New Jersey, 2019

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 1 to 3, 2019

December 1 to 3, 2019 · NWS OKX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A large area of low pressure across the Middle Atlantic on Sunday December 1, 2019 slowly moved towards the northeast. The low redeveloped just south of Long Island on Monday December 2, 2019 and slowly moved offshore through the morning of Tuesday December 3, 2019.

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.

  • 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
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 large area of low pressure across the Middle Atlantic on Sunday December 1, 2019 slowly moved towards the northeast. The low redeveloped just south of Long Island on Monday December 2, 2019 and slowly moved offshore through the morning of Tuesday December 3, 2019.

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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 1, 11:16 AM EST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 11:16 AM EST, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 5:02 AM EST, 6 hours 58 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 1, 11:41 AM EST, 19 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

6 winter weather, 3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Western Passaic

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 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, CoCoRaHS observers, and the public reported 7 to 9 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Western Bergen

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Western Bergen forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CoCoRaHS observers reported 8 inches of snow 1 SSE of Oakland. Social Media reported 8 inches of snow in Franklin Lakes.

Heavy Snow, Western Essex

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported 7 to 9 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Hudson

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Hudson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter in Harrison reported 2.5 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Eastern Passaic

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Passaic forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CoCoRaHS observers reported 4 to 6 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Eastern Bergen

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Bergen forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported 2 to 5 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Eastern Essex

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CoCoRaHS observes reported 3 to 7 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Western Union

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Western Union forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CoCoRaHS observers reported 2 to 6 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Eastern Union

When
December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Union forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The FAA Contract Observer at Newark-Liberty Airport reported 2.4 inches of snow.

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

More

Every storm in New Jersey in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, December 2019

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: 869570, 869571, 869572, 869573, 869574, 869575, 869576, 869577, 869578.