Winter Storm Watch
- Thread starter Boyd
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Cleared off the car, was surprised to find about 8" of very heavy snow but pretty easy to brush off since the bottom layer was wet. Drove down to the end of my little road just for fun, hadn't been cleared (no surprise with maybe 12 homes on a 4 mile road). Pretty slippery but no problem going slow. This could be a real mess tomorrow morning after a 12 degree night. 47 degrees on Wednesday ought get rid of most of it, but there could be another one coming on Friday.
We really haven't seen any "heavy" snow here today, just slow and steady. No wind at all right now.
We really haven't seen any "heavy" snow here today, just slow and steady. No wind at all right now.
Well, it's snowing pretty steady here now, about two more inches have fallen since my last post. We might make it to 12" yet. 
In my area, Mullica Hill seemed to be the area where it went from nothing to something as far as snow accumulation.
Here are the snowfall totals, amazing how much variation there is. 13 inches for Estell Manor - I really was at ground zero for this one. 
Snowfall map;
Code:
...Atlantic County...
Egg Harbor Twp. 13.5 in 0730 PM 01/03 Public
Estell Manor 13.3 in 0400 PM 01/03 Public
Absecon 13.0 in 0343 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Atlantic City International 13.0 in 0700 PM 01/03 ASOS
Northfield 12.4 in 0530 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
3 NE Hamilton Twp 12.0 in 0300 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
1 NNE Somers Point 11.4 in 0405 PM 01/03 Public
Galloway Twp 11.2 in 0500 PM 01/03 Public
Somers Point 11.0 in 0420 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Mays Landing 11.0 in 0527 PM 01/03 Broadcast Media
Egg Harbor Twp 10.0 in 0302 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Corbin City 9.8 in 0644 PM 01/03 Public
1 ESE Egg Harbor Twp. 9.5 in 0345 PM 01/03 Public
Port Republic 9.0 in 0922 PM 01/03 Public
Hammonton 8.5 in 0300 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
...Burlington County...
1 ESE Leisuretowne 2.8 in 0120 PM 01/03 NWS Employee
2 W Medford Twp. 2.0 in 1121 AM 01/03 Public
1 WNW South Jersey Regional 1.2 in 0544 PM 01/03 NWS Employee
Lumberton 0.8 in 0142 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Delran 0.6 in 1230 PM 01/03 NWS Employee
Mount Holly WFO 0.6 in 0100 PM 01/03 Official NWS Obs
...Camden County...
Winslow Twp 5.5 in 0130 PM 01/03 Public
1 SW Pine Hill 4.0 in 1200 PM 01/03 Public
1 WSW Lindenwold 4.0 in 0300 PM 01/03 Public
Gloucester Twp 3.8 in 0300 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Lindenwold 3.5 in 0215 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Cherry Hill 3.0 in 0103 PM 01/03 Public
Haddon Heights 1.6 in 1227 PM 01/03 Public
Bellmawr 1.3 in 1200 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
...Cape May County...
Ocean City 14.0 in 0522 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Seaville 13.0 in 0643 PM 01/03 Public
Petersburg 12.5 in 0427 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Villas 11.5 in 0426 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Cape May 11.5 in 0500 PM 01/03 Public
Wildwood Crest 11.5 in 0628 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Ocean View 11.3 in 0147 PM 01/03 Public
Wildwood 11.3 in 0600 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
North Cape May 10.3 in 0200 PM 01/03 Public
Marmora 9.7 in 0100 PM 01/03 Public
1 SE Marmora 9.0 in 0500 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Woodbine 8.5 in 0922 PM 01/03 Public
North Wildwood 8.0 in 0400 PM 01/03 Public
...Cumberland County...
Port Norris 10.7 in 0501 PM 01/03 Public
Millville 6.3 in 0100 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Newport 6.0 in 0330 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Cedarville 5.5 in 0200 PM 01/03 Public
Bridgeton 5.0 in 0400 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Upper Deerfield Twp 4.5 in 0100 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
...Gloucester County...
Newfield 6.5 in 0520 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Franklinville 5.5 in 0330 PM 01/03 Public
Williamstown 5.3 in 0248 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Washington Twp 5.0 in 0100 PM 01/03 Public
Greenwich Twp 4.5 in 0250 PM 01/03 Public
Mantua 4.0 in 0100 PM 01/03 Public
Glassboro 3.4 in 1127 AM 01/03 Public
West Deptford Twp 3.4 in 0200 PM 01/03 Public
...Ocean County...
