Heavy Snow, Western Passaic
- When
- March 14, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 14 to 15, 1999
With cold air in place, a low pressure system developed over the Gulf Coast States on Saturday, March 13th. As the low slowly intensified and moved northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic Coast, it spread precipitation northeast across the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
With cold air in place, a low pressure system developed over the Gulf Coast States on Saturday, March 13th. As the low slowly intensified and moved northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic Coast, it spread precipitation northeast across the area. Light rain quickly changed to wet snow during the afternoon of March 14th. The wet snow became heavy overnight as the low approached the Mid-Atlantic States. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 6 to 9 inches across the area. Heavy wet snow downed numerous tree limbs and power lines across the region.Here are selected snowfall amounts:In Passaic County, 6 to 9 inches was measured. At Charlotteburg, 9 inches of snow was measured.In Bergen County, 6 inches was measured in Teterboro.In Essex County, 6 inches was measured in West Orange.In Union County, up to 7 inches was measured in Elizabeth.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Passaic
- When
- March 15, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bergen
- When
- March 15, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bergen forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Essex
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Union
- When
- March 15, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 14 to 15, 1999
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, March 1999
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: 5700881, 5700885, 5700882, 5700883, 5700884.