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OT: Minor Snowfall Christmas Eve Morning (<1") Likely

It's ridiculous that these towns don't pretreat the roads when a storm is coming. They're cheap and it causes accidents that could've been avoided.
 
Preliminary reports. I generally deleted reports from before 8 am for areas well NW of 95 and before 9 am for 95 and SE of 95, as these were very likely before the snow ended. Winners were 2.1" in Green Pond (Morris), 2.0" in Belvidere (Warren) and Wayne (Passaic), 1.9" in Sussesx, but almost all of NEPA, NNJ, CNJ and SENY/NYC got between 0.75" and 1.5", with less SW of Princeton and along/south of 276/195 and very little for eastern LI.

A few noteworthy locations: 1.0" in Central Park, 1.0" at Newark Airport, 1.0" in NB, 0.8" in Trenton, 0.6" in Freehold, 0.2" at Philly Airport and only 0.1" at Islip on LI and just a trace along the immediate NJ coast.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1133 AM EST Tue Dec 24 2024

...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM CHRISTMAS EVE 2024...

...New Jersey...

...Burlington County...
1 N Rancocas 0.3 in 0945 AM 12/24 NWS Employee
Mount Holly WFO 0.2 in 1017 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs

...Hunterdon County...
Clinton Twp. 4 N 1.2 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Mercer County...
1 NNE Hamilton Square 0.5 in 0930 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Middlesex County...
Cranbury 1.0 in 0938 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
East Brunswick 1.0 in 0957 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Metuchen 1.0 in 0930 AM 12/24 Public
New Brunswick 3 SE 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/24 COOP
North Brunswick 1.0 in 0930 AM 12/24 Public
South River 1.0 in 0945 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Monmouth County...
Marlboro 1.2 in 0918 AM 12/24 COOP
Hazlet Twp 0.8 in 0925 AM 12/24 Public
Matawan 0.8 in 0915 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Holmdel 0.7 in 0915 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 SW Freehold 0.6 in 0950 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Upper Freehold Twp. 2.3 S 0.3 in 0830 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Morris County...
Green Pond 2.1 in 0955 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Budd Lake 1.5 in 0920 AM 12/24 Public
Rockaway 2.5 N 1.4 in 0820 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Randolph 1.3 in 0925 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Butler 1.2 in 0833 AM 12/24 Public
Butler 0.5 NE 1.2 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Mount Arlington 1.2 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Oak Ridge 1.2 in 0735 AM 12/24 Public
2 E Randolph 1.1 in 0915 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Randolph Twp 2.1 ESE 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Ocean County...
2 WNW Jackson 0.9 in 0955 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Somerset County...
Green Brook Twp 1.2 in 0914 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Bernards Twp. 1.0 in 0845 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
2 NW Bridgewater 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
3 NNW Bridgewater 1.0 in 1000 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Watchung 1.4 WNW 1.0 in 1000 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Franklin Twp 3.8 ENE 0.9 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Sussex County...
1 NNW Sussex 1.9 in 0834 AM 12/24 Public
Sparta 1.6 in 0815 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Vernon Twp 2.7 SSE 1.6 in 0830 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
1 ENE Hamburg 1.5 in 0927 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Sparta Twp 3.3 NW 1.5 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Wantage Twp 1.5 in 0750 AM 12/24 Public
Montague Twp 2.7 WNW 1.4 in 0700 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Warren County...
Belvidere 1.0 SE 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Blairstown Twp 1.4 in 0810 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 W Hackettstown 1.4 in 0845 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 E Port Murray 1.3 in 0800 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Knowlton Twp 1.7 S 1.2 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Marksboro 1.2 in 1020 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Washington 0.9 in 0829 AM 12/24 Public
Stewartsville 0.8 in 1048 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Pennsylvania...

