The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey has confirmed that blizzard conditions occurred across portions of coastal New Jersey and Delaware during the early morning hours of February 23.
According to a public information statement released Friday afternoon, sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph combined with falling and blowing snow reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile for at least three hours in several locations.
Counties meeting blizzard criteria include Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic, and Cape May in New Jersey, along with Sussex County in Delaware. Both inland and coastal sections of many of these counties experienced the conditions.
The National Weather Service notes that the verification data is still considered preliminary until it is finalized and officially entered into the NWS StormData database. Exact start and end times for the blizzard conditions will be documented once the verification process is complete.
