A winter storm dropped 5 to 9 inches of snow across most of New Jersey, except around 10 inches in northern Ocean County and in Monmouth County.  This caused hazardous traveling conditions for the evening commute on the 2nd and the morning commute on the 3rd.  Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in New Jersey. New Jersey State Police reported about 250 storm related accidents and 900 calls from stranded motorists. In addition, AAA Mid-Atlantic responded to an additional 200 calls for assistance from stuck motorists in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. After one day of classes after the winter break, many schools were closed again on the 3rd. Many state and county offices were also closed on the 3rd. Shopping malls opened late. Senior citizen nutrition centers were closed. Warming centers were opened. New Jersey Transit commuter rails ran on an enhanced weekend schedule. For the second straight day, the transportation agency also cross-honored tickets for all modes of transportation. In addition, strong winds occurred along the coast and helped cause minor to moderate tidal flooding with beach erosion that peaked during the high tide cycle on the morning of the 3rd. The strong winds through the daytime hours on the 3rd hampered road crews as the powdery nature of the snow caused considerable blowing and drifting.
Snow began across most of the state between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. EST on the 2nd. In the southeast part of the state, precipitation started initially as freezing rain and sleet before changing over to snow by the middle of the evening. The snow fell at its heaviest from mid evening on the 2nd to around Midnight EST in the southern half of the state and during the early morning hours of the 3rd in the northern half of the state. North to northwest winds became strong around Midnight EST on the 3rd and peaked during the first half of the day on the 3rd. The strongest winds were in the southeast part of the state. Fortunately, the strongest winds did not coincide with the heaviest snow, but still caused blowing and drifting. The snow ended between 7 a.m. EST and 11 a.m. EST on the 3rd. The snow ended first in the far northwest and southwest parts of the state and last in Ocean and Monmouth Counties where the greatest snowfall occurred.  Some of the largest traffic delays with the storm occurred in the southern half of the state along Interstate 295, Interstate 195 and U.S. Route 1 within Mercer County.
Representative snowfall totals included 10.7 inches in Englishtown (Monmouth County), 10.5 inches in Freehold (Monmouth County) and Jackson Township (Ocean County), 9.5 inches in Whiting (Ocean County), 9.0 inches in Dennisville (Cape May County) and National Park (Gloucester County), 8.9 inches in Washington Township (Gloucester County), 8.8 inches in Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 8.6 inches in West Berlin (Camden County), 8.5 inches in East Brunswick (Middlesex County), 8.2 inches in Burlington (Burlington County) and Somerdale (Camden County), 8.0 inches in Cape May (Cape May County), 7.8 inches in Cream Ridge (Monmouth County), 7.7 inches in Ewing (Mercer County), 7.5 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County) and Newport (Cumberland County), 7.3 inches in Williamstown (Gloucester County) and Hamilton (Mercer County), 7.2 inches in Tabernacle (Burlington County), 7.0 inches in Penns Grove (Salem County), Belvidere (Warren County), Highland Lakes (Sussex County) and Somerset (Somerset County), 6.9 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County), 6.5 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, Hackettstown (Warren County), Metuchen (Middlesex County) and Clinton (Hunterdon County), 6.3 inches in Lake Hopatcong (Morris County), 6.0 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic County), Wantage (Sussex County), Quinton (Salem County) and Flemington (Hunterdon County), 5.9 inches in Bridgeton (Cumberland County), 5.6 inches in Newton (Sussex County) and 5.5 inches in Butler (Morris County) and Blairstown (Warren County).
Peak wind gusts included 52 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 51 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County) and Barnegat (Ocean County) and 40 mph in Sea Girt (Monmouth County).
While minor tidal flooding occurred with the morning high tide cycle on the 2nd (also the evening high tide cycle at Sandy Hook), tidal flooding peaked on the morning of the 3rd and caused moderate tidal flooding from Atlantic County northward and minor tidal flooding in Cape May and Cumberland Counties (still the highest of the event). The tidal flooding left many roadways icy because of the extremely low temperatures on the 3rd. In Monmouth County, a mailman had to be rescued after his vehicle drove into flood waters in Monmouth Beach.  Streets were flooded in Sea Bright.  In Atlantic County, the Black Horse Pike (U.S. Routes 40 and 322) was closed west of Atlantic City. West End Avenue within Atlantic City was also closed.  In Ventnor Heights, North Dorset Avenue was also flooded.
The high tide reached 7.76 feet above mean lower low water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County). Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.70 feet above mean lower low water. The tidal Watson Creek at Glimmer Glass Bridge in Manasquan (Monmouth County) was above its 6 foot flood stage from 802 a.m. EST through 1039 a.m. EST on the 3rd. The tide peaked at 6.75 feet at 942 a.m. EST.  The high tide reached 7.23 feet above mean lower low water at Atlantic City (Atlantic County). Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.0 feet above mean lower low water.  The high tide reached 7.27 feet above mean lower low water at Cape May (Cape May County). The threshold for moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.70 feet above mean lower low water.

The winter storm was caused by a rapidly intensifying low pressure system. The low was moving through the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 2nd. Meanwhile an arctic high pressure system near Montreal supplied an ample supply of fresh cold air. At 1 p.m. EST that afternoon, the low pressure system reached West Virginia. From there, it reformed farther to the southeast and was over northern North Carolina at 7 p.m. EST that evening and passed east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina around 9 p.m. EST. Once it reached the coast, it started to intensify rapidly as it moved eastnortheast. The low pressure system went from 998 millibars at 10 p.m. EST on the 2nd to 981 millibars located at 40 degrees north latitude and 65 degrees west longitude at 7 a.m. EST on the 3rd.

Heavy Snow in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Coastal Flood in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 07:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 07:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 07:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 07:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Strong Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Strong Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Heavy Snow in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 17:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 18:30:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 02-JAN-14 20:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Coastal Flood in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 03-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 03-JAN-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet