Ice Storm, Western Passaic
- When
- December 14, 5:38 AM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in New Jersey, December 14, 2000
During the early morning hours of December 14th, a low pressure system over the Ohio Valley weakened, while a new low developed along the mid Atlantic coast. This new low tracked northeast toward southern New England by the late morning on December 14th.
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
- 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.
During the early morning hours of December 14th, a low pressure system over the Ohio Valley weakened, while a new low developed along the mid Atlantic coast. This new low tracked northeast toward southern New England by the late morning on December 14th. To the northwest of this low pressure center, a narrow swath of freezing rain and sleet fell, as warm, moist air was lifted over a pre-existing colder airmass. This mixture of freezing rain and sleet created treacherous travel for the morning commute on December 14th. In addition, power outages resulted as tree limbs fell due to significant ice accretion. Ice accumulated at least one quarter inch throughout the area, with some locations receiving up to one half inch of ice.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Idaho, December 14 to 15, 2000
- Avalanche in Utah, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, December 14, 2000
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, December 2000
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: 5167258.