Winter Storm, Sussex
- When
- December 29, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New Jersey, December 29, 1998
A weak low pressure system over the south Atlantic States the morning of the 29th moved northeast along the Atlantic seaboard and reached the Gulf of Maine the morning of the 30th. During the morning of the 29th, while temperatures were above freezing just above the surface, temperatures at ground level were below freezing.
Where it happened
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- 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 PHI wrote it up.
A weak low pressure system over the south Atlantic States the morning of the 29th moved northeast along the Atlantic seaboard and reached the Gulf of Maine the morning of the 30th. During the morning of the 29th, while temperatures were above freezing just above the surface, temperatures at ground level were below freezing. Freezing drizzle developed and made all untreated roads very hazardous. During the afternoon as the low moved northeast along the Eastern Seaboard, precipitation became heavier and changed over from rain to snow across Sussex County. The change to snow took longest in the southeast valleys, but by the time the precipitation ended during the evening, it had snowed in all areas. Accumulations ranged from 1 to 6 inches and included 6 inches in High Point and Wantage, 4 inches in Montague, 2 inches in Sussex and 1 inch in Newton.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Dense Fog in California, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 29, 1998
- Ice Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, December 1998
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: 5673507.