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Minor to Moderate Snow Tues Night (2/11)/Weds Morning, especially south of 80 (all snow)

Been snowing here in SE Monmoth for a about 1 3/4 hours. Still not sticking on the street. As Postman said said, wet snow.
The pavement was in the mid-30s to start, but your temps are now down to 31-32F, so it should start sticking soon on pavement, especially with greater intensity.
 
Precip about to shut off for Somerset, Hunterdon, and points north and west.

Easily could see Hunterdon and Somerset come in with under a half inch, very tough to get precip northward in this setup.
 
As of 8 pm, we have 0.1" otg (just about 1/4"/hr rate) at 31F and snowing lightly to moderately - nice dendrites. The radar shows the decent snowfall rates falling off quickly about 10 miles NW of here, so this could be a close call all night unless the radar follows the NAMs and some other models and fills in towards Sussex/Warren counties for awhile.
As of 9 pm we have 0.35" of snow on the ground for exactly 1/4" the last hour, with snow falling between lightly and moderately at 31F. Everything is covered and slippery. We're still not far from the NW edge of the accumulating snow - not sure if folks in Somerset or especially Hunterdon or Morris are getting much. Heavy band just went through Mercer and southern Middlesex, but missed to my SE.
 
Precip about to shut off for Somerset, Hunterdon, and points north and west.

Easily could see Hunterdon and Somerset come in with under a half inch, very tough to get precip northward in this setup.
Not so sure about that. Radar filling in to your SW in Bucks, which "should" make it into Somerset and probably eastern Hunterdon. NWS standing by their forecast, as per below, but they've been wrong before...

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
910 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
910 PM...Snow continues to fall over roughly the southern 60
percent of the forecast area with the heaviest continuing to
fall over portions of Delmarva into southern NJ. Portions of
Sussex County Delaware have already seen over 6 inches. All in
all, no major changes to the forecast with the mid evening
update. The storm total snowfall forecast remains similar with
4-8 inches of total snow expected in areas where the Winter
Storm Warnings remain in effect, and as referenced above with
the frontogenetic band, likely an area of localized maxima above
8 inches over southern interior portions of Delaware possibly
extending into portions of the MD eastern shore Counties.
However extreme southern portions of DE along with the Delware
Beaches zone will likely see some rain and sleet mixing in at
times. Areas within the Winter Weather Advisory across northern
DE, southeast PA, and Central NJ are still expected to receive
2-4 inches of total snowfall. Across northeast PA and into
northern NJ, snowfall totals up to 2 inches are expected
. The
majority of the snowfall will be this evening and early on
tonight.
 
Started snowing up here a little while ago, got a dusting down so far.
 
As of 9 pm we have 0.35" of snow on the ground for exactly 1/4" the last hour, with snow falling between lightly and moderately at 31F. Everything is covered and slippery. We're still not far from the NW edge of the accumulating snow - not sure if folks in Somerset or especially Hunterdon or Morris are getting much. Heavy band just went through Mercer and southern Middlesex, but missed to my SE.
As of 10 pm, we have 0.6" of snow for exactly 1/4" this past hour also, with snow continuing to fall between lightly and moderately at 30F. Radar has filed in nicely to the SW and NW, so folks in the rest of CNJ/NNJ NW of about 202/287 ought to at least get an inch or so from this storm. Not sure I'll make it to 2.8", but I think 2" is very attainable, with another 4-5 hours of decent snowfall likely and maybe a bit heavier than so far, as has been forecast from 10 pm to 2 am roughly.
 
As of 10 pm, we have 0.6" of snow for exactly 1/4" this past hour also, with snow continuing to fall between lightly and moderately at 30F. Radar has filed in nicely to the SW and NW, so folks in the rest of CNJ/NNJ NW of about 202/287 ought to at least get an inch or so from this storm. Not sure I'll make it to 2.8", but I think 2" is very attainable, with another 4-5 hours of decent snowfall likely and maybe a bit heavier than so far, as has been forecast from 10 pm to 2 am roughly.
As of 11 pm we have 0.9" of snow for 0.3" last hour. Snowing close to moderately now; still mostly small flakes though, but guessing maybe 11-12:1 ratios (will probably measure this one - the snow/sleet/ZR mess was impossible lol). Radar still looking very good for most of NJ, except Sussex/Warren, which is no surprise, and in NYC/LI.

