Storm description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center, the National Centers of Environmental Prediction, the Climate Prediction Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Mount Holly National Weather Service Office, the Upton National Weather Service Office, Rutgers University, Plymouth State University, the University of Illinois, the American Meteorological Society, Weather Graphics Technologies, AccuWeather, and the Weather Channel.

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Contoured Snowfall Totals from December 9, 1995

STORM DESCRIPTION The combination of a strong arctic cold front and developing coastal storm brought another round of snow to New Jersey. Synoptic Discussion A low pressure system exited the Rocky Mountains the morning of the 8th.  As it moved into the Great Lakes during the evening of the 8th, a second storm system developed along the North Carolina coast the morning of the 9th.  It moved northeast, passing very close to New Jersey during the afternoon before reaching Rhode Island that night. Local Discussion Snow began falling during the predawn hours of the 9th throughout New Jersey.  The snow started changing to rain during the morning in southern New Jersey, but it took most of the day for the changeover to occur in northwest New Jersey.  In extreme northwest Sussex County the precipitation never changed to rain and ended as a period of sleet.  Accumulations increased from south to north.  Little, if any, fell along the coast.  Less than 1 inch fell in inland sections of southeastern New Jersey.  1 to 2 inches fell in southwestern New Jersey, 2 to 5 inches in central and northeastern New Jersey, and 5 to 7 inches in northwestern New Jersey.

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from December 9, 1995

Regional Snowfall Totals

Snowfall Totals from 0500Z 10 December 1995 (12AM EST 10 December 1995)

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