New Jersey, 2026Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 25 to 26, 2026
January 25 to 26, 2026 · NWS OKX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
A low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast. This produced a heavy snowfall across all of Northeastern New Jersey, with sleet, some of it heavy across a large portion of the region.
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.
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- Deaths
- 1
- 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.
A low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast. This produced a heavy snowfall across all of Northeastern New Jersey, with sleet, some of it heavy across a large portion of the region.
Winter Storm, Western Union
- When
- January 25, 5:00 AM EST to January 26, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A Cocorahs observer reported 8.5 inches in New Providence. The public reported 10.0 inches at 1 SSW Westfield. Average snowfall across the zone was just below 10 inches before the sleet arrived. Average snowfall estimated to be just above 10 inches across the zone with additional sleet.
Winter Storm, Eastern Union
- When
- January 25, 5:00 AM EST to January 26, 6:00 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)
Newark Airport reported 11.7 inches of snow and sleet. A trained spotter reported 11.2 inches of snow and sleet in Cranford. Broadcast media reported 9.6 inches in Linden. Cocorahs reported 11.8 inches at 0.6 NNW Cranford. Average snowfall totals across the zone were estimated to be just above 10 inches.
Winter Storm, Eastern Bergen
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 7:00 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 15.0 inches in Englewood, 12.5 inches in Westwood, and 11.3 inches in River Vale. The public reported 13.9 inches in Little Ferry. Cocorahs reported 11.0 inches in River Edge and 10.5 inches in Fair Lawn. Average snowfall across the zone was estimated around 12 inches.
Winter Storm, Western Bergen
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 7:00 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)
Trained spotters reported 13.5 inches at 2 ENE Oakland, and 11.3 inches with an earlier report before accumulation ended in Ramsey. The public reported 12.5 inches in Waldwick, and 11.0 inches at 1 NE Upper Saddle River. The average snowfall across the zone was estimated to be just above 12 inches.
Winter Storm, Western Passaic
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 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)
A trained spotter reported 14.0 inches at 2 S Pompton Lakes. The public reported 16.0 inches at 2 WSW Ringwood, 15.0 inches in West Milford, and 13.0 inches at 1 SSW Wanaque. The average snowfall across the zone was estimated to be just over a foot.
Winter Storm, Eastern Passaic
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 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 12.0 inches in Wayne and 11.0 inches in Hawthorne. The public reported 11.0 inches in West Paterson and 14.0 inches at 1 NE Wayne. Average snowfall across the zone was estimated to be over a foot.
Winter Storm, Western Essex
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A trained spotter reported 11.5 inches at 1 WNW Cedar Grove. The public reported 10.8 inches at 1 NE North Caldwell and 9.5 inches at 1 NNE Montclair. Average snowfall amounts across the zone came in under a foot at around 10 inches. There was also an indirect fatality with a 67 yr old male shoveling snow at 12:45 pm on 1/25/26 in Verona, NJ.
Winter Storm, Eastern Essex
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cocorahs observer reported 10.5 inches at 1 WNW Irvington. The public reported 12.1 inches at 1 NW Newark, and 9.0 inches before mainly additional sleet accumulation at 1 SSE Nutley. Average snowfall totals were estimated to be just under 12 inches.
Winter Storm, Hudson
- When
- January 25, 5:30 AM EST to January 26, 6:00 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 reported 9.5 inches in Hoboken. A cooperative observer reported 9.0 inches in Harrison. The public reported 12.0 inches in Secaucus. Average snowfall amounts across the zone came in under 10 inches.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1303434, 1303435, 1303402, 1303403, 1303410, 1303417, 1303424, 1303431, 1303436.