A winter storm brought widespread snowfall to the region. Moderate to heavy snow totals occurred across the northern half of the state with lighter totals farther south.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A winter storm brought widespread snowfall to the region. Moderate to heavy snow totals occurred across the northern half of the state with lighter totals farther south.
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 19, 9:55 AM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals ranging from 4-7 occurred across Sussex County. The heavier amounts of 6-7 occurred in the higher elevations, and closer to 4-5 in the lower elevations. The highest report was 7.0 from Sparta Twp.
Light to moderate snowfall with totals ranging from 3-6 occurred Warren County. The higher amounts closer to 5-6 occurred in the higher elevations, and 3-4 occurred in the lower elevations The highest report was 6.2 from Hackettstown.
Light to moderate snowfall with totals ranging from 3-5 occurred in Hunterdon County. The highest report was 5.0 from Clinton Twp and Frenchtown.
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals ranging from 4-7 occurred across Morris County. The heavier amounts of 6-7 occurred in the higher elevations, and closer to 4-5 in the lower elevations. The highest report was 7.0 from Kinnelon.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from around 1.5-2 occurred across Salem County. The highest report was 1.6 from Salem.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from around 0.5-3 occurred across inland Ocean County. The highest report was 3.2 from Manchester Twp.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from around 1-3 occurred across Gloucester County. The highest report was 3.0 from both Mantua and West Deptford Twp.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from around 2-3 occurred across Camden County. The highest report was 3.0 from both Cherry Hill and Somerdale.
Light to moderate snowfall with totals mainly ranging from 3-5 occurred in Somerset County. The highest report was 6.0 from Warren.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from 2-4 occurred in Mercer County. The highest report was 4.3 from Woodsville.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from 2-3 occurred in northwest Burlington County. The highest report was 3.1 from both Mount Laurel and Westampton Twp.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from 2-4 occurred in Middlesex County. The highest report was 4.1 from North Brunswick.
Light snowfall with totals ranging from 2-4 occurred in inland Monmouth County. The highest report was 4.8 from both Aberdeen and Freehold.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, January 2025
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: 1231987, 1231989, 1231990, 1231988, 1231999, 1231996, 1231998, 1231997, 1231991, 1231992, 1231995, 1231993, 1231994.