An Alberta Clipper low pressure system dropped snow across all of New Jersey with the heaviest amounts in the northern half of the state. Snow began falling during the evening of the 14th and continued through the morning commute on the 15th. Accumulations ranged from one to three inches across much of the southern half of the state and from three to eight inches across Ocean County and much of the northern half of the state. The snow led to hazardous traveling conditions with many fender-benders and slip-sliding accidents. There were hundreds of spin-outs and minor accidents. Numerous minor accidents were reported on the Garden State Parkway. On the 15th, many schools in the northern half of the state were closed, most of the others had delayed openings.  Specific accumulations included 8.0 inches in Oakhurst (Monmouth County), 7.5 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 7.0 inches in Holmdel (Monmouth County), 6.5 inches in Flanders (Morris County), 6.0 inches in Metuchen (Middlesex County), Branchville (Sussex County), Hope and Belvidere (Warren County) and Whippany (Morris County), 5.5 inches in Bound Brook (Somerset County), 5.1 inches in Belle Mead (Somerset County), 5.0 inches in Lebanon (Hunterdon County) and Toms River (Ocean County), 4.9 inches in New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 4.2 inches in Princeton (Mercer County), 4.0 inches at the McGuire Air Force Base (Burlington County) and Flemington (Hunterdon County), 3.0 inches in Pennsauken (Camden County) and Harvey Cedars (Ocean County) and 2.0 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport and Maple Shade (Burlington County). The Alberta Clipper low pressure system moved from Alberta Province Canada on the morning of the 13th into Wisconsin on the morning of the 14th, to central Ohio during the early evening on the 14th, into Chesapeake Bay just after midnight EST on the 15th and about 300 miles east of the Delmarva Peninsula by 10 a.m. EST on the 15th. Precipitation amounts were light, generally less than one quarter of an inch. The unseasonably cold air caused the liquid equivalent to snow ratio to reach as high as 30 to 1 across parts of the northern half of New Jersey. It normally averages around a 10 to 1 ratio.

Heavy Snow in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 14-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 15-JAN-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER