Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in New Jersey, January 2 to 3, 2014

Name: Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in New Jersey, January 2 to 3, 2014
Start: 2014-01-02T16:00
End: 2014-01-03T12:00
Location: New Jersey

January 2 to 3, 2014 · NWS PHI · 34 events in 21 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 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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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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 winter storm dropped 5 to 9 inches of snow across most of New Jersey, except around 10 inches in northern Ocean County and in Monmouth County. This caused hazardous traveling conditions for the evening commute on the 2nd and the morning commute on the 3rd. Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in New Jersey. New Jersey State Police reported about 250 storm related accidents and 900 calls from stranded motorists. In addition, AAA Mid-Atlantic responded to an additional 200 calls for assistance from stuck motorists in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. After one day of classes after the winter break, many schools were closed again on the 3rd. Many state and county offices were also closed on the 3rd. Shopping malls opened late. Senior citizen nutrition centers were closed. Warming centers were opened. New Jersey Transit commuter rails ran on an enhanced weekend schedule. For the second straight day, the transportation agency also cross-honored tickets for all modes of transportation. In addition, strong winds occurred along the coast and helped cause minor to moderate tidal flooding with beach erosion that peaked during the high tide cycle on the morning of the 3rd. The strong winds through the daytime hours on the 3rd hampered road crews as the powdery nature of the snow caused considerable blowing and drifting.

Snow began across most of the state between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. EST on the 2nd. In the southeast part of the state, precipitation started initially as freezing rain and sleet before changing over to snow by the middle of the evening. The snow fell at its heaviest from mid evening on the 2nd to around Midnight EST in the southern half of the state and during the early morning hours of the 3rd in the northern half of the state. North to northwest winds became strong around Midnight EST on the 3rd and peaked during the first half of the day on the 3rd. The strongest winds were in the southeast part of the state. Fortunately, the strongest winds did not coincide with the heaviest snow, but still caused blowing and drifting. The snow ended between 7 a.m. EST and 11 a.m. EST on the 3rd. The snow ended first in the far northwest and southwest parts of the state and last in Ocean and Monmouth Counties where the greatest snowfall occurred. Some of the largest traffic delays with the storm occurred in the southern half of the state along Interstate 295, Interstate 195 and U.S. Route 1 within Mercer County.

Representative snowfall totals included 10.7 inches in Englishtown (Monmouth County), 10.5 inches in Freehold (Monmouth County) and Jackson Township (Ocean County), 9.5 inches in Whiting (Ocean County), 9.0 inches in Dennisville (Cape May County) and National Park (Gloucester County), 8.9 inches in Washington Township (Gloucester County), 8.8 inches in Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 8.6 inches in West Berlin (Camden County), 8.5 inches in East Brunswick (Middlesex County), 8.2 inches in Burlington (Burlington County) and Somerdale (Camden County), 8.0 inches in Cape May (Cape May County), 7.8 inches in Cream Ridge (Monmouth County), 7.7 inches in Ewing (Mercer County), 7.5 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County) and Newport (Cumberland County), 7.3 inches in Williamstown (Gloucester County) and Hamilton (Mercer County), 7.2 inches in Tabernacle (Burlington County), 7.0 inches in Penns Grove (Salem County), Belvidere (Warren County), Highland Lakes (Sussex County) and Somerset (Somerset County), 6.9 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County), 6.5 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, Hackettstown (Warren County), Metuchen (Middlesex County) and Clinton (Hunterdon County), 6.3 inches in Lake Hopatcong (Morris County), 6.0 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic County), Wantage (Sussex County), Quinton (Salem County) and Flemington (Hunterdon County), 5.9 inches in Bridgeton (Cumberland County), 5.6 inches in Newton (Sussex County) and 5.5 inches in Butler (Morris County) and Blairstown (Warren County).

Peak wind gusts included 52 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 51 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County) and Barnegat (Ocean County) and 40 mph in Sea Girt (Monmouth County).

While minor tidal flooding occurred with the morning high tide cycle on the 2nd (also the evening high tide cycle at Sandy Hook), tidal flooding peaked on the morning of the 3rd and caused moderate tidal flooding from Atlantic County northward and minor tidal flooding in Cape May and Cumberland Counties (still the highest of the event). The tidal flooding left many roadways icy because of the extremely low temperatures on the 3rd. In Monmouth County, a mailman had to be rescued after his vehicle drove into flood waters in Monmouth Beach. Streets were flooded in Sea Bright. In Atlantic County, the Black Horse Pike (U.S. Routes 40 and 322) was closed west of Atlantic City. West End Avenue within Atlantic City was also closed. In Ventnor Heights, North Dorset Avenue was also flooded.

