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Contoured Snowfall Totals from January 12, 1996

STORM DESCRIPTION For the second time in a week, heavy snow moved across New Jersey.  Fortunately, this storm was much weaker than its predecessor. Synoptic Discussion The storm center moved eastward from the lower Tennessee Valley on the evening of the 11th to eastern North Carolina on the morning of the 12th, then northward to just off the New Jersey coast the evening of the 12th and into New England on the 13th. Local Discussion Precipitation fell for about a 12-hour period during the day.  It started as moderate to heavy snow across the state between 7 and 9 AM EST but changed to sleet, freezing rain and then rain across most of the state during the late morning and afternoon hours.  While the change to ice and rain limited snow accumulations, the heavy rain caused local and urban flooding due to melting snow and clogged drains and streams.  Accumulations averaged 4 to 6 inches in Sussex and Warren counties, 3 to 5 inches in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Passaic, and Mercer counties, and 1 to 3 inches across the rest of the state except the far southeast, which saw less than 1 inch..

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from January 12, 1996

Regional Snowfall Totals

Snow Totals from 0900Z 13 January 1996 (4AM EST 13 January 1996)

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