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| event_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,551,829 |
| episode_id | 2,037,253 |
| begin_utc | 1996-02-16T14:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-02-17T07:00:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW JERSEY |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | WESTERN MONMOUTH |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | A low pressure system lingered over North Carolina on the 15th and developed quickly once it reached Cape Hatteras during the early morning hours of the 16th. It then moved northeast over the Western Atlantic reaching the Gulf of Maine the morning of the 17th. Its storm track was far enough offshore to keep cold air in place and to locate its axis of heaviest snow over Delmar and New Jersey. One snow related death occurred in Ocean County as a 38-year-old male's vehicle skidded into the path of an oncoming car on Burnt Tavern Road in Brick Township. Snow began during the morning of the 16th and fell steadily through midnight before ending early on the 17th. Accumulations averaged 6 to 8 inches, but there was a swath of one foot snows along the New Jersey Turnpike corridor from Gloucester County northeast through Middlesex County. The least snow accumulated in Warren and Sussex Counties where 3 to 5 inches fell. This storm helped set several SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORDS within and around the state. New Brunswick (Seasonal Total to date 63.7 inches.), Trenton (58.9 inches), Philadelphia (55.9 inches), New Castle County Airport (53.8 inches) and Pomona (45.5 inches) all set new seasonal snowfall records. Individual accumulations included 15 inches in Swedesboro, 13 inches in Bordentown and Mount Laurel, 12 inches in Berlin, 11.5 inches in Woodbridge, 11 inches in Hammonton and Folsom, 10 inches in Mount Holly, 9 inches in New Brunswick, 8 inches in Ewing and Millville, 7 inches in Belle Mead, Budd Lake and Wertsville, 6.5 inches in Pomona/Atalntic City International Airport, 6 inches in Long Valley, Estelle Manor, Toms River and Howell, 5 inches in Newton and 3 inches in Belvidere. Unlike the previous snow storms this winter, this one's timing during the Friday of an upcoming three day weekend was not good. Other snow storms this winter either occurred on the weekend or were nasty enough by the morning commute to keep most people at home and schools closed. In the Philadelphia area travel was described as the worst of the year. There were 17 accidents alone in Dover Township (Ocean County), and 15 fender benders in Trenton. A seven vehicle accident closed the southbound truck lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike for more than two hours in Middlesex County. This led to a 10 mile back-up. There were a half dozen other accidents on the Turnpike, about a dozen accidents on Interstates 287 and 80 and several spinouts on the Garden State Parkway. Service was suspended on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. |
| year | 1,996 |
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