CASILIST : Post-storm Report, West Orange & a few surrounding areas

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From: mike1047{at}webtv.net (Michael Girone)
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:29:27 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Post-storm Report, West Orange & a few surrounding areas
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This was the first significant storm of 1999 where frozen and/or
freezing precip fell for the majority (I'd say about 95%) of the event
here in West Orange. Precip started early Thursday morning (just after
midnight) as sleet. By dawn, there was about 1/2" of primarily snow on
the ground. It snowed all day Thursday, but with only minor
accumulations of up to 1/4" (the snow flakes were very small and falling
sideways in the stiff N to NE wind). By nightfall, the precip had
changed over to moderate sleet, which accumulated about 1/4" on the
previously clear (relatively) streets. Total snow and sleet
accumulation by this time was 1". When I woke up this morning (6:10
a.m.), the precip had changed over to moderate and occasionally heavy
freezing rain, with at least 1/8" of ice on everything. Trees and power
lines were sagging by mid-morning, and my lights were flickering for a
little while. The freezing rain changed over to rain between 11:30 a.m.
and noon before ending shortly afterward. Ice accumulations by then
were 1/8" to 1/4", bringing the total wintry accumulation to 1 and 1/8"
to 1.25".

In Nutley (just to my NE), street flooding was a problem as the rain and
slowly melting snow & ice had no where to go. NWS OKX put out flash
flood watches and warnings to cover this. Tree limbs and branches were
downed by the ice throughout the area.

Scattered power outages have been reported across the area. Power went
out late in the morning at the local Pathmark supermarket, making food
shopping in the dark quite difficult as you can imagine.

Mike
West Orange, NJ

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