Just got in from my first shovel and then a neighborhood Jebwalk. As of 6 pm we have 6.75", meaning it poured 1.5" in the last hour. Almost as heavy as the height of 3/7 for me, but not those huge, huge agglomerates that were 2-3" across. 30F still. Roads in bad shape now around town at least. With 4-5 hours more of the moderate to heavy stuff as per the radar and several pros and the NWS saying we're going to get even heavier stuff soon, I think 10" is now a given and 12" is very attainable...or maybe even more.
For people who think this is a bust, the heaviest stuff is just starting for most of CNJ/NNJ,/NYC, except far NW areas and 8-14" is still expected for most. See below.
Here's the latest from the NWS...
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
453 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING/...
The storm is at its height now through about 10 PM and there
could be some 8 inch amounts in 4 hours for parts of coastal
New Jersey between now and 9 PM.
The forecast is pattern recognition and blending 12z/21
models/WPC/adjacent office considerations.
The STS is from 2PM to 8AM Thursday with this storm essentially
done from west to east between midnight and 5 am. So our STS
does not include all the snow that occurred prior to 2 PM.
We
have many reports of 10+ inches now. The key big 4 climate
airports of PHL ILG ABE and ACY will probably end up with 8 to
12 inches of snow while isolated 18 inch amounts in NJ or e PA
(south of I80 this time) are not out of the question.
Regardless of snow amounts, SUBSTANTIAL impacts, including
power outages and additional tree damage, are
likely this
evening due to
heavy snow.
.SHORT TERM /10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
Snow ends from west to east between midnight and 5 AM with not
much clearing. Temps may rise several degrees after the snow
quits wet bulbing. IE...no strong cold outbreak to follow but
still below
normal for this time of year.