...Bucks County...
New Hope 1.0 in 0848 AM 12/24 Public
Furlong 0.8 in 0953 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 SSE Northampton Twp 0.6 in 1123 AM 12/24 NWS Employee
1 SSW Fricks 0.5 in 0930 AM 12/24 Public

...Carbon County...
Lehighton 3.3 WSW 1.6 in 0700 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Lake Harmony 2.4 WNW 1.3 in 0700 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Jim Thorpe 1.1 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Hudsondale 1.0 in 0914 AM 12/24 Public
Lehighton 1 SSW 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/24 COOP

...Chester County...
West Caln Twp 0.7 in 0822 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
East Nantmeal Twp 0.5 in 0900 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Berwyn 0.4 in 0915 AM 12/24 Public
Jennersville 0.4 in 0954 AM 12/24 Public
East Coventry Twp 0.3 in 0854 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Pottstown 3.0 SSE 0.3 in 0930 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Delaware County...
Upper Darby 0.4 in 0929 AM 12/24 Public
Chadds Ford Twp 0.2 in 0933 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Lehigh County...
Washington Twp 1.2 in 0844 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Slatington 6.0 WSW 1.0 in 0700 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Schnecksville 1.7 ENE 0.8 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Whitehall Twp 0.8 in 0830 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Salisbury Twp 0.7 in 0851 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Emmaus 0.6 in 0830 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Monroe County...
Saylorsburg 2.7 ENE 2.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Montgomery County...
East Norriton 0.8 in 0855 AM 12/24 Public
Fort Washington 0.8 NW 0.5 in 0930 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Northampton County...
Martins Creek 1.2 in 0800 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 SSE Bushkill Twp 1.1 in 0830 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Bangor 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 NNE Bethlehem Twp 1.0 in 0958 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Nazareth 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/24 Public

...Philadelphia County...
Shawmont - Philadelphia 0.3 in 0957 AM 12/24 Public
Fox Chase 0.2 in 0944 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Philadelphia 0.2 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...New Jersey...

...Bergen County...
Waldwick 1.0 in 0915 AM 12/24 Public
1 WSW Wallington 0.7 in 0913 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Palisades Park 0.6 in 0920 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
River Edge 0.5 in 0840 AM 12/24 Public

...Essex County...
1 NNW Newark Airport 1.0 in 0930 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs
1 E Livingston 1.0 in 0926 AM 12/24 Public
West Orange 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 Public
Maplewood 0.6 in 0857 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Hudson County...
1 WSW Hoboken 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
Hoboken 0.9 in 0945 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 NE East Newark 0.9 in 0930 AM 12/24 Cocorahs

...Passaic County...
Wayne 2.0 in 0700 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
West Milford 1.1 in 0720 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Union County...
1 WSW Elizabeth 1.1 in 0910 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...New York...

...Bronx County...
1 NW Fordham 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter

...Kings County...
Midwood 1.1 in 0954 AM 12/24 Broadcast Media

...Nassau County...
1 SE Glen Cove 0.9 in 0951 AM 12/24 Public
1 N Syosset 0.5 in 0945 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
1 WSW Plainview 0.2 in 1000 AM 12/24 Public

...New York (Manhattan) County...
Central Park 1.0 in 0930 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs

...Orange County...
0.8 N Port Jervis 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/24 COOP
Port Jervis 1.8 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
1 WNW Monroe 1.6 in 0805 AM 12/24 Public
Chester 1.5 in 0945 AM 12/24 Cocorahs
2 SSW Stewart Airport 1.0 in 0855 AM 12/24 Public

...Putnam County...
Nelsonville 0.3 S 1.4 in 0715 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Queens County...
1 W Elmhurst 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/24 Storm Chaser
JFK Airport 0.5 in 0950 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs
La Guardia Airport 0.4 in 0935 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs

...Richmond County...
Huguenot 1.5 in 1015 AM 12/24 Public
1 E New Dorp 1.2 in 0929 AM 12/24 Public

...Rockland County...
Chestnut Ridge 1.0 in 0850 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Spring Valley 1.7 SSW 1.0 in 0850 AM 12/24 COCORAHS

...Suffolk County...
Islip Airport 0.1 in 1020 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs
Upton (NWS Office) T in 1028 AM 12/24 Official NWS Obs

...Westchester County...
Croton-on-Hudson 1.3 in 0850 AM 12/24 Public
Peekskill 1.1 in 0855 AM 12/24 Trained Spotter
Armonk 0.8 in 0800 AM 12/24 COCORAHS
 