30F outside and just went for a drive for fun and to get some groceries and all of the untreated side roads are snow covered, while the county roads are slushy to wet, as they've been treated and Route 1 and 287, which get heavily treated and have a lot of traffic, are just wet. This shows the contrast to Saturday, where 287 and 1 were a snowy/sleety mess, completely covered, as that precip was heavier and sleet simply doesn't melt as fast from air temps or salt (low surface area). As I've said many times, an inch of mostly sleet is much more impactful than an inch of snow.
 
As of 11 pm we have 0.9" of snow for 0.3" last hour. Snowing close to moderately now; still mostly small flakes though, but guessing maybe 11-12:1 ratios (will probably measure this one - the snow/sleet/ZR mess was impossible lol). Radar still looking very good for most of NJ, except Sussex/Warren, which is no surprise, and in NYC/LI.

30F outside and just went for a drive for fun and to get some groceries and all of the untreated side roads are snow covered, while the county roads are slushy to wet, as they've been treated and Route 1 and 287, which get heavily treated and have a lot of traffic, are just wet. This shows the contrast to Saturday, where 287 and 1 were a snowy/sleety mess, completely covered, as that precip was heavier and sleet simply doesn't melt as fast from air temps or salt (low surface area). As I've said many times, an inch of mostly sleet is much more impactful than an inch of snow.
As of 12 am, we have 1.2" of snow for 0.3" the last hour and it's still snowing moderately, but we're missing the heavier bands just to our SE by 5-10 miles, so at this point, thinking about 2", assuming 3 more hours of this, unless we finally get a few heavy bands. 2" reported in Hazlet and 2.8" in Howell and oddly 2" in Basking Ridge, which was supposed to get less than here, but you never know where the best banding will set up. 1" in Piscataway and 4" in Toms River.
 
As of 12 am, we have 1.2" of snow for 0.3" the last hour and it's still snowing moderately, but we're missing the heavier bands just to our SE by 5-10 miles, so at this point, thinking about 2", assuming 3 more hours of this, unless we finally get a few heavy bands. 2" reported in Hazlet and 2.8" in Howell and oddly 2" in Basking Ridge, which was supposed to get less than here, but you never know where the best banding will set up. 1" in Piscataway and 4" in Toms River.
As of 1 am, we have 1.5" of snow for another 0.3" the last hour and despite being in what looks like a radar lull, it's still snowing close to moderately (the small flakes might not be showing up great on the radar) and it looks like a healthy blob of snow is aimed at us and entering Somerset County right now. Hoping that batch can put us over 2". Still 30F. Just walked around a bit and threw some snowballs - the snow packs decently as it has some moisture, but it's nowhere near wet or slushy.
 
Well, that lull ended up hurting and that big blob aimed at us kind of disintegrated so we only got 0.15" the past hour, bringing our total up to 1.65" as of 2:00 am; temp is still 30F. Radar, in general, shows the back edge of the decent precip in Bucks/Montco, but it does look aimed at us so maybe we can eke out enough to get to 2", but I'm not counting on it. There's also always the possibility we can pick up another 0.1 or 0.2" after that from some lighter snow showers.
 
3 am here. Have about an 1 inch in Flemington. I'd say it's just about over. I can see the hazy moon with light flurries. Well looks like another bust for snow plowing residential driveways but I'll be out soon clearing the commercial lots. Unfortunately I have to recruit Sweet Pea to help out because I was informed from bac2therac last night that he has the flu and he will not be able to work this morning..
 
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Heaviest snow of the night right now - let's see how long it can hold on...
We did get a good half hour of moderate to heavy snow through about 3:05 am and as of 3:00 am, we're up to 1.9", as we got 1/4" the last hour.. It's been snowing more lightly since about 3:05 am and it's possible we'll eke out another 0.1" to get to 2.0" for the storm. Temp is at 30F still.
 
