DescriptionClimate change is modifying weather patterns, including the frequency and intensity of storms. The ecological consequences of these storms have primarily been studied for warm weather storms, such as hurricanes. During the winter of 2017-18, New Jersey experienced an increase in snowstorms. These storms caused significant tree damage, mostly consisting of broken branches and limbs. For the NJ Pinelands, this produced an atypical environment. The increased fine woody debris (FWD) altered the forest floor, increasing its habitat complexity. I tested the hypothesis that a forest floor with increased FWD would result in increased ground dwelling arthropod abundance and diversity, with potential shifts in composition. I conducted a field experiment in the NJ Pinelands with varying levels of FWD (removal, control, & addition treatments). Carnivores were ~50-60% less abundant in removal plots than in control and addition plots, respectively. Carnivores also had significantly different composition in addition plots compared to all other plots, with Staphylinid beetles and spiders contributing the most to differences among plots. Similarly, ant species composition was significantly shifted in addition plots compared to other plots and ant diversity was 56% higher in addition plots than it was in control plots. Prenolepis imparis, Tapinoma sessile, and Crematogaster lineolata contributed the most to differences among plots. In contrast, detritivores had significantly higher abundance in plots with FWD removed than in control and addition plots. Detritivore composition was also most distinct in removal plots with Collembola contributing the most to differences among plots. These changes in arthropod communities in the NJ Pinelands could lead to altered ecosystem services they provide, including soil turnover, decomposition and seed dispersal. The results found in this study broadly implicate the effect of climate change on the NJ Pinelands Reserve.