Ice Storm in New Jersey

Events

37

Deaths

0

Injuries

6

Damage

$1.0 million

• Ice Storm in New Jersey, December 10 to 12, 2008$1.0 million · 1 eventAn ice storm affected the higher terrain of Sussex County from the evening of the 10th into the morning of the 12th. Up to one inch of ice accrued on exposed surfaces and knocked down numerous tree limbs, trees and power lines.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 4 to 5, 20145 injured · 15 eventsA major winter storm brought heavy snow and sleet to northwest New Jersey and a wintry mix which included a significant accumulation of ice to the central third of New Jersey. Snowfall reached one foot in Sussex County and ice accumulations were as high as half an inch.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in New Jersey, March 14, 2017$10 · 53 kt wind · 27 eventsLow pressure systems across the Ohio Valley and Carolinas phased. This led to a rapidly developing storm which tracked just offshore. Wind, coastal flooding, heavy rain and snow all occurred. Heavy rainfall in Southeast New Jersey ranged from 1-3 inches.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Jersey, December 13, 20071 injured · 7 eventsA cold front moved through the region on December 12th. Behind this front, high pressure settled into northern New England providing colder air into the region. An area of low pressure then developed along the aforementioned front across the Tennessee Valley.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 24 to 25, 202214 eventsLow pressure tracked through western Pennsylvania on the night on February 24 into the morning of February 25. A weak secondary area of low pressure developed off the New Jersey coast on the 25th. This complex system brought a period of precipitation to the mid-Atlantic.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 20119 eventsFreezing rain fell across central and southern New Jersey overnight on February 1st. Ice accretions were one tenth of an inch to one quarter of an inch with the highest accretions in Monmouth County. The freezing rain started in the evening on February 1st.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 20117 eventsA complex low pressure system tracked northeast from the Lower Mississippi River Valley into the Ohio Valley Tuesday, February 1st into Tuesday Night, with a secondary low pressure developing over the Delmarva region and tracking southeast of Long Island on Wednesday February…
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Jersey, November 14, 19976 eventsA coastal storm or nor'easter developed along the South Carolina coast the morning of the 13th and moved slowly northeast and was about 75 miles east of Salisbury Maryland at 7 a.m. EST on the 14th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 15 to 16, 19986 eventsA large high pressure system that moved across lower Quebec Province helped set the stage for freezing rain and an ice storm across much of Eastern Pennsylvania.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 8, 20054 eventsAn ice storm affected the higher terrain of northwestern New Jersey on the 8th. Some freezing rain fell as far south as Hunterdon County. Unlike the previous event, precipitation fell as either plain rain or freezing rain. There was no sleet or snow.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 13 to 14, 20003 eventsFreezing rain and drizzle developed across Northwest New Jersey during the evening of the 13th. As warmer air moved in near the ground, the freezing rain changed to plain rain. This occurred before a significant accumulation of ice occurrred in Warren and Morris Counties.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 12 to 13, 20013 eventsA dry and cold dome of high pressure built into the Northeast on the 11th and 12th. Meanwhile, a low pressure system was developing over the Central States. This low moved northeast from Iowa the morning of the 12th to Lake Superior the morning of the 13th.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, December 14, 20001 eventDuring the early morning hours of December 14th, a low pressure system over the Ohio Valley weakened, while a new low developed along the mid Atlantic coast. This new low tracked northeast toward southern New England by the late morning on December 14th.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, February 16, 20011 eventA cold front moved through northern New Jersey on the 15th and stalled over the southern Middle Atlantic States. High pressure brought in some colder and drier air near the surface the night of the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, March 29 to 30, 20011 eventAn ice storm affected higher terrain locations of northwest Sussex County during the night of the 29th and the morning of the 30th.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, November 16 to 17, 20021 eventAn ice storm affected higher elevations (mainly above 1,000 feet) of Sussex County during the night of the 16th. Between one and two inches of ice accrued to exposed surfaces. Numerous trees were knocked down and they toppled onto electrical transmission lines.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, March 26, 20021 eventA large high pressure system moved across southern Canada on the 25th and was centered just northwest of Maine the morning of the 26th. It pumped unseasonably cold air into Sussex County New Jersey and temperatures early on the 26th were below freezing.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, January 4 to 5, 20041 eventAround half an inch of ice accrued on exposed surfaces in the higher terrain of Sussex County from the evening of the 4th into the morning of the 5th. Untreated roadways were extremely hazardous.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, February 1, 20081 eventLow pressure over the Lower Mississippi Valley Thursday night, January 31, lifted Northeast and into the Ohio Valley by Friday afternoon, February 1.
• Ice Storm in New Jersey, January 6 to 7, 20091 eventThe combination of a weak high retreating over the northeast and deepening low pressure over the Great Lakes resulted in a significant accumulation of ice across portions of interior Northern New Jersey from the evening of January 6 into the afternoon of January 7.

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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 2026-09-24.