A low pressure system that moved off the North Carolina coast during the evening of the 25th helped drop 1 to 2.5 inches of snow across the central and southern part of New Jersey and around one inch or less than an inch in the Raritan and Passaic Basins in the northwest part of the state.  The snow unfortunately coincided nearly perfectly with the Friday evening commute and resulted in numerous, but mostly minor, accidents and very long commute times.  The snow began falling between 3 p.m. EST and 5 p.m. EST on the 25th. The snow stuck instantly as temperatures were well below freezing. The snow ended between 7 p.m. EST and 9 p.m. EST on the 25th.

Representative snowfall included 2.5 inches in Moorestown and Delran in Burlington County and Newport in Cumberland County, 2.2 inches in Florence (Burlington County), 1.9 inches in Burlington Township (Burlington County), 1.8 inches in Merchantville (Camden County), 1.7 inches in Freehold (Monmouth County), 1.5 inches in Folsom (Atlantic County), National Park (Gloucester County), Hamilton (Mercer County), Howell (Monmouth County), Bethlehem (Hunterdon County), Princeton (Mercer County), Jackson (Ocean County), Toms River (Ocean County) and Woodbine (Cape May County), 1.4 inches in Rumson (Monmouth County), 1.3 inches in Wildwood Crest (Cape May County) and Vineland and Millville in Cumberland County, 1.2 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, in Lindenwold (Camden County), Pittsgrove (Salem County), Brick (Ocean County), Ewing (Mercer County), Boonton (Morris County) and Franklin Township (Gloucester County), 1.1 inches in Neptune Township (Monmouth County), 1.0 inch in Estell Manor (Atlantic County), Edison (Middlesex County), Green Creek (Cape May County), Holland Township (Hunterdon County), Pennsville (Salem County) and Pitman (Gloucester County), 0.9 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County) and Stewartsville (Warren County), 0.8 inches in Woodbridge (Middlesex County), 0.7 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County) and Belle Mead (Somerset County), 0.6 inches in Blairstown (Warren County) and 0.5 inches in Long Hill (Morris County) and Andover (Sussex County).
The low pressure system moved from the southern Rockies on the morning of the 24th into the Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 25th and reached Cape Hatteras, North Carolina at 7 p.m. EST on the 25th. It then proceeded quickly offshore to the northeast. The fast movement limited the amount of snow that fell and also how far northwest it reached into the state.

Winter Weather in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 15:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 15:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 15:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 17:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 25-JAN-13 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-13 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter