Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 4 to 5, 2014

Name: Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 4 to 5, 2014
Start: 2014-02-04T23:00
End: 2014-02-05T15:00
Location: New Jersey

February 4 to 5, 2014 · NWS PHI · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 major winter storm brought heavy snow and sleet to northwest New Jersey and a wintry mix which included a significant accumulation of ice to the central third of New Jersey. Snowfall reached one foot in Sussex County and ice accumulations were as high as half an inch. The snow that was still on the trees from the just concluded winter storm was a major contributing factor to the power outages. The weight of the snow, then sleet and freezing rain on limbs all collaborated to cause more tree damage then would have occurred if trees were bare at the start of the event. It was the worst ice related outages in the Public Service Electric and Gas's service area since 1999. Governor Chris Christie declared a State of Emergency and all New Jersey State offices were closed on the 5th for all non-essential workers. Except in the southeast part of the state, schools were closed. Rutgers University was closed also. New Jersey State Police responded statewide to about 170 accidents and around 180 calls for assistance from disabled motorists.

In the southern half of the state, precipitation started as sleet during the late evening on the 4th. In the southeast part of the state, precipitation changed to plain rain. But in inland Monmouth and in Mercer County and the Philadelphia eastern suburbs, precipitation changed quickly over to freezing rain within about an hour of the start. Precipitation then changed to plain rain from south to north between 4 a.m. EST and 9 a.m. EST on the 5th. The rain ended that afternoon. In the Raritan Valley and northwest New Jersey, precipitation started as snow right around Midnight EST on the 5th. The snow fell heavy at times before sunrise in northwest New Jersey. Precipitation then changed to sleet from south to north between 3 a.m. EST and 8 a.m. EST on the 5th. In the Raritan Valley, the precipitation changed quickly to freezing rain and then to plain rain around 9 a.m. EST on the 5th. In northwest New Jersey, the sleet continued for a couple of hours and the transition to freezing rain occurred during the second half of the morning. A change to plain rain occurred during the early afternoon (except for parts of Sussex County) and the accumulating precipitation ended around 3 p.m. EST on the 5th. A very light wintry mix then occurred in northwest New Jersey during the early evening of the 5th.

Public Service Electric and Gas reported about 110,000 of its customers lost power with Mercer, Burlington and Middlesex Counties most affected. Power was fully restored late in the day on the 7th. Jersey Central Power and Light reported about 44,000 of its customers lost power with Middlesex and Monmouth Counties most affected. Power was fully restored on the afternoon of the 6th. One of the hardest hit municipalities with outages was Lambertville as 40 percent of the city lost power. Atlantic City Electric reported about 2,000 of its customers lost power. Restoration assistance came from as far away as Canada. The ice caused considerable traveling problems for all modes of transportation. The speed limit on the New Jersey Turnpike was reduced to 35 mph. Northeast Corridor rail service was suspended between Trenton and New York City. Train service was also suspended on the North Jersey Coastal Line. New Jersey Transit went on a storm schedule and cross honored train and bus tickets. Bus delays averaged one hour.

Some major roadway lane or complete closures due to downed trees included New Jersey State Routes 68 and 70 in Springfield and Pemberton Townships respectively and U.S. Route 130 in Burlington Township all in Burlington County and Eastbound Interstate 195 in Hamilton Township and New Jersey State Route 29 in Hopewell Township in Mercer County. A major accident with injuries occurred on Interstate 676 in Camden (Camden County). In Somerset County, a volunteer firefighter was injured when the truck he was in skidded on ice into a tree in Raritan Township.

Even when the precipitation changed to rain, the problems did not end. Snow and ice clogged catch basins caused poor drainage roadway flooding. In Middlesex County, the U.S. Routes 1 and 9 corridor in Woodbridge and in Mercer County, New Jersey State Route 31 in Hopewell Township were most affected. An elderly couple had to be rescued from their flooded car on U.S. Route 9 in Woodbridge. | |Representative snowfall and sleet accumulations included 11.0 inches in Wantage and Montague Townships (Sussex County), 8.0 inches in Highland Lakes (Sussex County), 6.0 inches in Blairstown (Warren County) and Randolph (Morris County), 5.2 inches in Butler (Morris County), 5.0 inches in Marcella (Morris County), 4.4 inches in Parsippany (Morris County), 4.0 inches in Bernards Township (Somerset County), 3.8 inches in Bethlehem Township (Hunterdon County), 3.6 inches in Hackettstown (Warren County), 3.5 inches in Tewksbury Township (Hunterdon County), 3.0 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County), 2.7 inches in Bridgewater (Somerset County), 2.2 inches in Woodbridge (Middlesex County), 2.0 inches in Iselin (Middlesex County) and Montgomery Township (Somerset County) and 0.8 inches in Pennington (Mercer County).

Representative ice accumulations included 0.50 inches in Tewksbury Township (Hunterdon County) and Metuchen (Middlesex County), 0.40 inches in Florence (Burlington County) and Rockaway (Morris County), 0.30 inches in Ewing (Mercer County) and Bridgewater (Somerset County), 0.25 inches in Washington Township (Gloucester County), Princeton (Mercer County) and Monroe Township (Middlesex County) and 0.12 inches in Glassboro (Gloucester County).