We did get a good half hour of moderate to heavy snow through about 3:05 am and as of 3:00 am, we're up to 1.9", as we got 1/4" the last hour.. It's been snowing more lightly since about 3:05 am and it's possible we'll eke out another 0.1" to get to 2.0" for the storm. Temp is at 30F still.
Been light snow for the last 15-20 minutes, but the radar would make one think it's just some flurries. I'm thinking we've likely gotten that additional 0.1" to get to 2.0", but will wait until the snow stops before taking a final measurement - should be in the next 15-20 minutes.

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We did get a good half hour of moderate to heavy snow through about 3:05 am and as of 3:00 am, we're up to 1.9", as we got 1/4" the last hour.. It's been snowing more lightly since about 3:05 am and it's possible we'll eke out another 0.1" to get to 2.0" for the storm. Temp is at 30F still.
The last 45 minutes of light snow did give us another 0.1" to bring the final storm total up to 2.0", as it's down to flurries now and there don't look to be any more bands coming. Was a bit less than my 2.8" prediction and the NWS prediction of 2.4" for Metuchen, but that's fine as I got to enjoy a really pretty snowfall; this brings our seasonal total up to 14.8", which is only a couple of inches behind where we should be, on average. I'm also guessing my measurement will be higher than nearby folks who measure in the morning as I normally see 5-10% compaction over 5-6 hours, especially if temps go above 32F or if the sun is out. Time to go shovel, which I love to do in the middle of the night when there's not a soul around.

Edit - 30 minutes to shovel - way easier than the 2 hr shovel for Saturday's storm, which was 1.6" in depth vs. the 2" of depth tonight - that's why it's all about the mass, as tonight's mass was about 1/3 that of Saturday's.
 
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As of the last run at Philadelphia Airport we got 2.6in
Atlantic City got 7.6in and Dover, Delaware got 7.5in. the biggest totals shown in a short list. I'm guessing Cape May will be the NJ winner.
 
Selected reports, which looked likely to be taken near/after the snow stopped

New Jersey
Cape May 7.8"
AC Intl 6.5"
OC 7.0"
Galloway Twp 8.0" (most I've seen)
Mt. Holly 3.0"
Glassboro 3.1"
Blackwood 3.7"
Brick 5.8"
Forked River 5.0"
Hamilton Sq 1.9"
Jamesburg 2.0"
Basking Ridge 2.0"
EWR 1.2"
Aberdeen 4.0"
Wall Two 4.3", where passersby subdued a man screaming about how it shouldn't have snowed since he had prepped his snowblower

Pennsylvania
Philly Intl Airport 2.6"
Norristown 2.7"
Langhoren 1.8"

New York
Central Park 1.4"
LGA 1.2"
JFK 1.5"
 
Selected reports, which looked likely to be taken near/after the snow stopped

New Jersey
Cape May 7.8"
AC Intl 6.5"
OC 7.0"
Galloway Twp 8.0" (most I've seen)
Mt. Holly 3.0"
Glassboro 3.1"
Blackwood 3.7"
Brick 5.8"
Forked River 5.0"
Hamilton Sq 1.9"
Jamesburg 2.0"
Basking Ridge 2.0"
EWR 1.2"
Aberdeen 4.0"
Wall Two 4.3", where passersby subdued a man screaming about how it shouldn't have snowed since he had prepped his snowblower

Pennsylvania
Philly Intl Airport 2.6"
Norristown 2.7"
Langhoren 1.8"

New York
Central Park 1.4"
LGA 1.2"
JFK 1.5"
That's a big difference between Galloway and AC Airport. Part of AC Airport is in Galloway.
 
Only .5 to .75 on my commercials lots in Hillsborough . Maybe I can sneak some residential in before they wake and shoo me away.
 
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We got about 1.5” at best in Hamilton. Shoveled about a hour ago, it was wet and heavy for only that amount. Saw lots of plows and salt trucks on way to work.
 
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Not so sure about that. Radar filling in to your SW in Bucks, which "should" make it into Somerset and probably eastern Hunterdon. NWS standing by their forecast, as per below, but they've been wrong before...

