Eastern Essex storm history

The FAA observer at Newark Airport estimated a wind gust up to 78 mph at 751 pm. Two females were found dead from Carbon monoxide poisoning. This was a result of a loss of power to their building. A 65 year old female was found dead as she ran out of oxygen. This was due to the l…

Widespread major coastal flooding occurred along Newark Bay, with moderate coastal flooding along the Passaic River, as peak storm tides in New York Harbor surpassed all previously documented high water marks, including the October 31, 1991 and December 11, 1992 nor'easters and t…

The public reported 4.6 inches at 1 NW Newark and 3.0 inches at 2 NE Springfield.

The public reported 4.0 inches at Glen Ridge, 5.3 inches at 1 NW Newark, and cocorahs reported 5.2 inches at Montclair.

New Jersey Law Enforcement reported a tree on top of a house on Orchard Street in Essex, NJ at 746 AM Local Standard Time.

At 1003 AM Local Standard Time, a measured high wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at ASOS station KEWR, Newark Liberty International Airport, located in Newark, NJ.

An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. Cocorahs observers reported 2.8 inches in Montclair and 1.6 inches after some compaction in Maplewood. The public reported 3.0 inc…

The public at 1 SSW West Orange reported 4.5 inches. Just to the east and southeast many reports at around 3 inches were reported. Maplewood received 3.1 inches and Elizabeth reported 3.7 inches from a trained spotter, and Newark Airport receiving 2.4 inches. The eastern portion …

The public reported 4.0 inches in West Orange and a Cocorahs observer reported 2.6 inches in Maplewood.

A trained spotter reported a tree on house in Bloomfield, NJ at 627 AM Local Standard Time.

The northern edge of a narrow band of moderate to heavy snow got into Eastern Essex County. An official NWS Observation from Newark Airport yielded 4.2 inches of snow, with surrounding observations just outside the zone yielding general amounts of 2 to 4 inches. Amounts fell belo…

Wet snow accumulated across Eastern Essex County. No six inch snow amounts were reported. Newark Airport reported 4.9 inches and nearby Maplewood via Cocorahs reported 3.7 inches just before the snow tapered off.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Bergen Point NY NOS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 8.5 ft MLLW from 924 AM EST to 1106 AM EST, and a peak water level of 9.0 ft MLLW from 1000 AM EST to 1030 AM EST.

A general 2 to 4 inches fell across the zone. Newark Airport reported 1.7 inches of snow, with the western edge of the zone receiving 3.7 inches via a trained spotter in Bloomfield.

South Orange via the public reported 0.25 inches of flat ice accretion. Nearby West Orange via the public reported 0.25 inches of flat ice accretion.

The general public reported 7.1 inches in Newark. Other nearby reports were over 6 inches, in the neighborhood of 6 and 7 inches.

At this point there are no official reports from Eastern Essex County. Right along the eastern border Newark Airport reported 5.2 inches, with likely estimates averaging below 6 inches across Eastern Essex.

A wind gust of 59 mph was measured at Newark Airport at 512 PM Local Standard Time, and a measured sustained wind of 40 MPH followed shortly at 515 PM Local Standard Time. Earlier in the day, the station measured a sustained wind of 40 MPH at 151 PM Local Standard Time.

The public reported 3.5 inches of snow in Nutley.

A trained spotter 1 mile north-northwest of Nutley reported 7.0 inches of snow.

A trained spotter 1 mile east-northeast of North Caldwell reported 6.7 inches of snow. The public reported 6 to 8 inches of snow.

The public reported 15 to 20 inches of snow. The nearby Newark Liberty International Airport ASOS measured a 41 mph wind gust at 2:51 pm on February 1, 2021.

A measured wind gust of 60 mph was recorded in Elizabeth at 1210 AM local standard time. Additionally, a trained spotter reported that a tree fell down on a house at 142 AM local standard time on Church Street in Rahway.

Trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, and the public reported 6 to 8 inches of snow. The nearby Newark-Liberty International Airport ASOS measured a 47 mph wind gust at 5:51 am on December 17, 2020.

Nearby, a maximum sustained wind of 47 mph at 233 pm LST, and a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 1207 pm LST, were measured at the Newark International Airport ASOS. Nearby, a maximum sustained wind of 42 mph was recorded at the Harrison Wx COOP station in Hudson County at 1155 am LST…

CoCoRaHS observes reported 3 to 7 inches of snow.

At 808 am, a Co-Op observer reported a downed tree, resulting in the closure of a ramp on Route 280 near exit 7 in West Orange.

The KEWR ASOS recorded a heat index between 105 to 110 from 1200 to 1900 hours.

CoCoRaHS reported 5 to 8 inches of snow.

The public reported 3 to 4 inches of snow.

Snow squalls quickly moved through bringing whiteout conditions, strong winds, and dangerous driving conditions. The FAA contract observer at nearby Newark Liberty Internal Airport reported 0.4 inches of snow.

The FAA contract observer at nearby Newark Airport reported 6.4 inches of snow. Trained spotters, social media, and the public reported 4 to 6 inches of snow. Impacts were widely felt across eastern Essex county with major disruption to the evening commute. Trees branches and lim…

The ASOS at Newark International Airport reported a wind gust of 54 mph at 537 pm.

Trained spotters reported 6 inches of snowfall.

A trained spotter reported 6.6 inches of snow in Bloomfield.

CoCoRaHS and trained spotters reported 6 to 10 inches of snow. Trees and power lines were also downed due to heavy wet snow and strong winds.

CoCoRahs observers and nearby Newark Liberty Internal Airport reported 3 to 5 inches of snowfall.

The FAA Contract Observer at nearby Newark-Liberty Airport reported 8.4 inches of snowfall. Winds also gusted to 44 MPH at 4:38 PM at the airport.

Trained spotters reported 6 to 9 inches of snow and sleet.

The broadcast media reported a downed tree in West Orange at 819 am. The tree was knocked down onto Prospect Ave. southbound between Rock Ave. and Route 280. Nearby, Newark International Airport measured a gust to 56 mph at 746 am.

A trained spotter reported 6 inches of snowfall in nearby Harrison.

A 52 mph gust was measured at Newark International Airport at 154 pm.

Hot temperatures along with high humidity resulted in a heat index of 108 at Newark International Airport during the afternoon.

Hot temperatures along with high humidity resulted in a heat index of 107 at Newark International Airport at 4 pm.

At 8 am, there were multiple reports of trees down in Newark.

A wind gust up to 58 mph was measured at Newark International Airport at 520 pm.

Emergency management reported downed tree limbs at Parker Avenue and Valley Street in Maplewood at 1041 pm. The roads were closed as a result.

Newark Airport ASOS observations showed blizzard conditions, with visibility less than one quarter mile in heavy snow and frequent wind gusts over 35 mph through the day and into the early evening on Saturday January 23rd.

At Newark Airport, the storm total snowfall was 24.5 inches, where winds gusted to 39 mph.

At Newark International Airport, dense fog developed resulting in poor visibility under one quarter mile during a busy travel time. This negatively impacted travel.