The winter storm was caused by a low pressure system that formed in the western Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 4th and a surface high pressure system that passed over the region and helped initially lock in cold air near the surface. This low pressure system moved northeast and reached Mississippi during the early evening of the 4th and the Tennessee River Valley around Midnight EST on the 5th. About the same time, a secondary low pressure system was forming on the primary low's warm front off the North Carolina Coast. Both low pressure systems in tandem proceeded to move northeast and at 7 a.m. EST on the 5th, the primary low pressure system was over southeast Ohio with the secondary low pressure system off the Delaware Coast. As is typically the case, the primary low pressure system weakened and reached western Pennsylvania during the early afternoon on the 5th while the now stronger secondary low pressure system was just off of Long Beach Island on the New Jersey coast. This secondary low pressure system intensified as it rapidly moved northeast and was southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts at 4 p.m. EST on the 5th. What was left of the primary low pressure system trundled across Eastern Pennsylvania and Northern New Jersey during the late afternoon and early evening of the 5th.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 4, 9:40 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 9:40 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
940 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT THEN
ACROSS OUR AREA WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE AWAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE
WILL REMAIN INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
WILL AFFECT THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
NO BIG CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION IS
ON THE WAY AND SHOULD BE ENTERING OUR SOUTHERN AREAS VERY SHORTLY
AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE
CONTINUE TO EXPECT THE WHOLE GAMUT OF P-TYPES WITH THIS SYSTEM.
RANGING FROM SNOW, TO SLEET, TO FREEZING RAIN, AND ALL RAIN.
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL START OUT AS RAIN FOR OUR FAR SOUTHERN
AREAS WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL START FIRST, AND SHOULD REMAIN ALL
RAIN THERE. IT SHOULD BE A SNOW AND SLEET MIX FOR MUCH OF THE REST
OF THE AREA AS IT BEGINS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AREAS.
HOWEVER, A TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED AND
SHOULD BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR MOST LOCATIONS IN
THE WARNING AREA FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES WITH REGARD TO THE
PRESENCE OF THE WARM LAYER...HOW WARM THAT LAYER WILL BE...AND HOW
FAR NORTH THE WARM LAYER WILL GET.  THERE IS ALSO SOME DIFFERENCES
ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES...WHICH WHILE NOT LARGE...COULD MAKE ALL THE
DIFFERENCE IS THIS TYPE OF EVENT. THE LAMP IN FACT KEEPS PORTIONS OF
THE DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY ABOVE FREEZING FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT AS
PRECPITATION FALLS. SO FOR NOW WE HAVE KEPT THE WARNIGNS/ADVISORIES
AS IS.

THE NEXT QUESTION OF QPF AMOUNTS IS ALSO A BIT MUDDLED AS THE
LARGER SCALE MODELS ACTUALLY BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY ON QPF AMOUNTS.
HOWEVER...STILL THINK STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE INCH LIQUID
EQUIVALENT SEEM LIKELY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
THE SURFACE LOW ACTUALLY CROSSES THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING. AS IT
DOES SO...MOST OF THE REGION...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF PA AND NW NJ...WILL BE IN THE WARM SECTOR FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME LEADING TO THE CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN. BASED ON THE HIGH RES
MODELS...EXPECT MOST LOCATIONS ALONG THE I 95 CORRIDOR AND FURTHER S
TO BE ABOVE FREEZING BY MORNING RUSH HOUR IF NOT SHORTLY THERE
AFTER.

ONCE THE LOW GETS E OF THE REGION...DRY AIR ADVECTION WILL KICK
IN...BRINGING A QUICK END TO THE PRECIPITATION.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE MAY BE A BIT OF LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SRN
POCONOS AND NRN NJ EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OTHER THAN THAT...THE
PERIOD FROM WED NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING WILL BE A MOSTLY DRY PERIOD.
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
PERIOD WITH HIGHS MOSTLY LOW TO MID 30S AND LOWS 15-25 SOUTH AND
5-15 NORTH.

AS ALREADY WELL ADVERTISED...ANOTHER WINTRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
AFFECT THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. TODAY'S GFS AND EC MODELS DEPICT
TWO SEPARATE BATCHES OF ENERGY EMERGING FROM THE W/CENTRAL US TROUGH.
SINCE THE BATCHES OF ENERGY ARE SEPARATE...THIS KEEPS THE SYSTEM
FROM BECOMING A BLOCKBUSTER STORM (AS SOME OF YESTERDAYS MODEL RUNS
WERE HINTING AT). THE FIRST AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF
THE AREA SATURDAY NGT BRINGING AN ACCUMULATING SNOW TO (MOSTLY)
THE SRN HALF OF THE CWA. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER ACTIONS IS
EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY, THEN A SECOND UPPER TROUGH/WEAK LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THIS COULD
BE A RAINS/SNOW MIXTURE...ENDING AS SOME STEADY SNOW EARLY MON
MORNING. AREAS TO THE NORTH MAY HAVE MOSTLY SNOW...WHILE MOSTLY
RAIN OVER THE DELMARVA AND SRN NJ. AT THIS POINT...THERE IS STILL
ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO KEEP THE POPS/WX FOR THE WEEKEND ON THE
CONTINUITY 'RAILS' AND KEEP HI CHC/LOW LIKELY POPS FROM SAT NIGHT
THRU EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IF THE TWO SYSTEMS DO AGAIN MERGE...THE
POSSIBILITY FOR A STRONGER STORM COULD STILL EVOLVE...SO WE ARE
STILL ADVISING PARTNERS TO BE PREPARED FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS
WEEKEND. WORDING IN THE HWO FOR THE AFTERNOON WILL CARRY ON AS
BEFORE.