The high tide reached 7.76 feet above mean lower low water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County). Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.70 feet above mean lower low water. The tidal Watson Creek at Glimmer Glass Bridge in Manasquan (Monmouth County) was above its 6 foot flood stage from 802 a.m. EST through 1039 a.m. EST on the 3rd. The tide peaked at 6.75 feet at 942 a.m. EST. The high tide reached 7.23 feet above mean lower low water at Atlantic City (Atlantic County). Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.0 feet above mean lower low water. The high tide reached 7.27 feet above mean lower low water at Cape May (Cape May County). The threshold for moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.70 feet above mean lower low water. | |The winter storm was caused by a rapidly intensifying low pressure system. The low was moving through the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 2nd. Meanwhile an arctic high pressure system near Montreal supplied an ample supply of fresh cold air. At 1 p.m. EST that afternoon, the low pressure system reached West Virginia. From there, it reformed farther to the southeast and was over northern North Carolina at 7 p.m. EST that evening and passed east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina around 9 p.m. EST. Once it reached the coast, it started to intensify rapidly as it moved eastnortheast. The low pressure system went from 998 millibars at 10 p.m. EST on the 2nd to 981 millibars located at 40 degrees north latitude and 65 degrees west longitude at 7 a.m. EST on the 3rd.

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 Jan 2, 3:02 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:02 PM EST, 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
302 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING WILL
INTENSIFY AND MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT BEFORE HEADING UP INTO THE NORTH
ATLANTIC FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND. ANOTHER LOW AND FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM SUNDAY
UNTIL LATER MONDAY. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD IN FOR
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
HAVE EXPANDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE REGION
EXCEPT TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND AND SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE.

SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY APPROACH THE REGION. EXPECT
EXPANSION IN COVERAGE ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF THE AREA BY 03Z. MODELS
CAME IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON QPF. GIVEN THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE
ADVECTION WE ARE SEEING CURRENTLY IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...THIS
SEEMS REASONABLE. THIS RESULTS IN INCREASED SNOW TOTALS GENERALLY
FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE DELMARVA REGION.

AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS LATE TONIGHT...EXPECT TO SEE WINDS
INCREASE TO AS MUCH AS 25 GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WITH THE INCREASE IN
WINDS...EXPECT TO SEE BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
TOMORROW...EVEN AFTER THE SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. DUE TO THE VERY
COLD AIR MASS THAT WILL BE MOVING IN...EXPECT TO SEE HIGH SNOW TO
LIQUID RATIOS...RESULTING IN LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW...EXACERBATING THE
BLOWING SNOW ISSUES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
EXPECT THE SNOW TO END FROM EAST TO WEST STARTING AS EARLY AS
09Z...BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE THE SNOW QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID
MORNING. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...MEANING THAT BLOWING SNOW COULD
CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LONGER TERM PART OF THE FORECAST WILL FEATURE RAPID CHANGES WITH
AN ACTIVE UPPER FLOW AND SEVERAL TROUGH TO CROSS THE AREA. THE
PERIOD WILL BEGIN WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR SATURDAY WITH
FRESH SNOW COVER OVER MOST OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE CRESTING
OVER THE AREA. LOWS SAT MORNING WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
THE DELMARVA AND METRO PHILADELPHIA AREAS...AND SUB-ZERO ACROSS
NORTH NJ AND THE SRN POCONOS. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO THE EAST SAT/SUN
ALLOWING MODERATING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES SUNDAY
AND THEN MOVE UP ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES REGION
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN ATTACHED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA SUNDAY
FOLLOWED BY INCREASING CHC FOR PRECIPITATION THEN MORE ARCTIC AIR TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
PROBABLY HAVE WARMED ENOUGH FOR LIQUID PCPN ACROSS THE DELMARVA AND
SRN NJ SUNDAY WITH MOSTLY SNOW TO THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL
PROBABLY CONTINUE TO WARM SUN NIGHT CHANGING MOST AREAS (EXCEPT SRN
POCONOS) TO MOSTLY RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL MONDAY RATHER
STEADILY...AND PCPN SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO MOSTLY SNOW BY EVENING
BEFORE ENDING. SOME SMALL SNOW ACCUMS ARE POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH WITH
THIS SYSTEM.

