Alert Details:
All alerts remains the same as in the previous post. Please read previous post for those details. Or you can look at the maps above. The 2 alert maps have not been updated since this morning because there has been no changes needed to them.
New Jersey Weather Discussion:
Everything is on track for the most part. This update is to only tweak snowfall amounts once again. In the grand scheme of things it hasn't really changed all that much, but I had to push the 12-18 inch area to cover most of New Jersey. The reason being unbelievable strong mesoscale bands producing in excess of 3 inches per hour snowfall rates just moved through Monmouth, and Ocean Counties, and that is now sliding south. Rates have lightened up only slightly, but are still likely in the 1-3 inch per hour range across that region. Thus snow totals will be 12-18 inches across much of the area with some localized areas of 18-24 inches, especially across Central, and North Central New Jersey. The 18-24 inch amounts are too localized to paint on the map, but if snow continues this heavy then I may have to add that onto the map.
I would like to urge though for Monmouth, and Ocean Counties, along and just inland from the coast snowfall amounts may be locally lower then 12-18 inches, its highly dependant on how strong and how long any mesobands set up.
The wind aspect of this storm is pretty much right on track as well. Numerous wind gusts of 35-45MPH have been reported, especially near, and along the coast, where locally higher gusts have occurred. The winds will continue to strengthen and gust in the 40-50MPH range, region wide. Significant blowing and drifting of the snow is likely. Stay tuned for any further updates.
Please feel free to post your measured or estimated snowfall totals in the comment section.
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