NJ Weather Info

Tag: coastal flooding

  • The March 1993 Superstorm in Toms River, NJ

    Overview During the period March 11-13 1993, inclusive, a storm tracking from the eastern Gulf Coast into New England produced a swath of devastation that had rarely been seen in these areas. From destructive storm surges across FL and tornadoes across the Southeast to records snowfall across portion of the southern and eastern US, the…

  • The February 16th – 17th 2003 Blizzard

    Recent snowfall along the Jersey Shore reminds us that it is indeed still winter, even if temperatures have been above normal for much of the season. While January tends to be the coldest month of the winter for NJ, February is typically the snowiest. Colder ocean water temperatures allows precipitation along the coast to remain…

  • The February 6-7 1978 Blizzard

    Overview As a snow lover obsessed with winter storms, the early to mid 1970s was bereft of snowstorms. Even when snow fell, it inevitably changed to rain (breaking the heart of this young snow lover), and I do not have any recollections of significant winter weather during this period. However, that started to change during…