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Contoured Snowfall Totals from March 9-10, 1997

STORM DESCRIPTION An Ohio Valley storm brought a quick burst of snow and sleet to central and northern New Jersey. Synoptic Discussion As a cold high pressure retreated northeastwards from New England, a low pressure system from the Ohio Valley moved eastwards towards the Mid-Atlantic coast on the evening of the 9th and early morning on the 10th.  By noon on the 10th the low had passed well off-shore. Local Discusion Precipitation overspread New Jersey between 11 pm EST on the 9th and 1 am EST on the 10th.  Over southeastern New Jersey, it started as rain, while from southwest and east central New Jersey northwards it started as snow.  As the low approached from the west, southerly winds scoured out the cold air that had been trapped on the eastern side of the Appalachians due to the retreating high, and the snow changed sleet and then to rain between 2 am EST and 6 am EST over southwestern, central, and northeastern New Jersey.  Precipitation remained snow and sleet in far northwest New Jersey until the precipitation ended by 7 am EST.  Little snow accumulated in southwestern and east central New Jersey, while snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 5 inches across west central and northern New Jersey.

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from March 9-10, 1997

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