Winter Storm in New Jersey
Every winter storm event the National Weather Service has filed in New Jersey, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
The most significant on the map
The most significant winter storm episodes in New Jersey.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 970
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 84
- Damage
- $35 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 22 to 23, 2016Low pressure moving across the deep South on Thursday January 21st and Friday January 22nd intensifed and moved off the Mid Atlantic coast on Saturday January 23rd, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to northeast New Jersey, and blizzard conditions to the urban corridor and…
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 16 to 17, 2007A nor'easter caused sleet to fall across the greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area and the Raritan Basin and heavy snow and sleet to fall across northwestern New Jersey. The nor'easter caused thousands of accidents and six known fatalities.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 9 to 11, 2010For the second time within a week a major winter storm affected New Jersey. Blizzard conditions occurred at times across the extreme southern part of the state during the afternoon and early evening of the 10th.
- Storm Surge and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 16 to 17, 2003The most powerful storm to affect New Jersey since the Blizzard of 1996 struck during the President's Day Weekend. One person in Middlesex County was directly killed after a canopy full of snow collapsed on him.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 8 to 9, 2013A complex low pressure system tracked across the Great Lakes during the 8th and the 9th, allowing an associated frontal boundary to move over the northern Mid Atlantic Region on the 8th, with a secondary area of low pressure forming off the Mid Atlantic coast.
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm and Flooding in New Jersey, March 2 to 4, 2018A cold front stalled across the region on March 1st. Meanwhile, a wave of low pressure developed along this front in the Ohio Valley and move east, deepening just southeast of Long Island on March 2nd.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 5 to 6, 2010A major winter storm dropped 20 to 30 inches of snow across the southern third of New Jersey, 10 to 20 inches across the central third of New Jersey and less than 10 inches of snow north of Interstate 78 in the northern third of New Jersey from the afternoon of the 5th into the…
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, January 13 to 15, 1999A very protracted winter storm affected most of New Jersey from the 13th through the 15th. A combination of snow, sleet and heavy freezing rain fell across the region.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 21 to 22, 2015A winter storm produced a protracted mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain across most of New Jersey during the afternoon into the overnight of the 21st and lasted through the entire overnight in far northwest New Jersey where precipitation fell mainly as snow.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 5, 2015Waves of low pressure that formed along a sinking cold front brought New Jersey heavy snow and the southern half of the state its heaviest snow of the season. Snowfall averaged 4 to 9 inches with the highest amounts in central New Jersey. Less snow fell in Sussex County.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 11 to 12, 2011Heavy snow fell across most of New Jersey from the early evening of the 11th through the early morning on the 12th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 4, 2018An area of low pressure tracked up the east coast interacting with a cold front which lead to rapid development of a winter storm across the state. This storm quickly moved out by the 5th. However, snowfall accumulations and gusty winds occurred with the storm.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 22 to 23, 2005A very potent Alberta low pressure system dropped heavy snow across northern and southwestern New Jersey and a wintry mix across southeastern New Jersey. Only Cape May County and coastal Atlantic County were spared heavy accumulations.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 2013An area of low pressure developed across the northern plains on Thursday February 7th, tracking eastward. Meanwhile, another area of low pressure developed along the coast of North Carolina, tracking northeast.
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 25 to 26, 2026A 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.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, November 26 to 27, 2014A winter storm on the 26th, the day before Thanksgiving Day, dropped heavy snow over parts of northwest New Jersey and caused power outages as well as additional traveling difficulties. Governer Chris Christie declared a state of emergency.
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 2011A protracted winter storm dropped several inches of sleet and snow in Sussex County and included a long period of freezing rain that produced ice accretions of around half an inch in the Raritan Basin and the rest of Northwest New Jersey.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 12 to 13, 2008A protracted winter storm of snow, sleet and freezing rain affected northwest New Jersey and most of the Raritan River Basin from the late morning of the 12th into the morning of the 13th.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 15 to 16, 2007A strong area of high pressure was anchored over southeastern Canada on December 15th. This high gradually moved eastward during the day, however it wedged itself down into the Mid Atlantic region, which is known as cold air damming.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 19 to 20, 2009A major winter storm dropped heavy snow across all of New Jersey except for Sussex County. The heaviest snow fell along and east of the Interstate 95 corridor.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 26 to 27, 2011A protracted winter storm with a one-two punch affected nearly all of New Jersey from the early morning of the 26th into the early morning of the 27th.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 1, 2015Double barrel low pressure systems brought a winter storm to New Jersey on the 1st. All snow fell in northwest New Jersey. Elsewhere a combination of snow, sleet and especially freezing rain in southern New Jersey affected the state.
- Winter Storm and High Wind in New Jersey, November 7 to 8, 2012A strong nor'easter caused high winds along the coast, heavy snow in east central New Jersey, ten foot waves along the ocean front and minor tidal flooding along the ocean front with the overnight high tide on the 7th.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 12 to 14, 2014A winter storm dropped heavy snow and sleet as well as some freezing rain across most of New Jersey, except for the immediate coast.
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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 2026-09-24.