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 4, 2002

STORM DESCRIPTION Intense snow squalls along an Arctic cold front produced a quick burst of heavy snow across west central New Jersey. Synoptic Discussion An Alberta Clipper moved southward out of Canada into the northern Plains early on the 3rd.  It moved across the Great Lakes late on the 3rd and early on the 4th, and moved across the Northeast later on the 4th.  The storm moved out over the open Atlantic early on the 5th. Local Discussion Snow showers associated with the cold front moved through New Jersey during the afternoon and early evening of the 4th.  In most areas, they produced only a dusting or coating of snow.  However, stronger snow squalls moved over parts of west central New Jersey and were heavy enough to drop several inches of snow.  Southern and western parts of Hunterdon County saw 2 to 4 inches of snow, while western Mercer County recieved 1 to 3 inches.  Other sections of those counties, along with the rest of the state, generally recieved less than 1 inch of snow.

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from February 4, 2002

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