Winter Storm, Cumberland
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $800,000
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 7 to 8, 1996
5 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.4 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Atlantic
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Atlantic forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $600,000
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Cape May
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Property damage
- $600,000
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Cape May
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Western Atlantic | 1996-01-07 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Maryland, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in Pennsylvania, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in New Jersey, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, January 7, 1996
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 7, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Delaware, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in Delaware, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546172, 5546173, 5546174, 5546175, 5546176.