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
910 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
910 PM...Snow continues to fall over roughly the southern 60
percent of the forecast area with the heaviest continuing to
fall over portions of Delmarva into southern NJ. Portions of
Sussex County Delaware have already seen over 6 inches. All in
all, no major changes to the forecast with the mid evening
update. The storm total snowfall forecast remains similar with
4-8 inches of total snow expected in areas where the Winter
Storm Warnings remain in effect, and as referenced above with
the frontogenetic band, likely an area of localized maxima above
8 inches over southern interior portions of Delaware possibly
extending into portions of the MD eastern shore Counties.
However extreme southern portions of DE along with the Delware
Beaches zone will likely see some rain and sleet mixing in at
times. Areas within the Winter Weather Advisory across northern
DE, southeast PA, and Central NJ are still expected to receive
2-4 inches of total snowfall. Across northeast PA and into
northern NJ, snowfall totals up to 2 inches are expected
. The
majority of the snowfall will be this evening and early on
tonight.
precip did fill in enough to get us to 1.5” here, which verified the forecast
 
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We got about 1.5” at best in Hamilton. Shoveled about a hour ago, it was wet and heavy for only that amount. Saw lots of plows and salt trucks on way to work.
My street got a plow visit late last night. I was shocked. Of course that just meant I had to dig the garbage cans out as part of this early morning routine. And yeah, heart attack fuel snow.
 
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The last 45 minutes of light snow did give us another 0.1" to bring the final storm total up to 2.0", as it's down to flurries now and there don't look to be any more bands coming. Was a bit less than my 2.8" prediction and the NWS prediction of 2.4" for Metuchen, but that's fine as I got to enjoy a really pretty snowfall; this brings our seasonal total up to 14.8", which is only a couple of inches behind where we should be, on average. I'm also guessing my measurement will be higher than nearby folks who measure in the morning as I normally see 5-10% compaction over 5-6 hours, especially if temps go above 32F or if the sun is out. Time to go shovel, which I love to do in the middle of the night when there's not a soul around.

Edit - 30 minutes to shovel - way easier than the 2 hr shovel for Saturday's storm, which was 1.6" in depth vs. the 2" of depth tonight - that's why it's all about the mass, as tonight's mass was about 1/3 that of Saturday's.
When do you sleep?
 
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Selected reports, which looked likely to be taken near/after the snow stopped

New Jersey
Cape May 7.8"
AC Intl 6.5"
OC 7.0"
Galloway Twp 8.0" (most I've seen)
Mt. Holly 3.0"
Glassboro 3.1"
Blackwood 3.7"
Brick 5.8"
Forked River 5.0"
Hamilton Sq 1.9"
Jamesburg 2.0"
Basking Ridge 2.0"
EWR 1.2"
Aberdeen 4.0"
Wall Two 4.3", where passersby subdued a man screaming about how it shouldn't have snowed since he had prepped his snowblower

Pennsylvania
Philly Intl Airport 2.6"
Norristown 2.7"
Langhoren 1.8"

New York
Central Park 1.4"
LGA 1.2"
JFK 1.5"
Like I thought Cape May came in at 8.8 and Pomona (AC Airport) comes in at 7.8 so they obviously updated later this morning.
 
...New Jersey...

...Atlantic County...
1 ESE Galloway Twp 8.0 in 0128 AM 02/12 Public
Atlantic City International 7.8 in 0700 AM 02/12 ASOS
2 W Atlantic City 7.6 in 1239 AM 02/12 Public
Somers Point 7.5 in 0210 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
2 S Egg Harbor Twp 7.0 in 1203 AM 02/12 Public
1 NW Somers Point 6.8 in 0115 AM 02/12 Cocorahs
2 NE Ventnor City 6.2 in 1050 PM 02/11 Public
Atlantic City 6.2 in 1051 PM 02/11 Public
Mays Landing 5.8 in 0538 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Burlington County...
Lake Pine 4.7 in 0345 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Fort Dix 4.1 in 0539 AM 02/12 Public
Columbus 3.6 in 0555 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Mount Holly WFO 3.5 in 0430 AM 02/12 Official NWS Obs
1 SSE Rancocas 3.5 in 0620 AM 02/12 NWS Employee
2 NNW South Jersey Regional 2.5 in 1015 PM 02/11 CO-OP Observer