ARCTIC AIR WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. LOW TEMPERATURES BY TUE MORNING WILL AGAIN BE WELL BELOW
NORMAL WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS ACROSS THE AREA AND
SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN MODERATE
TOWARDS THE LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE PATTERN FOR THE TUE-THU
PERIOD LOOKS MOSTLY DRY AT THIS POINT.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

SN HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE POCONOS MOST OF THE
TERMINALS SHOULD BEGIN TO SEE PRECIPITATION BY 00Z. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 1/2SM...THOUGH PERIODS OF 1/4SM ARE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z. AFTER 06Z...EXPECT TO SEE AREAS OF
BLSN IN ADDITION TO FALLING SN AS WINDS INCREASE UP TO 25G35KT.
PLOWING IS ANTICIPATED AT ALL TAF SITES. SNOW RATES OF ONE INCH PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

FRI...SNOW WILL COME TO AN END GENERALLY EVERYWHERE BY AROUND
18Z...BUT BLSN COULD CONTINUE THROUGH 21Z. CONDITIONS COULD
IMPROVE TO VFR AFTER 21Z AS WINDS DIMINISH.

OUTLOOK...
SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VFR EXPECTED.
SUN THRU MON NGT...MOSTLY MVFR OR IFR WITH LOW CIGS/VSBYS PCPN
                   AND GUSTY WINDS.
TUE...VFR WITH GUSTY WINDS.

&&

.MARINE...
A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE WATERS WITH WIND GUSTS
UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT AS THE LOW PASSES CLOSEST TO THE REGION. AS IT DOES...EXPECT
WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 FT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TOMORROW.
FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS PERIOD AS WELL.
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH ABOUT MID DAY TOMORROW. WIND SPEEDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS SHOULD
BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK...
SAT...MOSTLY SUB-SCA CONDITIONS.
SAT NIGHT THRU SUNDAY...APPROACHING SCA CONDITIONS ON THE OCEAN.
SUN NIGHT AND MONDAY...SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WE HAVE ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR MIDDLESEX, MONMOUTH, OCEAN
AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES AND A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR CAPE MAY AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY AND KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES IN
DELAWARE.

ESTF GUIDANCE AND LOCAL TOOLS TAKE NORTH COASTAL NEW JERSEY INTO THE
LOW END OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LEVELS. BECAUSE OF A FASTER
OFFSHORE WIND SHIFT FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, CONFIDENCE
ABOUT REACHING MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LEVELS DECREASES. WE DID
INCLUDE ATLANTIC COUNTY IN THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, CONFIDENCE
THOUGH IS LOWEST FOR THIS COUNTY. WAVE ACTION WILL EXACERBATE THE
TIDAL FLOODING. FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, THE COMBINATION
OF BEING CLOSER TO THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM'S TRACK AND A FASTER
SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO KEEP TIDAL FLOODING LEVELS
AT MINOR LEVELS.

ELSEWHERE, TIDAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME INTO THE
TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER OR ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY,
BUT MODEL GUIDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. ALSO THE QUICK
DROP-OFF OF WINDS FOLLOW THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE SHOULD PRECLUDE BLOW
OUT LOW TIDES FROM OCCURRING LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.CLIMATE...
MONTHLY DECEMBER CLM'S RAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 539PM.

FOR A PERSPECTIVE AT THIS FORECAST JUNCTURE ON THESE NEXT TWO
SUBSTANTIAL COLD AIR OUTBREAKS...

THIS INFORMATION BELOW WILL PROBABLY BE REVIEWED THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS.

THE COLD TEMPERATURES FORECAST SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE THE
COLDEST AT LEAST DATING BACK AS FOLLOWS:

OUR LATEST FORECAST FOR SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 4, 2014:

KILG AROUND 5F. LAST TIME WAS 1/16-17/2009 AT 7 AND 5 RESPECTIVELY.
KPHL AROUND 5F. LAST TIME WAS JAN 17, 2009.
KABE AROUND -4F. LAST TIME THIS COLD WAS JAN 24, 2011.

FOR THOSE LOOKING AT RECORDS WITH A PROBABLE FRESH SNOW COVER TO
ASSIST MAGNIFYING THE INCOMING LATE WEEK COLD AIRMASS...

