Blizzard in New Jersey, January 7 to 8, 1996

Name: Blizzard in New Jersey, January 7 to 8, 1996
Start: 1996-01-07T02:00
End: 1996-01-08T15:00
Location: New Jersey

January 7 to 8, 1996 · NWS PHI · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

15 blizzard, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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

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The toll

Deaths: 3
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $19 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Salem

When: January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Salem forecast zone
Property damage: $300,000
Coordinates: 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Gloucester

When: January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Gloucester forecast zone
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Camden

When: January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Camden forecast zone
Property damage: $1.2 million
Coordinates: 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Northwestern Burlington

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $1.6 million
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Western Ocean

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Ocean forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $600,000
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Eastern Ocean

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Property damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Mercer

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $1.1 million
Coordinates: 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Middlesex

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Middlesex forecast zone
Property damage: $4.4 million
Coordinates: 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Western Monmouth

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Monmouth forecast zone
Property damage: $600,000
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Eastern Monmouth

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Property damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Somerset

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Somerset forecast zone
Property damage: $4.4 million
Coordinates: 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Hunterdon

When: January 7, 4:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hunterdon forecast zone
Property damage: $600,000
Coordinates: 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Sussex

When: January 7, 5:00 AM EST to January 8, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Sussex forecast zone
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Warren

When: January 7, 5:00 AM EST to January 8, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Property damage: $1.1 million
Coordinates: 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Morris

When: January 7, 5:00 AM EST to January 8, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Property damage: $1.5 million
Coordinates: 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Blizzard, Northwestern Burlington	1996-01-07	88	Female	Outside/Open Areas	Direct
Blizzard, Western Ocean	1996-01-07		Female	Outside/Open Areas	Direct
Blizzard, Mercer	1996-01-07	47	Female	Outside/Open Areas	Direct

What these are

Blizzard: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Jersey in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in New Jersey, January 1996

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546177, 5546178, 5546179, 5546180, 5546181, 5546182, 5546183, 5546184, 5546185, 5546186, 5546187, 5546188, 5546189, 5546190, 5546191.