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Well, the rest of December looks seasonable for a few days then a bit to well above normal from about 12/28-1/2, with little chance for snow, but we're likely to see a somewhat colder-than-normal and potentially "snowier than normal" pattern starting around 1/5 or so possibly lasting a few weeks, if the long-range forecasters are right, as per the post below from John Homenuk, a top mid/long range forecaster. Many, but not all of these patterns verify (the one I posted for mid-Feb 2024 didn't verify for temps, but certainly did for snow as it was quite snowy for most), given the chaos and uncertainty inherent to numerical weather predictions. Still fun to track, IMO. Might be time for a pattern thread. That'll really bring out the trolls, lol.

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For those interested, for NYC, it will likely be the first white Christmas since 2009 - technically, a WC is defined as more than 1/2" of snow at 7 am on Christmas morning (since that rounds up to 1"). This was NYC's snowiest CE since 1998 when 2.0" fell. NYC's biggest snowfall on 12/24 or 12/25 was 7.1" on 12/25/1966, but two of NYC's biggest blizzards were on 12/26 (1947 when 26.4" fell - 3rd biggest ever - and 2010 when 20" fell - 7th biggest ever and underreported in Central Park by all accounts).

 
RU848789 said:
Well, the rest of December looks seasonable for a few days then a bit to well above normal from about 12/28-1/2, with little chance for snow, but we're likely to see a somewhat colder-than-normal and potentially "snowier than normal" pattern starting around 1/5 or so possibly lasting a few weeks, if the long-range forecasters are right, as per the post below from John Homenuk, a top mid/long range forecaster. Many, but not all of these patterns verify (the one I posted for mid-Feb 2024 didn't verify for temps, but certainly did for snow as it was quite snowy for most), given the chaos and uncertainty inherent to numerical weather predictions. Still fun to track, IMO. Might be time for a pattern thread. That'll really bring out the trolls, lol.

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Yes I remember that. That was a fun winter thread.
 
bac2therac said:
Yes all my new snow melted and also losing the snowpack now from the other nuisance event
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Unless you're operating a giant heat lamp, there's no way all of you new snow is melted, unless you're just talking about paved surfaces or you got a lot less snow, which I don't think was the case, or maybe a very sunny spot next to a lot of warm boundaries exposed to the sun (paved surfaces, trees/decks/rocks etc.). The snow will be gone after the warm-up and rain this weekend though.

Here are a couple of pics from about sunset in Metuchen. The first shows that today's snow on paved surfaces without much car/foot traffic (no snow was left on paved surfaces from Saturday since there wasn't much accumulation on them to begin with) held on pretty well on streets and sidewalks and the 2nd shows 0.9" on the sidewalk across the street from me vs 1.1" that fell today and that area was a little shady, but not in complete shade.

And the next pic shows we still have about 2.8" out of the 4.4" that fell since Sat (loss due to melting and compaction). Yes there are some south facing yards with bare spots next to paved surfaces and trees, but most yards have 1-2" of snow (my yard is more shady than most, hence the 2.8"). It will certainly be a White Christmas for most of CNJ, other than you, pictured below in your lair.

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RU848789 said:
Unless you're operating a giant heat lamp, there's no way all of you new snow is melted, unless you're just talking about paved surfaces or you got a lot less snow, which I don't think was the case, or maybe a very sunny spot next to a lot of warm boundaries exposed to the sun (paved surfaces, trees/decks/rocks etc.). The snow will be gone after the warm-up and rain this weekend though.

Here are a couple of pics from about sunset in Metuchen. The first shows that today's snow on paved surfaces without much car/foot traffic (no snow was left on paved surfaces from Saturday since there wasn't much accumulation on them to begin with) held on pretty well on streets and sidewalks and the 2nd shows 0.9" on the sidewalk across the street from me vs 1.1" that fell today and that area was a little shady, but not in complete shade.

And the next pic shows we still have about 2.8" out of the 4.4" that fell since Sat (loss due to melting and compaction). Yes there are some south facing yards with bare spots next to paved surfaces and trees, but most yards have 1-2" of snow (my yard is more shady than most, hence the 2.8"). It will certainly be a White Christmas for most of CNJ, other than you, pictured below in your lair.

