New event. Winter Storm Watch from 2/7/2021 12:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST for Hunterdon County, NJ. More information.
Before we get to Sunday, we picked up a quick 1.1″ of snow this morning in Stewartsville. This is the result of a fast moving cold front that will be moving through the area today. The cold air will lag a bit behind the front as we could actually get back into the low 40’s today for high temperatures depending on how much sun makes it out today. The sunshine sure felt great yesterday!
The “Super Sunday” snow threat has been in and out of the forecast for several days now. It appears to be happening. My early thought on the fast moving storm are reflected in the graphic above my StormTeam4. At this time it appears that more snow will accumulate south and east with 1-3″ in most of our area.
This will NOT be like our last storm. This storm will be fast moving. Look for snow to arrive as early as pre-dawn on Sunday and perhaps be out of the area by kickoff time in the evening.
Looking longer term, there are other snow threats in the forecast. There’s even a good chance of artic air returning the second half of the week. You will start to hear about this in the news first impacting the central part of the US. Chicago will have many days of below zero temperatures!
Talk about an over-performing snow storm that just would not quit! I was surprised to no only see another 1/2″ of snow this morning from the overnight, be more snow flurries during the day today – the fourth day of snow!
The intense snow fall rates with ultra low visibility and duration of the snow is what I’ll remember most from this storm. 27.3″ fell in Stewartsville.
Snow Totals
Here is a list of snow totals from some nearby counties in NJ and PA:
...Hunterdon County... Bethlehem Twp 24.0 in 0150 PM 02/02 Public White House Station 20.9 in 1219 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Clinton Twp. 4 N 18.5 in 0800 AM 02/03 COCORAHS 2.5 S Cloverhill 18.0 in 0730 AM 02/03 COOP Lebanon 17.2 in 0449 PM 02/02 Public 3 S Cloverhill 17.2 in 0800 AM 02/02 CO-OP Observer Lebanon 3.2 SW 17.0 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Flemington 16.8 in 0630 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Readington Twp 16.2 in 0700 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Clinton 1.6 ENE 16.0 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Frenchtown 0.5 N 15.5 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Flemington 2.3 E 15.4 in 0800 AM 02/03 COCORAHS 2 NNE Three Bridges 14.5 in 0700 AM 02/02 Public 3 W Stanton 14.4 in 0700 AM 02/02 CO-OP Observer Lebanon 2.8 N 14.0 in 0730 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Flemington 3 E 13.3 in 0811 AM 02/03 COOP 4 SE Sand Brook 10.0 in 0900 AM 02/02 Public Sussex: …Sussex County… Montague 33.2 in 0709 AM 02/02 Public Andover 32.0 in 1104 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Newton 0.3 W 32.0 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Stanhope 31.0 in 0200 PM 02/02 Public Montague Twp 2.7 WNW 30.9 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Sparta 30.3 in 1000 PM 02/01 Trained Spotter Sandyston Twp 30.0 in 0512 PM 02/02 Public Sparta Twp 3.3 NW 29.6 in 0800 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Newton 0.9 S 29.5 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Sparta Twp 3.6 SSW 29.2 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Sussex 1.3 N 29.2 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Byram 28.0 in 1244 PM 02/02 Public Hopatcong 27.3 in 1015 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter 1 W Wantage Twp 27.0 in 0940 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Byram Twp 26.0 in 0626 AM 02/02 Public Highland Lakes 1 SW 25.7 in 0600 AM 02/03 COOP Andover Twp 1.7 W 25.5 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Hardyston Twp 24.0 in 1000 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Vernon 24.0 in 0640 AM 02/02 Public Stockholm 22.0 in 0739 AM 02/03 Trained Spotter Hardyston Twp 3.2 SE 21.9 in 0800 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Vernon Twp 1.7 N 21.5 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Stockholm 20.0 in 0800 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Warren ...Warren County... Blairstown Twp 2.2 ESE 32.1 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Oxford 32.0 in 1123 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter 1 NW Hope 31.3 in 0211 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter 1 SSE Harmony Twp 31.0 in 0652 PM 02/02 Public 1 SSW Harmony 30.0 in 0530 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Hackettstown 28.5 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Greenwich Twp 1.6 S 27.3 