Heavy Snow, Sussex
- When
- January 11, 6:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 11, 2000
A weak Alberta low brought the first widespread measurable snow to Sussex County of the winter season. Accumulations though were on the light side and ranged from less than an inch in the valleys to around three inches over the higher terrain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 Alberta low brought the first widespread measurable snow to Sussex County of the winter season. Accumulations though were on the light side and ranged from less than an inch in the valleys to around three inches over the higher terrain. Untreated roads were slippery. Accumulations included 2.9 inches in Highland Lakes, 2.8 inches in Sussex, 2.3 inches in High Point and 2.1 inches in Wantage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- High Wind in Ohio, January 11, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 11, 2000
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130293.