Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 25, 2000

Name: Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 25, 2000
Start: 2000-01-25T08:30
End: 2000-01-25T19:15
Location: New Jersey

January 25, 2000 · NWS OKX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Snow developed between 4 and 5 am along the immediate coast and spread rapidly north during the morning rush hour. Snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour occurred during the peak of the morning rush hour.

Where it happened

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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 strong low pressure system (Nor'easter) moved north to northeast, passing just east of Montauk Point before Midnight on January 25th.Snow developed between 4 and 5 am along the immediate coast and spread rapidly north during the morning rush hour. Snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour occurred during the peak of the morning rush hour. White-out conditions caused massive traffic interruptions. Snowfall during the morning commute ranged from around 2 inches at Elizabeth in Union County to around 6 inches at Teterboro Airport in Bergen County. As warm air in the lower levels wrapped around this storm, snow changed to freezing rain and sleet, which continued from mid-morning through late afternoon. As the low approached Long Island during the evening, bands of moderate to heavy snow rotated northwest around the low.Here are selected snowfall amounts from this storm for:Passaic County: from 6.5 inches at Clifton to 8 inches at West Milford.Bergen County: from 6 inches at Rutherford, Teterboro, Hasbrouck Heights, and Fairlawn to 6.5 inches at Lyndhurst.Essex County: from 5.5 inches at Newark Airport to 6.1 inches at Nutley.Hudson County: from 4.5 inches at Jersey City to 6 inches at Secaucus.Union County: 6.2 inches was measured at Elizabeth.This low was preceded by strong northeast winds that gusted from 40 to 45 mph.

The radar

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Event by event

6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Bergen

When: January 25, 8:30 AM EST
Where: Bergen forecast zone
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Winter Storm, Union

When: January 25, 10:15 AM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Western Passaic

When: January 25, 10:30 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)

Winter Storm, Essex

When: January 25, 10:51 AM EST
Where: Essex forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Hudson

When: January 25, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Hudson forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Eastern Passaic

When: January 25, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Passaic forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Jersey in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5127559, 5127560, 5127563, 5127561, 5127562, 5127564.