MORE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ARRIVE NEXT MONDAY AND LAST INTO THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK. GENERALLY DRY WEATHER WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

MVFR CIGS IN PLACE FOR ALL TAFS EXCEPT ABE/RDG WILL PUSH NORTHWARD
AND SPREAD TO ALL TAFS BY MIDNIGHT, BEFORE IFR CIGS DEVELOP AND
COVER ALL TAFS OVERNIGHT. IFR CIGS SHOULD LIFT TO MVFR LATE IN THE
DAY WEDNESDAY, BEFORE LIFTING TO VFR LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING.

NORTHEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNIGN WILL BECOME MORE
WEST-NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AND COULD BECOME
GUSTY.

PRECPITATION IS ON THE DOOR STEP AS OF 9 PM AS IT IS BEGINNING TO
PUSH ACROSS THE SOUTEHRN DELMARVA. MOST TERMINALS WILL SEE A
SN/PL MIX EARLY CHANGE TO FZRA/PL MIX CHANGE TO RA. THE
EXCEPTIONS ARE ABE WHICH MAY SEE MOSTLY SN TONIGHT CHANGE TO A
FZRA/PL MIX TOMORROW...AND ACY WHICH COULD SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
FZRA AT THE ONSET...BUT SHOULD SEE MOSTLY RA THROUGH THE EVENT.
TIMING OF THE CHANGE OVER OF PRECIP TYPE IS UNCERTAIN.

FROM KPHL...KTTN AND TERMINALS SOUTH AND EAST...EXPECT TO SEE
PRECIPITATION CHANGE OVER TO ALL RA BY AROUND 12Z. PRECIPITATION
SHOULD TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 18 AND 00Z.

OUTLOOK...
WED NIGHT THRU LATE SUN NIGHT...MOSTLY VFR EXPECTED.
SAT MORNING THRU SUN...MOSTLY MVFR/IFR LOW CLOUDS SNOW/RAIN.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS WILL INCREASE AND WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TOMORROW AS A LOW APPROACHES THE REGION THEN LIFTS NE OUT TO SEA.
EXPECT WAVE HEIGHTS TO REACH SCA CRITERIA BY TOMORROW
MORNING...THOUGH WIND GUSTS MAY REMAIN JUST BELOW CRITERIA THROUGH
THE DAY TOMORROW.

OUTLOOK...
WED NIGHT THRU THRU MORNING...SCA CONDITIONS DIMINISHING BY THU
  MORNING.
THU THRU SAT NIGHT...SUB-SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
SUN MORNING THRU TUE MORNING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SCA
  CONDITIONS. GALES POSSIBLE.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ054-055.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ060>062-
     101>106.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ070-071.
NJ...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ001-007-
     008.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ009-010.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ013-
     020>022-027.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ012-
     015>019.
DE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR DEZ002.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR DEZ001.
MD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MDZ012-
     015-019-020.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MDZ008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR ANZ450>455.

&&

SYNOPSIS...O'HARA
NEAR TERM...JOHNSON/ROBERTSON
SHORT TERM...JOHNSON
LONG TERM...O'HARA
AVIATION...JOHNSON/O'HARA
MARINE...JOHNSON/O'HARA

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 3:38 PM EST, 7 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-052045-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ009-010-PAZ060>062-101>106-052045-
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ014-025-026-052045-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ012-015-NJZ013-020-027-052045-
KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-015>019-PAZ070-071-052045-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ003-004-NJZ023-024-052045-
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ002-MDZ019-020-NJZ021-022-052045-
KENT-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-052045-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Event by event

7 winter storm, 5 winter weather, 3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Northwestern Burlington

When: February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 7:00 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)

Ice Storm, Camden

When: February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Camden forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 5 indirect
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Salem

When: February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Salem forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southeastern Burlington

When: February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gloucester

When: February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Gloucester forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Ocean

When: February 4, 11:30 PM EST to February 5, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sussex

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Sussex forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morris

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hunterdon

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Somerset

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 Storm, Middlesex

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 Storm, Mercer

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Western Monmouth

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where: Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Monmouth

When: February 5, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Ice Storm: Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Jersey in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in New Jersey, February 2014

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: 502723, 502724, 502726, 502727, 502729, 502728, 502713, 502715, 502717, 502718, 502719, 502720, 502721, 502722, 502730.