New Jersey, 2007

Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 28 to 29, 2007

January 28 to 29, 2007 · NWS PHI · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Bands of snow showers that formed along a surface trough caused about 2 to 4 inches of snow to accumulate across central New Jesrey. Snow began during the early evening on the 28th, but increased in intensity during the late evening on the 28th and into the first couple of hours of the 29th when most of the accumulation took place.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

Bands of snow showers that formed along a surface trough caused about 2 to 4 inches of snow to accumulate across central New Jesrey. Snow began during the early evening on the 28th, but increased in intensity during the late evening on the 28th and into the first couple of hours of the 29th when most of the accumulation took place. On the morning of the 29th, some schools had delayed openings. Schools in Manahawkin (Ocean County) were closed. A second band of snow showers moved through Salem and Atlantic Counties where accumulations averaged one to two inches. Between those bands accumulations across the state were generally an inch or less.|Specific accumulations included 4.5 inches in Marlboro (Monmouth County), 3.6 inches in Cream Ridge (Monmouth County), 3.5 inches in Hightstown (Mercer County) and Toms River (Ocean County), 3.4 inches in Wrightstown (Burlington County), 3.2 inches in Wertsville (Hunterdon County), 3.0 inches in New Lisbon (Burlington County) and Manasquan (Monmouth County), 2.8 inches in Princeton (Mercer County), Southampton (Burlington County) and Neshanic (Somerset County), 2.7 inches in Manahawkin (Ocean County), 2.6 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County), 2.1 inches in Pittsgrove (Salem County), 2.0 inches in Edison and South Brunswick (Middlesex County) and 1.5 inches in Blairstown (Warren County).

The radar

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Event by event

12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Hunterdon

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Somerset

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Middlesex

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Monmouth

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Monmouth

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mercer

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Ocean

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Ocean

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northwestern Burlington

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southeastern Burlington

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Salem

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Atlantic

When
January 28, 6:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (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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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: 11073, 11074, 11075, 11076, 11077, 11078, 11079, 11080, 11081, 11082, 11083, 11084.