Category: Winter Storm Watch

Winter Weather Advisory for 3" Snow and Ice Tuesday Night, into Winter Storm Watch Wednesday into Thursday; West Essex Weather for March 4

3/3/2015

Updated at 9:05am
Currently: 36°
Lightly Raining

Storm Periods
Snow began 3pm Tuesday
Freezing Rain began 5:30pm Tuesday
Light Rain began 10:45pm Tuesday

Tuesday's Official Temperatures Were
Low: 10° ~ Wind Chill: 10°
High: 33° ~ Wind Chill: 27°

Winter Storm Watch
At 4:23am Wednesday, the National Weather Service re-issued a Winter Storm Watch for northeast New Jersey, including West Essex. The Advisory is expected to be in effect from 7pm Wednesday afternoon until 7pm Thursday morning.

Tuesday's Accumulations
2.3" to 2.9" Snow

1pm to 6pm
2" to 2.2" new Snow
6pm to 12am
0.3" to 0.7" new Snow and Ice

Wednesday's Accumulations
0.3" to 0.5" Snow
Total Snow: 2.6" to 3.4" Snow

12am to 6am
0.1" new Rain
6am to 12pm
0.1" new Rain
12pm to 6pm
0.1" new Rain
6pm to 12am
0.3" to 0.5" new Snow

Thursday's Accumulations
4.4" to 4.9" new Snow
Total Snow: 7" to 8.3" Snow

12am to 6am
1.8" to 2" new Snow
6am to 12pm
1.5" to 1.7" new Snow
12pm to 6pm
1.1" to 1.2" new Snow

Total SNOW / ICE Accumulations:
7" to 8.3" Snow and Ice

"The Winter Storm Watch is in effect
from Wednesday evening through Thursday evening
for Northern New London County Connecticut, Passaic and
western portions of Bergen and Essex Counties, New Jersey.

Tuesday evening Snow, Sleet and Freezing Rain
will be topped with Heavy Snow Wednesday night into Thursday.

Snow accumulation of around 2 inches Tuesday evening,
along with a trace of Ice, will be added to by
3 to 6 inches of Heavy Snow Wednesday night into Thursday.

The Rain will change to Snow and Sleet Wednesday evening.
It will then change to all Snow and then should
taper off late Thursday afternoon into evening.

Snow covered surfaces, coated with ice,
will make traveling difficult at times.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts." ~ National Weather Service