Blizzard in New Jersey

[jcgriff2]

It's that time of year again here at the New Jersey Shore!

Winter Storm "Jonas" is blowing through town.

Temp is 22°F (low 9°F) and it's snowing heavily. Blizzard warning in effect. We're expecting 1-2 feet (14 to 20 inches) of fresh snow - 1" - 2" on the ground already; Winds expected to be hurricane force - gusts up to 80 mph. Snow expected to continue through Sunday morning.

http://www.weather.gov/phi/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NJ&prodtype=public

 

[jcgriff2]

Live webcam - Cape May, extreme Southern New Jersey - Cape May, NJ Beach Cam - The Surfers View

NJDOT Webcams around NJ - http://www.511nj.org/cameras.aspx?default=NJ Turnpike Tour

 

[jcgriff2]

A 66 MPH gust of wind was recorded in a nearby town less than 10 minutes ago:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
440 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

[COLOR="#FF0000"]0439 AM [/COLOR]    NON-TSTM WND GST BAYVILLE                39.91N  74.15W
[COLOR="#FF0000"]01/23/2016  E66 MPH          OCEAN              NJ  [/COLOR] SOCIAL MEDIA

74 MPH is hurricane speed.

 

[Corrine]

Warning posted yesterday:

 

[Corrine]

I hope you're not too close to here, John.

Posted in Facebook,

From the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce:

View of JFK Blvd in Sea Isle

 

[jcgriff2]

I liked your 1st screenshot, Corrine - a "Lizzard Warning"! LOL

It is still snowing heavily here; winds are howling and blowing the snow sideways.

Wind gusts are at times are over 70 MPH.

There must be nearly 2 feet or more of snow on the ground now.

State of Emergency is in effect. The State of New Jersey is literally closed!

 

[Corrine]

I saw that the Mayor said only emergency vehicles in NYC effective 2:30 pm today. A friend who lives in NYC said that as of 7:40pm, they had over 21.5 inches of snow locally and the "official" figure for NYC, as measured in Central Park was 25.1 inches. Meanwhile, the snow continues. We've had blizzards like that here, although fortunately not often.

 

[jcgriff2]

Official snowfall to date for a local township to the north, Ocean Township, NJ is 20"; Brick Township to the south still reporting heavy snow at this hour -

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
[COLOR="#FF0000"]1050 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016[/COLOR]

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
       
1045 PM     [COLOR="#0000FF"]HEAVY SNOW       BRICK TWP               [/COLOR]40.07N  74.12W
01/23/2016  [COLOR="#FF0000"]M20.0 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   [/COLOR]TRAINED SPOTTER

Public Information - NOAA's National Weather Service

We still have a ways to go until the end of Winter Storm "Jonas" -

000
AWUS81 KOKX 232104
RWSOKX
CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
241000-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NY...NORTHEASTERN NJ AND
SOUTHERN CT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
404 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016

HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO
THE OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG NOR`EASTER IMPACTS THE NORTHEAST. EXPECT
THE SNOW TO START TAPERING OFF AND THE WINDS TO START DIMINISHING
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. EXPECT A
PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY DAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS TO START. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL.

THE DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.

$$

Weather Summary - NOAA's National Weather Service

 

[Go The Power]

That's crazy, stay safe John.

 

[Jared]

We never get any kind of snow like that.
We might get half an inch if we're lucky.

 

[jcgriff2]

Well, it's over now and nearly 1/2 of the 2+ feet of snow has melted!