...Camden County...
1 E Somerdale 3.8 in 0152 AM 02/12 NWS Employee
Blackwood 3.7 in 0300 AM 02/12 Public
1 E Bellmawr 3.6 in 0438 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Haddon Township 3.0 in 1205 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Haddonfield 3.0 in 0532 AM 02/12 Broadcast Media
Berlin 2.9 in 1000 PM 02/11 Public
Collingswood 2.5 in 1201 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Cape May County...
2 NW Cape May 7.8 in 1200 AM 02/12 CO-OP Observer
1 NE Ocean City 7.0 in 1051 PM 02/11 Public
Cape May Court House 7.0 in 0604 AM 02/12 Public
North Cape May 5.0 in 1106 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter

...Cumberland County...
Newport 6.0 in 0734 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Gloucester County...
Washington Twp 4.4 in 0345 AM 02/12 Public
Mantua 4.0 in 0358 AM 02/12 Public
Pitman 4.0 in 0359 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
West Deptford Twp 3.6 in 0320 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Glassboro 3.0 in 1030 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter
Paulsboro 2.4 in 1200 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Hunterdon County...
Whitehouse Station 1.5 in 0540 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
2 NW Three Bridges 1.3 in 0708 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Mercer County...
1 NNE Hamilton Square 2.5 in 0700 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Trenton Mercer Airport 2.0 in 0700 AM 02/12 ASOS
1 S Trenton Mercer Airport 1.3 in 1030 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter

...Middlesex County...
1 NW Concordia 2.0 in 0226 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
South River 2.0 in 0534 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Metuchen 1.5 in 0623 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Monmouth County...
Wall Twp 4.3 in 0135 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Aberdeen 4.0 in 0233 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Colts Neck 3.6 in 0650 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Freehold 3.3 in 1200 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Howell 2.0 in 1000 PM 02/11 Public

...Morris County...
3 E Port Murray 0.8 in 0350 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Ocean County...
1 W Tuckerton 6.2 in 0331 AM 02/12 Public
Brick 5.8 in 0230 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Forked River 5.0 in 0200 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
3 N Ocean Gate 5.0 in 0352 AM 02/12 Public
Barnegat Twp 4.6 in 0600 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
2 NW Point Pleasant 4.5 in 0405 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Lakewood 4.3 in 0155 AM 02/12 Public
2 WNW Jackson 4.3 in 0345 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
1 E Toms River 3.2 in 1052 PM 02/11 Public
3 SW Jackson 3.0 in 1047 PM 02/11 Public

...Salem County...
Pennsville 3.1 in 0116 AM 02/12 Public
Salem 2.9 in 1020 PM 02/11 Cocorahs

...Warren County...
Hackettstown 0.7 in 0340 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Pennsylvania...

...Berks County...
Union Twp 1.9 in 0641 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Huffs Church 1.3 in 0330 AM 02/12 Public
Spring Twp 1.3 in 0555 AM 02/12 Public
Reading Regional Airport 1.3 in 0700 AM 02/12 ASOS

...Bucks County...
Levittown 3.5 in 0548 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
2 ESE Newtown 2.5 in 0634 AM 02/12 Other Federal
1 NNW Langhorne 1.8 in 1130 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter
Upper Southampton Twp 1.6 in 1250 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Plumstead Twp 1.6 in 0430 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Bensalem 1.5 in 1024 PM 02/11 Public
Fricks 1.5 in 0709 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Furlong 1.0 in 1230 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter

...Chester County...
East Nantmeal Twp 3.3 in 0700 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Berwyn 3.2 in 1038 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter
West Chester 3.1 in 0600 AM 02/12 Public
Jennersville 2.7 in 0556 AM 02/12 Public
1 WNW Chesterbrook 2.7 in 0634 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
West Caln Twp 2.5 in 0553 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
East Coventry Twp 2.0 in 0530 AM 02/12 Public

...Delaware County...
Boothwyn 3.7 in 0120 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Chadds Ford Twp 1.8 in 1000 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter

...Lehigh County...
Lehigh Valley International 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/12 ASOS
Whitehall Twp 0.2 in 1100 PM 02/11 Trained Spotter

