14 Inches Of Snow In Parts Of NJ Monday: See Snow Totals

NEW JERSEY — The state’s first major snowstorm of 2022 raged in New Jersey on Monday with snow totals reaching double digits in the southern part of the state.

During a winter storm briefing on Monday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy called Monday’s storm the “most significant” snowstorm that South Jersey has seen in recent years. Atlantic and Cape May counties were hit the hardest, with snow accumulations totaling more than 1 foot in some towns.

State officials said 2,200 pieces of snow removal equipment would be working overnight to clear and salt roads in areas with significant snow accumulations.

“Folks, if you can, please stay off the roads and let the crews tend to their jobs,” Murphy said.

As of Tuesday morning, the highest double-digit snow total was recorded in Ocean City at 14 inches. Double-digit snow totals have also been recorded in Egg Harbor Township and Estell Manor at 13.5 and 13.3 inches respectively.

SNOW TOTALS BY COUNTY

Atlantic:

Egg Harbor Twp. 13.5 in
Estell Manor 13.3 in
Absecon 13.0 in
Atlantic City International 13.0 in
Northfield 12.4 in
Hamilton Twp 12.0 in
Somers Point 11.4 in
Galloway Twp 11.2 in
Mays Landing 11.0 in
Corbin City 9.8 in
Port Republic 9.0 in
Hammonton 8.5 in

Burlington:

Leisuretowne 2.8 in
Medford Twp. 2.0 in
Lumberton 0.8 in
Delran 0.6 in
Mount Holly 0.6 in

Camden:

Winslow Twp 5.5 in
Pine Hill 4.0 in
Lindenwold 4.0 in
Gloucester Twp 3.8 in
Lindenwold 3.5 in
Cherry Hill 3.0 in
Haddon Heights 1.6 in
Bellmawr 1.3 in

Cape May:

Ocean City 14.0 in
Seaville 13.0 in
Petersburg 12.5 in
Villas 11.5 in
Cape May 11.5 in
Wildwood Crest 11.5 in
Ocean View 11.3 in
Wildwood 11.3 in
North Cape May 10.3 in
Marmora 9.7 in
Woodbine 8.5 in
North Wildwood 8.0 in

Cumberland:

Port Norris 10.7 in
Millville 6.3 in
Newport 6.0 in
Cedarville 5.5 in
Bridgeton 5.0 in
Upper Deerfield Twp 4.5 in

Gloucester:

Newfield 6.5 in
Franklinville 5.5 in
Williamstown 5.3 in
Washington Twp 5.0 in
Greenwich Twp 4.5 in
Mantua 4.0 in
Glassboro 3.4 in
West Deptford Twp 3.4 in

Ocean:

Little Egg Harbor Twp 13.2 in
Barnegat Twp 10.1 in
Manahawkin 9.0 in
Tuckerton 8.5 in
Beach Haven 7.0 in
Forked River 6.0 in
Waretown 5.5 in
Stafford Twp. 5.0
Bayville 4.0 in
Manchester Twp 3.9 in
Toms River 2.0 in
Brick 1.8 in
Toms River 1.0 in
Lakewood Twp 0.5 in
Jackson 0.3 in

On Sunday night, Murphy declared a state of emergency for the five counties expected to be hit hardest, including Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties.

Murphy said forecasts from the National Weather Service were “spot on" ahead of the storm, which allowed the state to thoroughly prepare and respond to the inclement weather.

According to Colonel Patrick Callahan, the superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, about 3,000 homes lost power due to the storm and state troopers responded to 160 motor vehicle accidents on Monday.

Due to heavy snow and high winds in South Jersey, speed reductions were still in place along the Garden State Parkway south of Toms River as of Monday evening.

Several flights at the Atlantic City International Airport were canceled Monday afternoon as the airport is actively working to clear runways, where 9.5 inches of snow fell. Read more: Atlantic City International Airport Closes Due To Heavy Snow

Rounds of coastal flooding were also expected during this latest storm, with a coastal flood warning previously issued for tidal portions of Atlantic, Cape May and Sussex counties.

Route 40 was closed east and westbound due to flooding on Monday. Read more: Route 40 Closed Due To Flooding In Egg Harbor Township

Several streets in Ocean City were also flooded as snow fell on Monday morning, including Bay Avenue between 35th and 36th Street:

A coastal flood advisory remains in effect until early Tuesday afternoon for counties along the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay as well as in Hudson, eastern Essex and eastern Union. Minor tidal flooding is likely on some roads in coastal communities, the National Weather Service said.

Another storm system could bring more snow to the Garden State later this week. Forecasters monitoring the storm expect it to start late Thursday or early Friday and continue through the afternoon.

According to AccuWeather, 1 to 3 inches of snow could fall on Friday for most of New Jersey with lower amounts along the Jersey Shore and as many as 3 to 6 inches in northwest counties.

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