The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5552526
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
SUSSEX
5552526
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,552,526 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,011,137 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1996-03-07T12:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1996-03-08T02:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW JERSEY |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SUSSEX |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A cold front moved through the area on the 6th. A very large arctic high pressure system centered over the high plains slowly oozed cold air into New Jersey. At the same time a series of low pressure systems developed along the frontal boundary and were located over the Southern Appalachians the morning of the 7th and well east of the Middle Atlantic Coast on the 8th.The significant precipitation began during the morning of the 7th. It fell mainly as snow in Sussex County and as a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and then snow elsewhere in Northwest New Jersey. Storm total accumulations averaged 10 inches in Sussex County, 4 to 8 inches in Morris and Warren County and 4 to 7 inches in Hunterdon County. This included an additional inch or two of snow that fell as a parting shot from the secondary low pressure system during the morning of the 8th. Traveling became extremely hazardous as temperatures continued to fall during the day on the 7th. The 8 inches of snow that fell in Newton, brought the seasonal snowfall to a record breaking 91 inches. The previous record was 90 inches set in 1915-16. Other included 12 inches in Sussex, 11 inches in Wantage, 8 inches in Chatham and Jefferson, 7 inches in White House Station and 6 inches in Stewartsville. |
| Yearyear | 1,996 |
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