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i dont live in a snowglobe I live in a mainly open area off of 206 in Belle Mead....I would say 25% of the grass was exposed...the same areas that were exposed yesterday perhaps a little more. Sure there are areas with maybe an inch but even in the snow covered areas the blades of grass are sticking up so its a way different picture here

im sure you can find some still left that fell this morning but most to almost all gone
 
bac2therac said:
i dont live in a snowglobe I live in a mainly open area off of 206 in Belle Mead....I would say 25% of the grass was exposed...the same areas that were exposed yesterday perhaps a little more. Sure there are areas with maybe an inch but even in the snow covered areas the blades of grass are sticking up so its a way different picture here

im sure you can find some still left that fell this morning but most to almost all gone
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He may claim to have some left from last season.
 
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I’m in Hamilton at my parents. Hardly any of the snow has melted from the front or the backyards (both of which should get sun during the day). I’ll take pictures later. It’s freaking beautiful!
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Same here - and even today with a high of 36F and some sunshine, not that much melted, as per the pic below. Was so damn nice to have a white Christmas for a change. Kids were sledding all day at the hill/pond across the street, which was nice (pic is from about sunset, so nobody was still sledding then).

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For those interested, for NYC, it will likely be the first white Christmas since 2009 - technically, a WC is defined as more than 1/2" of snow at 7 am on Christmas morning (since that rounds up to 1"). This was NYC's snowiest CE since 1998 when 2.0" fell. NYC's biggest snowfall on 12/24 or 12/25 was 7.1" on 12/25/1966, but two of NYC's biggest blizzards were on 12/26 (1947 when 26.4" fell - 3rd biggest ever - and 2010 when 20" fell - 7th biggest ever and underreported in Central Park by all accounts).

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My in laws remember that 12/26/47 blizzard. They were living in a basement apartment in the Bronx and their daughter (my wife) was born almost exactly 9 months later.
 
29PAS said:
My in laws remember that 12/26/47 blizzard. They were living in a basement apartment in the Bronx and their daughter (my wife) was born almost exactly 9 months later.
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Wow, that's pretty cool. Boxing Day 2010 might be my favorite snowstorm ever (that or Jan 1996), mostly due to the pre-storm craziness. We were in Charlotte at my mom's for Christmas (sister lived nearby also), as usual, when very late on Christmas Eve night, all of the 0Z models went from a small snowfall for CNJ (much bigger for LI/New England and had looked bigger for us on 12/22-23) to a projected 1-2 foot blizzard.

On Christmas Day I decided to take the family home after dinner a day early, leaving around 6 pm from Charlotte, as snow was starting there around then - did not want to miss a big snowstorm at home. After a white knuckle drive in 2-4" of snow and heavily falling snow, we finally outran the storm by Raleigh and the rest of the ride to NJ was fine. Got home around 6 am, napped, played soccer, and then watched the storm unfold starting on the afternoon of 12/26. Got about 24" here (had 28-29" on Jan-96).
 
RU848789 said:
Wow, that's pretty cool. Boxing Day 2010 might be my favorite snowstorm ever (that or Jan 1996), mostly due to the pre-storm craziness. We were in Charlotte at my mom's for Christmas (sister lived nearby also), as usual, when very late on Christmas Eve night, all of the 0Z models went from a small snowfall for CNJ (much bigger for LI/New England and had looked bigger for us on 12/22-23) to a projected 1-2 foot blizzard.

On Christmas Day I decided to take the family home after dinner a day early, leaving around 6 pm from Charlotte, as snow was starting there around then - did not want to miss a big snowstorm at home. After a white knuckle drive in 2-4" of snow and heavily falling snow, we finally outran the storm by Raleigh and the rest of the ride to NJ was fine. Got home around 6 am, napped, played soccer, and then watched the storm unfold starting on the afternoon of 12/26. Got about 24" here (had 28-29" on Jan-96).
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That had to be one of the most insane storms I have ever experienced here. Not only for the snow, but the wind. How I got into work at the hospital before 9 am the next day, I’ll never know.
 
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