Winter Weather, Sussex
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New Jersey, April 9 to 10, 1996
A low pressure system developed near Cape Hatteras the morning of the 9th, intensified and moved slowly northeast during the next 24 hours. It reached Cape Cod the morning of the 10th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A low pressure system developed near Cape Hatteras the morning of the 9th, intensified and moved slowly northeast during the next 24 hours. It reached Cape Cod the morning of the 10th. This caused a late season rain and snow storm across New Jersey with the heaviest accumulations along Coastal New Jersey. Precipitation started as rain in Southern New Jersey and a rain and snow mixture farther north during the predawn hours on the 9th. Precipitation type became intensity dependent during the day on the 9th. When precipitation became heavier, it fell as snow; when its intensity decreased, it changed back to rain. Nevertheless above freezing temperatures plus indirect radiation from the April sun caused much of the snow to melt as it reached the ground during the day.As sunset arrived (after 7 p.m. EDT), the snow began to accumulate mainly on grassy areas and overpasses across the area. But, this was not the case across coastal New Jersey where bands of heavy wet snow began accumulating on all surfaces including roadways. By the evening hours, the heaviest precipitation was mainly confined to the east of the New Jersey Turnpike. Accumulations averaged around 2 inches with the lightest accumulations in Sussex County. Roads and overpasses became slippery and this caused some accidents.Specific accumulations included 4 inches in Belle Mead and Flemington, 3 inches in Wrightstown, 2 to 3 inches in the hills of Morris County, 2 inches in New Brunswick and Mount Laurel, 1 inch in Hackettstown and less than an inch in Wantage.This was the last measurable snow of the season for New Jersey. The following are seasonal snowfall accumulations, many are records, but the state snowfall record of 108 inches remained intact. Wantage (Sussex) 107 inches, Newton (Sussex) 98.5 inches, Knowlton (Warren) 93.5 inches, Rockaway Township and Chatham (Morris) 90.8 inches, Long Valley (Morris) 87 inches, Fords (Middlesex) 81.6 inches, Schooley's Mountain (Morris) 80.4 inches, Belle Mead (Somerset) 76.8 inches, New Brunswick (Middlesex) 76.5 inches a new record, Bridgewater (Somerset) 70.7 inches, Mount Laurel (Burlington) 69 inches, Mount Holly (Burlington) 67 inches, Flemington (Hunterdon) 65.9 inches, Hightstown (Mercer) 64.7 inches, Estelle Manor (Atlantic) 53.1 inches, Woodstown (Salem) 51.4 inches, Downstown (Gloucester) 50 inches, Seabrook (Cumberland) 47.6 inches and Cape May City (Cay May) 44.3 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Warren
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Morris
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hunterdon
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Somerset
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Middlesex
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mercer
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northwestern Burlington
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Camden
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gloucester
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Salem
- When
- April 9, 4:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Maine, April 9 to 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, April 9 to 10, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561107, 5561108, 5561109, 5561110, 5561111, 5561112, 5561113, 5561114, 5561115, 5561116, 5561117.