Winter Weather — Eastern Essex, New Jersey

2026-01-17 · Eastern Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

The public reported 2.8 inches at 1 WSW Glen Ridge and 2.4 inches at 1 NW Newark.

Wider weather episode

An elevated warm front which resulted in warm advection in the mid levels resulted in an accumulating snow across portions of Northeast NJ, especially for more northern locations. The first of 2 accumulating snowfalls within 48 hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.