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Knowlton Twp 1.7 S 27.3 in 0810 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Phillipsburg 26.8 in 0230 PM 02/02 Public Riegelsville 26.5 in 0700 AM 02/03 COOP Stewartsville 26.3 in 0700 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter 3 W Holland Twp 25.5 in 1000 AM 02/02 CO-OP Observer Hope 24.0 in 1130 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Allamuchy-Panther Valley 23.0 in 0641 PM 02/01 Public Great Meadows 22.3 in 0600 PM 02/02 Public Pennsylvania - Northampton ...Northampton County... Nazareth 36.1 in 0437 PM 02/02 Public Forks Twp 32.6 in 0309 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Bangor 30.5 in 0653 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Roseto 30.5 in 0529 PM 02/02 Public Lehigh Twp 30.0 in 0441 PM 02/02 Public North Catasauqua 29.1 in 0530 PM 02/02 Broadcast Media Bushkill Twp 28.9 in 0457 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Portland 2.7 WNW 28.3 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Hellertown 27.6 in 0445 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Martins Creek 27.4 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS 2 N Wilson 27.0 in 0832 PM 02/01 Public Easton 26.8 in 1020 AM 02/02 Public Bethlehem 25.0 in 1054 AM 02/02 Public 1 E Pen Argyl 23.8 in 0126 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter Tatamy 23.0 in 0311 PM 02/02 Public Danielsville 22.0 in 1000 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Plainfield Twp 22.0 in 1142 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Bath 21.3 in 0915 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Hanover Twp 21.1 in 0225 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Bethlehem 1.8 NW 21.0 in 0800 AM 02/03 COCORAHS 1 NW Riegelsville 21.0 in 0819 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Palmer Heights 17.6 in 0535 PM 02/01 Trained Spotter Churchville 10.0 in 0513 PM 02/02 Public ...Philadelphia County... Fox Chase 10.0 in 0932 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter Philadelphia 4.7 NE 10.0 in 0700 AM 02/03 COCORAHS Manayunk 9.0 in 1158 AM 02/02 1 NNE Stenton 9.0 in 0926 AM 02/02 Broadcast Media Philadelphia International A 8.1 in 0700 AM 02/03 ASOS Philadelphia 7.8 in 0108 PM 02/02 Trained Spotter 1 SE Point Breeze 6.9 in 0357 AM 02/02 Trained Spotter
Event cancelled. Winter Storm Warning from 2/2/2021 3:42 PM to 4:00 PM EST for Hunterdon County, NJ, Northampton County, PA, Warren County, NJ. More information.
And maybe that’s for good reason: it is Groundhog Day! The weather certainly feels like it. For many this is the third day of cloudy snowy weather!
Stewartsville picked up another 6″ of snow overnight bringing my total to 22.8″ as of 7 am. Since then light to occasionally moderate snow continues to fall. The NWS graphic above shows another coating to 1″ to fall today. In looking at the current radar that is now bringing a moderate band of snow in the area, we may actually pick up an inch or two more in some spots.
The snow will taper off as the day goes on to just flurries and be out of the area by tonight. We should see a slight warm up in temperatures before colder and perhaps stormier weather returns by the weekend. Now’s probably not a good time to tell you about how cold Monday will be. I’ll leave that to another post 🙂
Event extended (time). Winter Storm Warning from 2/1/2021 4:01 PM to 2/2/2021 4:00 PM EST for Hunterdon County, NJ. More information.
Event extended (time). Winter Storm Warning from 2/1/2021 4:01 PM to 2/2/2021 4:00 PM EST for Northampton County, PA, Warren County, NJ. More information.
SPSPHI from 2/1/2021 2:39 PM to 4:30 PM EST for Hunterdon County, NJ, Northampton County, PA, Warren County, NJ: INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES CONTINUE TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. More information.
Needless to say, this snowstorm is overperforming. As of Noon, Stewartsville recorded 10″ of snow. Since then it’s been snowing at the rate of 2-3″ PER HOUR!
If you are in the blue circled area in the radar snapshot above, you are getting hammered with snow. These bands keep rotating from east to west giving nearly the entire heavy snow with greatly reduced visibilities.
As a result of the intense bands of snow that are showing little movement, I need to increase my snowfall forecast to 16-24.” There’s even a chance that may not be enough! I expect some areas will approach 30″!
SPSPHI from 2/1/2021 12:35 PM to 3:00 PM EST for Hunterdon County, NJ, Northampton County, PA, Warren County, NJ: INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES CONTINUE RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. More information.
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