Snowstorm creeps over New Jersey- East Cost of New Jersey is expected to create a wintry mess in the Garden State today and the storm also carried a bit of irony. Just as the Garden State was bracing for the wallop from this latest storm, the federal government declared disaster areas in seven South Jersey counties that were hit with a massive late-December snowstorm. The declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency affects Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem counties which were pummeled with up to 2 feet of snow and high winds Dec. 19-20.That area of the state sustained significant damage, requiring a substantial amount of money for cleanup and repairs. A disaster declaration allows the state and local governments to recoup most of the money spent on the storm cleanup.