The first widespread measurable but overall light snow event of the winter season came at an unfortunate time during the afternoon of the 16th in the southern half of New Jersey. Accumulations in Cape May County averaged around an inch and were an inch or less in the rest of southern New Jersey. But, the recent cold weather made it easy for the snow to accumulate. Coupled with it coinciding with the school afternoon and start of the evening commutes led to over one thousand reported accidents across the southern half of the state. Commuting times in many instances were doubled to quadrupled. Delays were described as one hour on Interstate 295 in Camden and Gloucester Counties.
Representative snowfall included 1.5 inches in Swainton and Cape May (Cape May County), 1.0 inch in Hamilton (Atlantic County), Swedesboro (Gloucester County) and Woodbine and Sea Isle City (Cape May County), 0.8 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County), 0.6 inches in Upper Deerfield (Cumberland County), 0.5 inches in Little Egg Harbor (Ocean County) and Seabrook (Cumberland County), 0.4 inches in Lindenwold (Camden County), 0.3 inches in Berlin (Camden County) and Pemberton (Burlington County). The light accumulating snow was caused by a rapidly moving low pressure system that went from the Texas Red River valley on the evening of the 15th, to the Tennessee Valley at sunrise on the 16th and off the North Carolina Coast by 7 p.m. EST on the 16th. The rapid movement and the southern storm track precluded heavier snow from occurring and for the snow in general to get much farther north than the southern half of New Jersey.

Winter Weather in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 14:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 14:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 14:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:30:00 to 16-DEC-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:30:00 to 16-DEC-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 14:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 17:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:30:00 to 16-DEC-10 17:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 14:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 16-DEC-10 13:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet