New Jersey, 2014

Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 2 to 3, 2014

January 2 to 3, 2014 · NWS OKX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A low pressure system moving into the Ohio Valley on January 2 redeveloped and intensified along the Mid Atlantic coast, bringing heavy snow to Northeast New Jersey before moving out to sea on the third of January.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
9

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 OKX wrote it up.

A low pressure system moving into the Ohio Valley on January 2 redeveloped and intensified along the Mid Atlantic coast, bringing heavy snow to Northeast New Jersey before moving out to sea on the third of January.

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Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Essex

When
January 2, 6:15 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Newark Airport reported snowfall of 8.5 inches.

Heavy Snow, Western Essex

When
January 2, 6:15 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported widespread snowfall of 6 to 7 inches.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Union

When
January 2, 6:15 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Union forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported snowfall of 6 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Western Union

When
January 2, 6:15 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Union forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters and the public reported widespread snowfall of 6 inches.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Passaic

When
January 2, 6:15 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Passaic forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter reported snowfall of 6.5 inches.

Heavy Snow, Western Passaic

When
January 2, 6:15 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Passaic forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported snowfall of 6 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Bergen

When
January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Bergen forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The NJ Department Of Transportation (DOT), trained spotters and the public reported widespread snowfall totals of 6 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Western Bergen

When
January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Bergen forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The NJ DOT, trained spotters and the public reported widespread snowfall totals of 6 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Hudson

When
January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Hudson forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public, trained spotters and NJ DOT reported widespread snowfall totals of 7 to 10 inches.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 497188, 497189, 497191, 497193, 497194, 497195, 497177, 497178, 497184.