New Jersey, 2009

Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2009

January 17 to 18, 2009 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moved through the Great Lakes region during the 17th and 18th. This system was more like an Alberta Clipper as it originated near the providence of Alberta Canada.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

An area of low pressure moved through the Great Lakes region during the 17th and 18th. This system was more like an Alberta Clipper as it originated near the providence of Alberta Canada. This system spread a swath of snow across northern into central New Jersey during the late evening hours of the 17th, although the bulk of the accumulating snow occurred across the far northwestern part of the state. The snow then tapered off and ended during the mid to late morning hours of the 18th.

Some snowfall totals included; 3.5 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 2.8 inches in Lake Hopatcong (Morris County), 2.6 inches in Columbia (Warren County), 2.5 inches in Newton (Sussex County), 2.5 inches in Allomuchy (Warren County), 2.4 inches in Blairstown (Warren County), 2.0 inches in Rockaway (Morris County), 2.0 inches in Hackettstown (Warren County), 1.8 inches in Butler (Morris County), 0.9 of an inch in Somerville (Somerset County), 0.8 of an inch in Whitehouse (Hunterdon County), 0.6 of an inch in Hillsborough (Somerset County) and 0.1 of an inch in Mount Holly (Burlington County).

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Sussex

When
January 17, 11:45 PM EST to January 18, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Warren

When
January 17, 11:45 PM EST to January 18, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 149616, 149617.