A weak low pressure system that moved through the Gulf Coast States and exited quickly off the North Carolina coast had sufficient moisture and came close enough to the state to give the northern half of the state snow and the southern half of the state a wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain for most of the 19th. Across the southwest part of the state, snow began falling during the morning of the 19th and fell at a steady clip through sunset. Around that time, it mixed with and even changed to sleet and freezing rain between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. EST before changing back to snow during the late evening and overnight. Across the southeast part of the state, snow also began falling during the morning of the 19th. It changed to sleet and rain during the second half of the afternoon. In some areas, the precipitation changed back to snow toward midnight EST before it tapered off and ended overnight. Across the northern half of the state,  snow fell mainly between noon and midnight EST. Most accumulations were between 3 and 5 inches. Lighter amounts accumulated in the southeast part of the state.Bridges, overpasses and untreated roadways became very treacherous. Numerous accidents were reported, especially for a Saturday. In Cape May County, a 73-year-old woman passenger died when the vehicle she was in struck a concrete culvert. In Atlantic County, minor crashes were occurring every few minutes. In Gloucester County, over 20 accidents were reported as vehicles crashed into trees, poles, creeks and other vehicles. In Middlesex County, an SUV driver was seriously injured after it flipped over in North Brunswick. That was one of about 85 accidents reported across the county. Specific accumulations included 5.2 inches in Butler (Morris County), 5.0 inches in High Point (Sussex County) and Hillsborough (Somerset County), 4.8 inches in Whitehouse (Hunterdon County), 4.5 inches in Marlton (Burlington County) and Hamilton Square (Mercer County), 4.3 inches in Moorestown (Burlington County), 4.2 inches in Princeton (Mercer County), Marcella (Morris County), 4.0 inches in Howell and Neptune (Monmouth County), Milltown (Middlesex County), Flemington (Hunterdon County) and Swedesboro (Gloucester County), 3.9 inches in Chatham (Morris County), 3.7 inches in New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 3.6 inches in Belvidere (Warren County), 3.5 inches in Quinton (Salem County) and Beachwood (Ocean County), Lindenwold (Camden County), 3.3 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County), 3.2 inches in Bridgewater (Somerset County), 3.1 inches in Newton (Sussex County), 3.0 inches in Somerdale (Camden County), 2.0 inches in Toms River (Ocean County) and Millville (Cumberland County), 1.9 inches in Cape May (Cape May County), 1.3 inches in Absecon (Atlantic County), The low pressure system responsible for the wintry mix developed in the Gulf Coast States during the evening of the 18th. By the morning of the 19th, it was located in northern Mississippi. At 11 a.m. EST the primary low moved into Tennessee as a secondary formed near Wilmington, North Carolina. At 5 p.m. EST it moved to just east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina and then accelerated to a position south of Cape Cod at midnight EST on the 20th.

Sleet in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 10:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 09:30:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 13:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 13:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 13:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 09:30:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Sleet in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 to 20-JAN-02 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER