New Jersey, 2014Heavy 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.
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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- 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.
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.
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.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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.