...Montgomery County...
Norristown 3.1 in 0613 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Plymouth Meeting 3.0 in 0100 AM 02/12 Public
King of Prussia 2.7 in 0604 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
1 E Willow Grove 2.5 in 0600 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Eagleville 2.3 in 1200 AM 02/12 Public
1 NNE Willow Grove 2.0 in 1228 AM 02/12 Public
Eagleville 2.0 in 0630 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
New Hanover Twp 1.9 in 0500 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
East Norriton 1.8 in 1100 PM 02/11 Public
1 ENE Plymouth Twp 1.6 in 1222 AM 02/12 Public

...Northampton County...
Hellertown 0.9 in 0530 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Martins Creek 0.4 in 0700 AM 02/12 CO-OP Observer

...Philadelphia County...
Philadelphia Intl Airport 3.1 in 0700 AM 02/12 ASOS
1 SSE Center City 3.1 in 0713 AM 02/12 Public
Bustleton 3.0 in 0523 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Fox Chase 2.9 in 0530 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
&&
 
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...New Jersey...

...Bergen County...
North Arlington 1.5 in 0720 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Montvale 1.8 ESE 1.4 in 0800 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
1 N River Vale 1.3 in 0500 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Oakland 1.3 in 0800 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Waldwick 1.3 in 0815 AM 02/12 Public
Fair Lawn 1.1 in 0659 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Tenafly 1.1 in 0730 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
1 WSW Wallington 1.1 in 0825 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Fair Lawn 1.0 in 0820 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
River Edge 0.4 NNE 0.5 in 0630 AM 02/12 COCORAHS

...Essex County...
1 SSW West Orange 1.5 in 0500 AM 02/12 Public
Livingston 1.4 in 0730 AM 02/12 Public
Montclair 1.3 in 0800 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Maplewood 1.1 in 0901 AM 02/12 COCORAHS

...Hudson County...
Hoboken 1.6 in 0530 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Harrison 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/12 COOP
1 WSW Hoboken 1.5 in 0800 AM 02/12 COCORAHS

...Passaic County...
Little Falls 1.2 in 0700 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Wayne 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
West Milford 0.6 in 0700 AM 02/12 COCORAHS

...Union County...
Westfield 0.8 WSW 2.0 in 0700 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
1 ENE Roselle 1.6 in 0800 AM 02/12 Trained Spotter
Cranford Twp 0.6 NNW 1.6 in 0800 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Newark Airport 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/12 Official NWS Obs
New Providence 1.4 in 0730 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
Clark 1.3 in 0659 AM 02/12 COCORAHS
 
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The last 45 minutes of light snow did give us another 0.1" to bring the final storm total up to 2.0", as it's down to flurries now and there don't look to be any more bands coming. Was a bit less than my 2.8" prediction and the NWS prediction of 2.4" for Metuchen, but that's fine as I got to enjoy a really pretty snowfall; this brings our seasonal total up to 14.8", which is only a couple of inches behind where we should be, on average. I'm also guessing my measurement will be higher than nearby folks who measure in the morning as I normally see 5-10% compaction over 5-6 hours, especially if temps go above 32F or if the sun is out. Time to go shovel, which I love to do in the middle of the night when there's not a soul around.

Edit - 30 minutes to shovel - way easier than the 2 hr shovel for Saturday's storm, which was 1.6" in depth vs. the 2" of depth tonight - that's why it's all about the mass, as tonight's mass was about 1/3 that of Saturday's.
Got up for a few minutes around 8 am and my 2.0" had compacted, as expected to 1.7", which is reasonably close to the 1.5" report from the other guy in Metuchen who reports snow - it's probable that I got a few better bands. We're usually within 1/4" of each other on most storms, with me usually being higher if it's a nighttime storm because I stay up all night and measure before any compaction/melting, whereas on larger storms it usually seems like he's higher, especially if there is any drifting, as I've assumed he doesn't take the care that I do to ensure an accurate measurement. Will never forget the Jan-16 storm where he reported 27" (and it made it onto many TV reports as it was the highest in the area) and I reported 22", as I was going out into an open field to get a more accurate measurement with little drifting.
 
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