Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 21 to 22, 2014

Name: Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 21 to 22, 2014
Start: 2014-01-21T07:30
End: 2014-01-22T07:00
Location: New Jersey

January 21 to 22, 2014 · NWS PHI · 21 events in 21 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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 heavy snow across New Jersey and in particular along the Interstate 95 corridor northeast through Monmouth County from the morning of the 21st into the early morning on the 22nd. Snowfall totals in this corridor averaged 10 to 16 inches with lower amounts in the northwest and southeast parts of the state. The heavy snow resulted in New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in declaring a state of emergency as state offices were closed early on the 21st. Many schools, courts, government offices, businesses and malls closed early on the 21st and this led to long traffic delays because of the coincidental early releases. Snow removal crews found it difficult to plow on congested roadways. New Jersey State Police reported over 400 accidents and assisted over 800 stranded drivers. One of the worst accidents occurred in Roxbury Township (Morris County) on eastbound Interstate 80 when a charter bus slid down an embankment and struck a tree. Four people were injured. Big delays were reported on the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, Interstates 78 and 287 and New Jersey State Routes 35 and 66. The Manasquan Inlet Bridge (New Jersey State Route 35) into Brielle (Monmouth County) was closed. Many municipal meetings on the evening of the 21st were cancelled. Flights were cancelled out of Mercer County Airport. New Jersey Transit commuter rail service converted their train schedule to enhanced weekend. Twenty to thirty minute system-wide delays were still common.

On the 22nd, many schools throughout the state were closed. Trash and recycling schedules had to be adjusted. New Jersey Transit cross-honored tickets on all forms of transportation. Many malls and government offices opened late.| |The winter storm was caused by a quick moving clipper system tracked out of the Great Lakes region on the 21st and began transferring its energy to the developing coastal low, resulting in rapid intensification. This strengthening low pressure moved northeast, allowing multiple bands of heavy snow to traverse across portions of central New Jersey during the mid-day hours. By late that day, the coastal low emerged east of the Delmarva Peninsula and quickly moved off towards New England, bringing an end to the snow from west to east across the region overnight on the 21st.

Along and near the Interstate 95 and 295 corridors, temperatures were cold enough for rapid accumulation, and a narrow band of heavy snow developed in this vicinity, extending eastward into Monmouth County, New Jersey. Within this general area, snowfall rates reached 2 to 3 inches per hour for a time during the midday hours of the 21st, resulting in total snow accumulations of 10 to 14 inches, with portions of Monmouth County, New Jersey receiving nearly 16 inches. Another band of heavy snow developed during the evening of the 21st and extended into Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. Snowfall totals averaged 10 inches, with some higher amounts recorded over the higher terrain. Elsewhere, mainly less than 4 inches of snow fell across far northwest New Jersey. Totals were under 6 inches in southeast New Jersey as temperatures were marginal for larger snow accumulations, and several hours of mixing with rain and sleet were reported.

Representative snowfall totals included 15.8 inches in Manalapan (Monmouth County), 15.1 inches in Englishtown (Monmouth County), 14.3 inches in Freehold (Monmouth County), 13.7 inches in Pennsauken (Camden County), 13.5 inches in National Park (Gloucester County) and in Cinnaminson (Burlington County), 13.0 inches at WFO Mount Holly (Burlington County), 12.8 inches in Collingswood (Camden County), 12.0 inches in East Greenwich Township (Gloucester County) and in East Windsor Township (Mercer County), 11.7 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County), 11.5 inches in Greenbrook Township (Somerset County) and in Brick Township (Ocean County), 11.0 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County) and in Readington Township (Hunterdon County) and also in Lacey Township (Ocean County), 10.0 inches in Monroe Township (Middlesex County) and in Woodbridge Township (Middlesex County), 9.7 inches in Lawrence Township (Mercer County), 9.1 inches in Morristown (Morris County), 8.9 inches in Boonton (Morris County), 8.0 inches in Manahawkin (Ocean County), 6.8 inches in Woodstown (Salem County) and in Stewartsville (Warren County) and also in Greenwich Township (Warren County), 6.3 inches in Randolph Township (Morris County), 6.0 inches in Vineland (Cumberland County) and in Upper Deerfield Township (Cumberland County), 5.8 inches in Oxford (Warren County), 5.0 inches in Bridgeton (Cumberland County), 4.8 inches in Butler (Morris County), 4.3 inches in Stafford Township (Ocean County), 4.0 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County), 3.7 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County) and in Highland Lakes (Sussex County), 3.5 inches in Allamuchy (Warren County) and in Somers Point (Atlantic County) and also in Belleplain (Cape May County), 3.2 inches in Montague Township (Sussex County), 3.0 inches in Cedarville (Cumberland County) and in Hammonton (Atlantic County) and also in Green Creek (Cape May County), 2.8 inches in Egg Harbor Township (Atlantic County) and in Cape May (Cape May County), 2.6 inches in Andover Township (Sussex County), 2.5 inches in Hardyston Township (Sussex County), 2.0 inches in Lafayette (Sussex County) and in Woodbine (Cape May County) and also in Seaville (Cape May County), and 1.8 inches in Wantage (Sussex County) and in Beesleys Point (Cape May County).

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 21, 4:33 AM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:33 AM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 4:34 AM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

PAZ054-055-220945-
CARBON-MONROE-
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   WIND CHILL 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.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE CENTERED
AROUND THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ001-220945-
SUSSEX-
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   WIND CHILL 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.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE CENTERED
AROUND THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ007-PAZ060>062-220945-
WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   WIND CHILL 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.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
CENTERED AROUND THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ008>010-012-015-PAZ070-071-101>106-220945-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   WIND CHILL 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.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
CENTERED AROUND THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-220945-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   WIND CHILL 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.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
CENTERED AROUND THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-220945-
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-
434 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   FREEZING SPRAY 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.

   GALE WARNING.
   FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

16 heavy snow, 5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Hunterdon

When: January 21, 7:30 AM EST to January 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Warren

When: January 21, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Somerset

When: January 21, 8:00 AM EST to January 22, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Somerset forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Morris

When: January 21, 8:15 AM EST to January 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Middlesex

When: January 21, 8:30 AM EST to January 22, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sussex

When: January 21, 9:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Sussex forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Mercer

When: January 21, 9:00 AM EST to January 22, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Western Monmouth

When: January 21, 9:30 AM EST to January 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Camden

When: January 21, 9:30 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Camden forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gloucester

When: January 21, 9:30 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Gloucester forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Salem

When: January 21, 9:30 AM EST to January 22, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Salem forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Monmouth

When: January 21, 10:00 AM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northwestern Burlington

When: January 21, 10:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Western Ocean

When: January 21, 10:00 AM EST to January 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Ocean

When: January 21, 10:00 AM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southeastern Burlington

When: January 21, 10:30 AM EST to January 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cumberland

When: January 21, 11:06 AM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Western Atlantic

When: January 21, 11:30 AM EST to January 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Atlantic

When: January 21, 11:30 AM EST to January 22, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Cape May

When: January 21, 11:30 AM EST to January 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Western Cape May forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Cape May

When: January 21, 11:45 AM EST to January 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.085, -74.850 (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 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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Jersey in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in New Jersey, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 495657, 495653, 495658, 495654, 495659, 495652, 495660, 495661, 495667, 495668, 495670, 495662, 495663, 495664, 495665, 495666, 495671, 495673, 495674, 495675, 495676.