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 November 28-29, 1995

STORM DESCRIPTION The first snow of the 1995-1996 season in New Jersey arrived with a frontal wave in late November. Synoptic Discussion Late on the 28th and on the 29th, series of weak low pressures moved northeast through North Carolina and Viriginia along a cold front which had passed through the Mid-Atlantic earlier on the 28th.  The last low moved off the Viriginia coast and out to sea late on the 29th. Local Discussion Snow began falling in northwest New Jersey early in the morning on the 29th.  Around 3 inches accumulated in Warren and Morris counties with 4 to 5 inches in Sussex County.  Further south, precipitation started as rain during the evening of the 28th but turned to sleet and snow during the early morning hours of the 29th.  Accumulations were lighter, mainly 2 to 3 inches.  Little if any snow fell in Atlantic, Cumberland, and Cape May counties.  Precipitation ended by mid-morning on the 29th.

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from November 28-29, 1995

Regional Snowfall Totals

Snowfall Totals from 0000Z 30 November 1995 (7PM EST 29 November 1995)

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