New Jersey, 2022

Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022 · NWS OKX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Low pressure moved northeast along the Tennessee Valley and the Lower Appalachains and redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast as it moved northeast. A mix of sleet and snow changed to freezing rain, and eventually plain rain before ending.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Low pressure moved northeast along the Tennessee Valley and the Lower Appalachains and redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast as it moved northeast. A mix of sleet and snow changed to freezing rain, and eventually plain rain before ending. Snow amounts were fairly negligible where minor amounts of snow and sleet fell across northern areas before the change to freezing rain and plain rain. No impact LSRs were issued / reported.

The radar

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Western Union

When
February 25, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 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)

Freezing rain of 0.15 inches of radial ice accretion was reported in Cranford via a trained spotter.

Winter Weather, Western Essex

When
February 25, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Caldwell Airport ASOS reported 0.38 inches of elevated flat ice accretion (or 0.15 radial). West Caldwell via the public reported 0.30 inches of flat ice accretion, and Livingston via the public reported 0.15 inches of radial ice accretion measurement.

Winter Weather, Eastern Essex

When
February 25, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

South Orange via the public reported 0.25 inches of flat ice accretion. Nearby West Orange via the public reported 0.25 inches of flat ice accretion.

Winter Weather, Eastern Bergen

When
February 25, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Bergen forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Montvale 1.8 ESE reported 1.0 inches of primarily sleet.

Winter Weather, Western Bergen

When
February 25, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Bergen forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter in Ridgewood reported 1.2 inches of primarily sleet.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1000498, 1000429, 1000430, 1000433, 1000434.