National Weather Service

This week in 1978, New Jersey and most of the Northeast were hit with a blizzard of epic proportions. Here in New Jersey, between February 5th and the 7th, we were blanketed with over 15 inches of snow. The Northern part of the state took the biggest brunt of this storm, but the whole state got something.

I also thought it would be fun to share some random facts about snow that you can use to dazzle your friends as you take a snow day today.

Will it snow this week?

Inland areas in the south have a better chance of wintry weather if temperatures remain cold in New Jersey.

The astronomical first day of winter for us here in the Northern Hemisphere is December 21st, according to the Farmers' Almanac.

Saturday night's storms wreaked havoc on a lot of the Garden State. 15 New Jersey towns were officially confirmed to have been in the path of a tornado.

How did you do with the big storm? Most of us stayed in all weekend if we could. There are plenty of delays and closings today as well. Take comfort that we will be in the 50's next week so we can watch it all melt...until then, if you are curious like me, we have the official snow totals for Ocean County from The National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Red Flag Warning for the potential of enhanced fire spread today in South Jersey, which is in effect from 10 am this morning to 8 pm.

The National Weather service confirmed that a tornado did not hit Cumberland County during this weekend's storm.

Mother Nature's been cooking up some nasty weather the last few hours. And this incredible fog bank along part of the Jersey shore makes it look as if a tsunami wave is about to hit the beach.

New Jersey remains under a winter storm warning while we brace for an impending Nor'easter that could potentially dump on us a foot of snow or more.  The latest projections show Monmouth, Ocean, and Burlington counties are likely to be the hardest hit.

Before some warmer weather comes our way this weekend, Winter wants to have some fun with us.