Heavy Snow, Sussex
- When
- December 6, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 6, 1996
A low pressure system developed over South Carolina the afternoon of the 5th. ), the precipitation associated with it changed from rain to snow across the higher terrain of Sussex County during the early morning of the 6th.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 over South Carolina the afternoon of the 5th. As it quickly intensified and moved northeast (It passed just east of the New Jersey coast the morning of the 6th.), the precipitation associated with it changed from rain to snow across the higher terrain of Sussex County during the early morning of the 6th. As the storm continued to intensify during the morning of the 6th, so did the precipitation. The heaviest snow fell between about 7 a.m. and 11 a.m EST. The snow was very elevation dependent. While the higher terrain locations were receiving heavy snow, considerably less fell in the valleys where precipitation fell as or mixed with rain longer. Accumulations included 11.5 inches at High Point, 7 inches in Sparta, and only one inch in Newton.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in New York, December 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 6, 1996
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 6, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, December 6, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 6, 1996
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 6, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, December 6, 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: 5577387.