The storm began as snow during the morning on Saturday and fell heavily at times. The temperature was turning colder during the afternoon and early evening with temperatures dropping to 22 in Central Park and 20 at Newark, NJ by 8 PM. However, after 9 PM, the precipitation changed to sleet and freezing rain and temperatures later warmed from northeast New Jersey southward and across New York City and Long Island later at night. It was raining and 36 degrees in Midtown at 4 AM Sunday morning. The models forecasted the storm track and changeover very well. These are some snowfall totals reported to the NWS:
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
WESTON 7.2
NEW CANAAN 7.0
DANBURY 6.6
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
HADDAM 7.3
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
NORTH HAVEN 7.2
...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
GILMAN 4.0
NEW JERSEY
...BERGEN COUNTY...
EAST RUTHERFORD 6.3
MAHWAH 6.3
...ESSEX COUNTY...
NEWARK 6.0
ROSELAND 5.5
BLOOMFIELD 5.0
NEWARK AIRPORT 4.3
...HUDSON COUNTY...
KEARNY 5.5
SECAUCUS 5.5
NEW YORK
...BRONX COUNTY...
BEDFORD PARK 7.1
PARKCHESTER 6.3
...NASSAU COUNTY...
BAYVILLE 6.1
GLEN COVE 4.3
...NEW YORK COUNTY...
UPPER WEST SIDE 6.0
CENTRAL PARK 5.0
...ORANGE COUNTY...
NEW WINDSOR 8.5
NEWBURGH 8.5
...QUEENS COUNTY...
NYC/LA GUARDIA 4.7
ASTORIA 4.1
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 3.2
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
WADING RIVER 5.0
ST. JAMES 4.5
HUNTINGTON 3.0
...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...
ARMONK 7.6
SCARSDALE 7.5
YONKERS 6.2
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.
