11/30/2023 0 Comments March 4 snow totals nj![]() ![]() The second highest flood peak of record was recorded at eight streamgages in the Passaic, Raritan, Hackensack, Maurice, and Delaware River Basins. Flood peaks for this event and historical peaks of record for these streamgages and others across the State are listed in table (below). The West Branch Wading River near Jenkins, NJ (01409810), station recorded the highest flood peak in 25 years of record. The Passaic River at Pine Brook, NJ (01381900) station recorded the highest flood peak in 48 years of record. The Toms River near Toms River, NJ (01408500), station recorded the highest flood peak in 81 years of record (fig. Peak Flows at Continuous-Record Streamflow Gaging Stationsįlood peaks were the highest ever recorded at three USGS continuous-record streamflow gaging stations in the Mullica, Passaic, and Toms River Basins (fig. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map of snow cover in inches of water equivalent on March 12, 2010 (Public domain.) ![]() By March 12, 2010, all of the snow had melted, except in small areas in northwestern New Jersey (fig. ![]() Snow cover in the northwestern part of the State was equivalent to 6 to 8 inches of water and there was generally 2 to 4 inches of water equivalent on the ground as snow in central and southern New Jersey. No precipitation was observed during that period.Īfter the last snow storm on February 25-26, 2010, the entire State had substantial snow cover from multiple snowstorms in February (fig. Snowmelt contributed to increasing streamflows at many stream gages in the northern part of the State for a period of 10 days to 2 weeks before this storm. This February, with 36.6 inches of snow, was the second wettest and the snowiest February on record for Atlantic City dating back to 1906. Much of the precipitation that fell in February was snow. Precipitation across New Jersey in February was two to three times the normal amount (U.S. Precipitation recorded at the NWS Atlantic City gage during the preceding 12 months was 67 inches, which is 27 inches above normal. Precipitation was higher than normal in February and in the 12 months leading up to March 2010. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map of snow cover, in inches of water equivalent, on February 27, 2010.(Public domain.) USGS gages recorded from 3.9 to 7.5 inches in the Raritan and Rahway River Basins, 3.5 to 4.3 inches in the Passaic and Hackensack River Basins, 3.6 to 4.4 inches in the Lower Delaware River Basin, 2.5 to 4.0 inches in the Upper Delaware Basin and 3.2 to 5.9 inches in the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basins. Gages at NWS climate sites at Newark, Trenton, and Atlantic City recorded 5.2 inches, 2.6 inches and 3.8 inches respectively. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) recorded total precipitation amounts ranging from 2.3 inches (data from a NWS observer at Knowlton in Warren County) to 7.5 inches at the USGS precipitation gage at Mountainside in Union County (404059074223301). The rest of the State received 4 to 6 inches of rain. The southwestern and western parts of the State received the least precipitation, with totals generally ranging from 2.5 to 4 inches. 1) showed areas of 6 to 8 inches in parts of Bergen, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, and Union Counties. ![]() Rainfall amounts were greatest in central and northeastern New Jersey.Ī National Weather Service map of total observed precipitation for the 7-day period ending March 16, 2010, at 1900 hours EDT (fig. Bands of heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms occurred on Sunday with showers continuing through Monday March 15, 2010. Steady, heavier rain developed on Saturday morning and continued through the evening. Light rain began to fall during late morning on Friday March 12. National Weather Service map of total observed precipitation for the 7-day period ending March 16, 2010(Public domain.)Ī storm moved north along the Atlantic Coast spreading rain across the State, from March 12 through March 15, 2010. ![]()
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