Freezing 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. As warmer air moved in overnight, the freezing rain changed to plain rain around 6 a.m. EST on the morning of the 2nd. Untreated roadways were hazardous. About 36,000 homes and businesses lost power in the state, but most of these outages occurred in west central and northern New Jersey. Amtrak rail service between Philadelphia and New York City was disrupted on the 2nd because of icy conditions. Many schools had delayed openings. All New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicle offices were closed at 1 p.m. EST on the 2nd because of power outages. Some recycling and trash collections were delayed. This latest winter storm further taxed snow removal budgets, snow days on school calendars and exacerbated the shortage of salt. The onshore flow coupled with the higher astronomical tides associated with the new moon caused pockets of minor tidal flooding along the southeast coast of New Jersey during the early morning high tide cycle on the 2nd. The high tide reached 6.00 feet above mean lower low water in Atlantic City (Atlantic County) which is the threshold for minor tidal flooding. The high tide reached 6.73 feet above mean lower low water in Cape May (Cape May County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water.
The freezing rain was caused by a combination of a low pressure system that was moving east up the Ohio Valley and a high pressure system that cut across southern Canada. The former provided the rain while the latter helped leave enough cold air in place for freezing to occur overnight on the 1st. Enough warm air moved in at the surface close to sunrise on the 2nd to change the freezing rain to rain.

Winter Weather in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice Storm in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 01-FEB-11 22:00:00 to 02-FEB-11 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter