New Jersey, 2025Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 2025
February 8 to 9, 2025 · NWS OKX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
A progressive low pressure system emerged out of the Tennessee Valley and quickly moved across the region bringing an accumulating wet snowfall. Most places received an advisory level snowfall with mainly 3 to 4 inches of snow, with some locations getting slightly higher and lower amounts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
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- None recorded
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- 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.
A progressive low pressure system emerged out of the Tennessee Valley and quickly moved across the region bringing an accumulating wet snowfall. Most places received an advisory level snowfall with mainly 3 to 4 inches of snow, with some locations getting slightly higher and lower amounts. This was a front end quick thump driven by warm advection snowfall which fell primarily during the evening hours of the 8th. The snow quickly tapered to some light freezing rain and drizzle in spots after the initial thump.
Winter Weather, Eastern Bergen
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 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)
Accumulating snow occurred over a few hours during the mid to late evening before transitioning to light mixed precipitation with some light freezing rain and drizzle during a portion of the overnight. Trained spotters reported 3.1 inches in Wallington and 2.9 inches in East Rutherford. Cocorahs observers reported 3.0 inches at 1.8 ESE Montvale and 3.0 inches in North Arlington.
Winter Weather, Western Bergen
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Bergen forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before transitioning to a wintry mix with a period of light freezing rain / drizzle for a portion of the overnight. Cocorahs reported 3.0 inches in Fair Lawn and 3.0 inches in Oakland. The public reported 2.6 inches in Franklin Lakes.
Winter Weather, Western Passaic
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. Cocorahs reported 3.5 in Wayne.
Winter Weather, Eastern Passaic
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Passaic forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. Cocorahs reported 3.9 inches in Hawthorne and 3.1 inches in Little Falls.
Winter Weather, Western Essex
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. The public reported 3.0 inches in North Caldwell and 3.0 inches in West Orange.
Winter Weather, Eastern Essex
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. Cocorahs observers reported 2.8 inches in Montclair and 1.6 inches after some compaction in Maplewood. The public reported 3.0 inches in North Caldwell.
Winter Weather, Hudson
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. A Cooperative observer reported 2.8 inches in Harrison, with Cocorahs observers reporting 2.7 inches at 1.7 NNW Kearny and 2.6 inches at 1 WSW Hoboken.
Winter Weather, Eastern Union
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 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)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. An official NWS Observation at Newark airport reported 3.0 inches. A trained spotter reported 2.8 inches at Elizabeth.
Winter Weather, Western Union
- When
- February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with a mixture of light precipitation during the first half of the overnight. Cocorahs observers reported 2.0 inches in both Westfield and New Providence. The public reported 2.3 inches in Mountainside with some compaction likely as these reports came in several hours after the changeover to light mixed precipitation.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1228545, 1228548, 1228551, 1228552, 1228554, 1228556, 1228557, 1228558, 1228559.