New Jersey, 2022

Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 4, 2022

February 4, 2022 · NWS PHI · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

An elongated frontal system brought a lengthy period of precipitation to the mid-Atlantic from late February 3 through February 4. A surge of warm air ahead of the front caused precipitation to fall as rain initially.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

An elongated frontal system brought a lengthy period of precipitation to the mid-Atlantic from late February 3 through February 4. A surge of warm air ahead of the front caused precipitation to fall as rain initially. As the front moved through, a wave of low pressure developed along it, prolonging precipitation as colder air drained into the region. This caused precipitation to change from rain to freezing rain, locally mixed with sleet or snow. A number of reports of light icing were received.

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 Feb 3, 3:08 PM EST, 13 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 3:08 PM EST, 13 hours 52 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Sussex

When
February 4, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain fell following a transition from plain rain. A trained spotter near Wantage Twp reported 0.10 inches of ice accretion.

Winter Weather, Morris

When
February 4, 10:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Morris forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain fell following a transition from plain rain. A trained spotter in Wharton reported 0.01 inches of ice accretion.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

No direct reports were received, but reports from surrounding counties suggest at least trace amounts to a few hundredths of an inch of icing likely occurred in parts of the county.

What these are

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

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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: 997380, 997382, 997381.