Winter Weather, Morris
- When
- December 23, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 23, 2005
A weak warm front that moved through northwestern New Jersey produced some light sleet and freezing rain during the early morning on the 23rd. Precipitation amounts were generally only a trace, but untreated roadways were slippery.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 warm front that moved through northwestern New Jersey produced some light sleet and freezing rain during the early morning on the 23rd. Precipitation amounts were generally only a trace, but untreated roadways were slippery. A multi-vehicular accident snarled traffic on Interstate 80 in Warren County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Sussex
- When
- December 23, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM 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)
Winter Weather, Warren
- When
- December 23, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Wyoming, December 23, 2005
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More
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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: 5483168, 5483169, 5483170.