The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5594714
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
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5594714
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Weather |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,594,714 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,061,028 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-02-08T13:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-02-09T04:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW JERSEY |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MERCER |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Snow, heavy at time across most of Southern New Jersey, fell throughout the day on the 8th. For Southern New Jersey to date, this was the heaviest snow of the season with 6 inch accumulations common from Salem and Cumberland Counties northeast through Burlington and Monmouth Counties. Less snow fell farther northwest in New Jersey. Little if any snow fell in Warren and Sussex Counties, the usual snowiest places in the state. Snowfall accumulations were a little less right along the coast also as temperatures were above the freezing mark and rain mixed in at times. Snow started during the morning on the 8th and fell throughout the day. Snow fell heavy at times during the afternoon and early evening as two bands of heavier snow one from Salem County to Burlington County and a weaker one from northern Mercer County to Monmouth County moved through the area. All of the accumulating snow was over by just a little after midnight on the 9th. Since this snow fell on a Saturday, the number of accidents was reduced. Representative accumulations from around the area included 6.5 inches in Washington Township (Gloucester County), 6.0 inches in Vineland (Cumberland County), Matawan (Monmouth County), Medford (Burlington County) and Pittsgrove (Salem County), 5.8 inches in Somerdale (Camden County), 5.1 inches in Mount Holly (Burlington County), 5.0 inches in Folsom (Atlantic County), Washington's Crossing (Mercer County) and Willingboro (Burlington County), 4.8 inches in Brick Township (Ocean County) and New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 4.0 inches in Trenton (Mercer County), Hammonton (Atlantic County) and Moorestown (Burlington County), 3.9 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, 3.0 inches at Harvey Cedars (Ocean County) and Millville (Cumberland County), 2.5 inches at Cape May County Courthouse, 2.4 inches in Belle Mead (Somerset County), 2.3 inches in Chatham (Morris County), 2.0 inches in Lambertville (Hunterdon County) and Cape May and only a trace at Newton in Sussex County. The low pressure system responsible for the heavy snow initially formed in the western Gulf of Mexico on the 7th. By the morning of the 8th, there were three separate centers, over Georgia, western North Carolina and near Cape Hatteras. These combined into one by the afternoon of the 8th. The low though moved fairly quickly out to sea. By 7 a.m. EST on the 9th, it was already about 450 miles east of Atlantic City. While its storm track placed the band of heaviest snow across Delmarva and Southern New Jersey, its fast movement prevented heavier accumulations from occurring. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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