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 February 3, 2000

STORM DESCRIPTION An Alberta Clipper produced a period of light snow across most of New Jersey. Synoptic Discussion The low pressure and associated cold front developed in the lee of the Canadian Rockies early on the 2nd and moved southeastward towards the Mid-Atlantic by the 3rd.  The low pressure passed just north of New Jersey, and the trailing cold front passed through New Jersey early on the morning of the 4th.  By mid-day on the 4th the system was along the New England coast. Local Discusion As the Clipper approached New Jersey on the late afternoon of the 3rd, light snow preceeding it crossed the state from west to east.  Snow lingered through the evening in most areas and finally ended around midnight on the 4th.  The heaviest snow bands crossed New Jersey between 5 PM EST and 9 PM EST on the 3rd.  Accumulations were quite uniform and ranged from 1 to 2 inches across most of the state, except the far south where less than an inch fell.

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from February 3, 2000

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