Winter Weather, Western Passaic
- When
- November 13, 9:30 PM EST to November 14, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New Jersey, November 13 to 14, 1997
With a high pressure system extending from northwest of the Great Lakes east-southeast across Northern New England, a low pressure system developed off the Carolina Coast during Thursday evening on November 13th. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain created hazardous weather conditions across the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
With a high pressure system extending from northwest of the Great Lakes east-southeast across Northern New England, a low pressure system developed off the Carolina Coast during Thursday evening on November 13th. It slowly intensified as it moved northeast, passing south of Long Island during Friday afternoon before moving offshore during Friday evening.A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain created hazardous weather conditions across the area. Precipitation accumulated on roads, making both driving and walking hazardous. Several, mostly minor, traffic accidents occurred. Freezing rain also accumulated on trees, causing some tree limbs to fall on power lines that resulted in scattered power outages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Indiana, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 13, 1997
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, November 1997
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: 5623621.