         1/3         1/4
KACY...-2 1879     0 1918  POR 1874
KPHL...-3 1879     2 1918  POR 1872
KILG...+4 1918    -1 1918  POR 1894
KABE...+6 1945    -4 1981  POR 1922
KTTN...-4 1879    -1 1918  POR 1865
KGED...+8 1962     4 1979  POR 1948
KRDG...+1 1918    -5 1981  POR 1869
KMPO...-7 1904   -23 1981  POR 1901

POR = PERIOD OF RECORD.

RECORD LOWS FOR MONDAY (EVENING MIN) TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
JANUARY 6 7 AND 8 ARE BELOW WITH THE SAME OFFICIAL PERIOD OF
RECORD.  SEVERAL NEW RECORD LOWS APPEAR LIKELY ON JANUARY 7.

          1/6     1/7            1/8
KACY...4 1981     4 1884        2 1981
KPHL...4 1896     7 1988        2 1970
KILG...7 1942    10 1988& 1942  0 1970
KABE...-4 1968   -4 1942       -3 1942
KTTN...5  1904    6 1912      -12 1866
KGED...6 1969     9 1988       10 1970
KRDG...-6 1904    6 1988        2 1942
KMPO...-22 1904  -5 1988      -13 1942

AS WE BECOME MORE CONFIDENT WE MAY AGAIN COMPARE OUR FCST TEMPS
FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK AGAINST THE LAST TIME THIS COLD.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY FOR PAZ054-055-061-
     062.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR PAZ060-070-071-101>106.
NJ...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NJZ001-007-008.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR NJZ009-010-012>027.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NJZ021-
     023-024.
     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NJZ012>014-020-022-025>027.
DE...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR DEZ001-002.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     DEZ002>004.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
     FRIDAY FOR DEZ003-004.
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR MDZ008-012-015-020.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
     FRIDAY FOR MDZ019.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ430-431-
     452>455.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ450-451.

&&

SYNOPSIS...O'HARA
NEAR TERM...JOHNSON
SHORT TERM...JOHNSON
LONG TERM...O'HARA
AVIATION...JOHNSON/O'HARA
MARINE...JOHNSON/O'HARA
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...GIGI
CLIMATE...DRAG/GAINES

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 3:07 PM EST, 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-032015-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-020-NJZ009-010-015>019-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-
032015-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY...SOUTHERN 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ012>014-020-022-025>027-032015-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN
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 STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ002-NJZ021-023-024-032015-
KENT-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE 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 STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ003-004-032015-
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

.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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ019-032015-
TALBOT-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

.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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-452>455-032015-
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 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-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

.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.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ450-451-032015-
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-
307 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.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.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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17 heavy snow, 8 coastal flood, 5 strong wind, 4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Sussex

When: January 2, 4:00 PM EST to January 3, 8:00 AM EST
Where: Sussex forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Morris

When: January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Warren

When: January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 8:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Camden

When: January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Camden forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gloucester

When: January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Gloucester forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Salem

When: January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Salem forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cumberland

When: January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hunterdon

When: January 2, 5:30 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northwestern Burlington

When: January 2, 5:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Mercer

When: January 2, 5:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Somerset

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Somerset forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Middlesex

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Monmouth

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Western Monmouth

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Ocean

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Western Ocean

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Western Ocean forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southeastern Burlington

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 10:30 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 Storm, Western Atlantic

When: January 2, 6:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 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)

Winter Storm, Eastern Atlantic

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Cape May

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Western Cape May forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Eastern Cape May

When: January 2, 8:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Eastern Ocean

When: January 3, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Western Atlantic

When: January 3, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Atlantic forecast zone
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Eastern Cape May

When: January 3, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Western Cape May

When: January 3, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Cape May forecast zone
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Eastern Atlantic

When: January 3, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Atlantic

When: January 3, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Ocean

When: January 3, 7:30 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Southeastern Burlington

When: January 3, 7:30 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where: Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Western Atlantic

When: January 3, 7:30 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where: Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Middlesex

When: January 3, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Western Monmouth

When: January 3, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Monmouth

When: January 3, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Western Ocean

When: January 3, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: WLON
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
Coastal Flood: Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 494842, 494843, 494844, 494854, 494855, 494856, 494857, 494845, 494853, 494858, 494846, 494847, 494848, 494849, 494850, 494851, 494852, 494859, 494860, 494861, 494862, 497352, 497353, 497354, 497355, 497356, 495380, 495377, 495378, 495381, 495374, 495375, 495376, 495379.