Heavy Snow, Union
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 30, 2000
A low pressure system rapidly intensified and moved north along the mid Atlantic coast during Saturday December 30th. This produced a wide swath of heavy snow to the northwest of the storm track.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 6
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.
A low pressure system rapidly intensified and moved north along the mid Atlantic coast during Saturday December 30th. This produced a wide swath of heavy snow to the northwest of the storm track. Snowfall began between 5 and 7 AM across the area, and fell at intense rates right from the start. Snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour were common. There were also numerous reports of thunder and lightning accompanying the most intense snow bands. Winds also began to increase later Saturday morning, causing some blowing and drifting of snow, which reduced visibilities significantly, and created near blizzard conditions at times in some areas. The low pressure center crossed central Long Island during mid afternoon on Saturday, before moving northeast into southern New England later that evening. As the low moved away, the precipitation tapered off across the area. Subfreezing temperatures and gusty winds lingered behind the storm system.Here are some specific snowfall totals from this storm system:Passaic County: 16 inches at Hawthorne, to 25 inches at Hewett.Bergen County: 13 inches at Teterboro Airport and Palisades Park, to 17 inches at Rutherford.Essex County: 13.9 inches at Newark International Airport, to 17.5 inches at West Caldwell.Hudson County: 12 inches at Kearny, to 16 inches at Jersey City and Union City.Union County: 14 inches at Elizabeth, to 18.5 inches at Roselle.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Bergen
- When
- December 30, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Bergen forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Essex
- When
- December 30, 7:45 AM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Eastern Passaic
- When
- December 30, 8:00 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, Hudson
- When
- December 30, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Passaic
- When
- December 30, 8:30 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)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 30, 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: 5167866, 5167408, 5167410, 5167409, 5167411, 5167407.