Winter Weather, Sussex
- When
- March 20, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 in New Jersey, March 20, 2005
A high pressure ridge that extended from James Bay, Canada to the Middle Atlantic coastal waters left enough cold air in place near the surface to cause a wintry mix of precipitation to occur during the first half of the day on the 20th. m.
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 high pressure ridge that extended from James Bay, Canada to the Middle Atlantic coastal waters left enough cold air in place near the surface to cause a wintry mix of precipitation to occur during the first half of the day on the 20th. Precipitation moved in aloft preceding a warm front and fell as mainly freezing rain over the higher terrain of Sussex County between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. EST. Ice accretions were less than one-tenth of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in with any accumulations less than one-quarter of an inch. By 11 a.m. EST enough warm air moved in at the surface to change the precipitation over to plain rain in all areas. Untreated roadways were hazardous before the change to plain rain.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in California, March 20, 2005
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 20 to 22, 2005
- High Wind in Washington, March 20, 2005
- Tornado in California, March 20, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, March 20, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, March 20, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, March 20, 2005
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 20, 2005
- Heavy Snow in California, March 20 to 22, 2005
- High Wind in Texas, March 20 to 21, 2005
- Hail in Virginia, March 20, 2005
- Strong Wind in California, March 20 to 21, 2005
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, March 2005
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: 5439451.