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 January 26, 2004

STORM DESCRIPTION A wave of low pressure moving eastward across the southern United States produced another round of snow for the southern half of New Jersey. Synoptic Discussion The low pressure system that caused the snow developed in the lower Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 25th.  As it moved slowly northeastward into the southern Appalachians on the evening of the 25th, a secondary low developed off the coast of South Carolina.  This low became the primary low pressure and moved northeastward to Cape Hatteras by the morning of the 26th before turning eastward and moving off the coast.  Its path so far south of New Jersey and its turn out to sea prevented the snow from moving further north. Local Discussion Snow moved northeastward into the state during the evening of the 25th and early morning of the 26th.  The heaviest snow remained in far southern New Jersey, and high pressure to the north prevented the accumulating snow from moving further north than central New Jersey.  The snow tapered off from west to east near dawn on the 26th.  Snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches in Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties, 2 to 6 inches in Atlantic County, 2 to 4 inches in Burlington County, 2 to 3 inches in Ocean, Gloucester and Camden counties, 1 to 2 inches in Monmouth and Mercer counties, and a coating to an inch in Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties.  Little or no snow fell from Sussex, Morris and Union counties northeastward.

New Jersey Snowfall Totals

Individual Snowfall Totals from January 26, 2004

Regional Snowfall Totals

Snowfall Totals from 1500Z 26 January 2004 (10AM EST 26 January 2004)

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