Little Egg Harbor Twp 13.2 in 0400 PM 01/03 Public
Barnegat Twp 10.1 in 0314 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Manahawkin 9.0 in 0620 PM 01/03 Public
Tuckerton 8.5 in 0400 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
1 E Forked River 8.0 in 0800 PM 01/03 Public
Beach Haven 7.0 in 0550 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
1 NNE Beach Haven 6.0 in 0200 PM 01/03 Public
Forked River 6.0 in 0405 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Barnegat 5.8 in 0100 PM 01/03 Public
Waretown 5.5 in 0230 PM 01/03 Public
1 SSE Stafford Twp. 5.0 in 1230 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Bayville 4.0 in 0300 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Manchester Twp 3.9 in 0400 PM 01/03 Public
Toms River 2.0 in 0254 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
Brick 1.8 in 0400 PM 01/03 Trained Spotter
1 N Toms River 1.0 in 0401 PM 01/03 Public
Lakewood Twp 0.5 in 0153 PM 01/03 Public
Jackson 0.3 in 0300 PM 01/03 Trained SpotterSnowfall map;
Headed up to 48 degrees, that should get sloppy! And the snowfall amounts for the next one are increasing...
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
306 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022
Inland Sussex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Atlantic-
Cape May-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Freehold, Sandy Hook,
Jackson, Hammonton, Cape May Court House,
and Wharton State Forest
306 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4
inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central and southern New Jersey and
southern Delaware.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Thursday to 10 AM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widespread accumulating snowfall is
expected across the advisory Thursday night area with rates up
to 1 inch per hour possible. A narrow band of locally higher
amounts of 4 to 6 inches or higher is possible as well. The snow
may mix with sleet at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
306 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022
Inland Sussex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Atlantic-
Cape May-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Freehold, Sandy Hook,
Jackson, Hammonton, Cape May Court House,
and Wharton State Forest
306 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4
inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central and southern New Jersey and
southern Delaware.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Thursday to 10 AM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widespread accumulating snowfall is
expected across the advisory Thursday night area with rates up
to 1 inch per hour possible. A narrow band of locally higher
amounts of 4 to 6 inches or higher is possible as well. The snow
may mix with sleet at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Updated forecast is pretty similar, and the labels are still confusing, you have to look at the color scale to understand what the map means. 3-4 inches for most of the Pines, those 2-3" numbers are just for the coast. Roads are pretty good around here today but my unpaved driveway is a disaster with huge mud puddles. Cold nights return tomorrow, so I guess it will all freeze over.
This is starting to sound a lot like the last one, with totals increasing and the possibility of heavy bands.
* Confidence is high that widespread accumulating snowfall will occur.
* Timing is tonight through Friday morning with most snow falling between 1 AM and 7 AM.
* A narrow band of heavy snow could produce snow rates of up to 2” per hour for a brief period.
* A period of snow is expected to bring widespread accumulating snowfall to the region tonight through Friday morning with most snow falling between 1 AM and 7 AM.
*This will impact travel particularly during the Friday morning commute.
* Storm total snowfall of 2 to 5 inches is expected across much of the
region.
* A narrow band of heavy snow may setup with amounts of up to 6 inches. The highest probability for this being south and east of the I-95 corridor.
* Within the narrow band, snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour are possible.
*Gale force winds are expected across the Atlantic coastal waters and Lower Delaware Bay.
* Confidence is high that widespread accumulating snowfall will occur.
* Timing is tonight through Friday morning with most snow falling between 1 AM and 7 AM.
* A narrow band of heavy snow could produce snow rates of up to 2” per hour for a brief period.
* A period of snow is expected to bring widespread accumulating snowfall to the region tonight through Friday morning with most snow falling between 1 AM and 7 AM.
*This will impact travel particularly during the Friday morning commute.
* Storm total snowfall of 2 to 5 inches is expected across much of the
region.
* A narrow band of heavy snow may setup with amounts of up to 6 inches. The highest probability for this being south and east of the I-95 corridor.
* Within the narrow band, snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour are possible.
*Gale force winds are expected across the Atlantic coastal waters and Lower Delaware Bay.
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