow fell across Western Essex County. The public reported 2.5 inches in Livingston, and 2.0 inches in West Orange.

Wider weather episode

A intense low pressure system tracks just inland from the coast as high pressure retreated resulting in wintry precipitation changing quickly to rain along the coast. The changeover took longer for northern and northwestern sections where accumulating snow fell.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995109. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.