Winter Weather, Eastern Cape May
- When
- March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 9 to 10, 1999
A low pressure system that developed in Oklahoma the morning of the 8th, moved northeast into the lower Ohio Valley the morning of the 9th and then moved eastsoutheast exiting the United States mainland along the North Carolina/Virginia border during the early morning of the 10th. The low passed close enough to New Jersey to bring an accumulating snow to Cape May County.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 low pressure system that developed in Oklahoma the morning of the 8th, moved northeast into the lower Ohio Valley the morning of the 9th and then moved eastsoutheast exiting the United States mainland along the North Carolina/Virginia border during the early morning of the 10th. The low passed close enough to New Jersey to bring an accumulating snow to Cape May County. Accumulations ranged from a trace in the northern part of the county to nearly 3 inches (2.8) in Cape May City. Snow began during the late afternoon on the 9th. The heaviest snow fell during the evening. The accumulating snow was over during the early morning of the 10th. Flurries persisted into the morning of the 10th. Accumulations included 2.8 inches in Cape May City, 1 inch in Swainton and a trace in Ocean City.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Western Cape May
- When
- March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 9, 1999
- Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 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: 5691819, 5691820.