The National Weather Service has upgraded its winter storm clock to slow-moving coastal storm warnings that could sink more than a foot of snow over much of New Jersey and bring severe winds that can flood and create shores. . Difficult driving.
Warnings advise drivers that a dangerous route is likely from late Sunday night and most parts of the day on Monday, as the snow is caused by heavy and strong winds blowing snow which will reduce visibility.
Hurricane warnings say, “Travel can be from impossible to very difficult,” with heavy snow and strong winds affecting Monday morning or evening travel.
Here is a breakdown of hurricane warnings, clocks and advisors issued so far in New Jersey and how long it will be effective:
Winter storm warning
Camden County
- Effective: Sunday 10 a.m. Tuesday
- Forecast: Expect heavy snow. Total snow accumulation ranges from 6 to 12 inches, with winds as high as 45 miles per hour.
Gloucester and Salem counties
- Effective: Sunday 10 a.m. Tuesday
- Forecast: Expect heavy mixed rain. Total snow and snow and thin accumulation of 7 to 13 inches, with light glare of snow and winds blowing as high as 40 MPF.
Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean counties
- Effective: Sunday 1pm to Tuesday 10am
- Forecast: Expect heavy snow. A total of 17 inches of snow accumulation, with winds up to 45 mph per hour.
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren
- Effective: 5 a.m. Sunday through Tuesday at 1 p.m.
- Forecast: Expect heavy snow, with snow storage of 11 to 15 inches and winds of 35 mph.
Winter weather advice
Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties
- Effective: Sunday 10 a.m. Tuesday
- Forecast: Winds with 2 to 4 inches of snow are expected and winds of up to 50 MPF are expected.
Coastal Ocean County
- Effective: Sunday 10 a.m. Tuesday
- Forecast: Snow expected. About 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulates and winds of up to 55 miles are blown.
Winter storm clock
The winter storm clock is in effect from midnight on Monday (late Sunday night) and continues until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Pesc And Union Counties. Heavy snow is possible, with snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches, and winds gusting from as high as 45 mfl.
The winter hurricane clock is in effect Sussex County Sunday 5pm to Tuesday 1pm. Heavy snow is possible, with an accumulation of 9 to 12 inches.
This is the latest forecast for most of New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, updated Saturday afternoon by the National Weather Service.National Weather Service
Updated snow forecast map for parts of NJ
In an updated forecast map released late Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office fee increased its snowfall forecasts in some counties and reduced them in others. Among the significant changes from the morning map to the new map are:
- Preliminary estimates of 8 to 12 inches of snow have been raised to 12 to 18 inches in several counties, including Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Morris.
- Initial estimates of 6 to 8 inches of snow in Sussex and Warren have reached 8 to 12 inches.
- Initial estimates in the Wineland area of Cumberland County went down slightly from 4 to 6 inches of 6 to 8 inches of snow.
- Preliminary estimates in the Toms River area of Ocean County went down from 6 to 8 inches to 3 to 4 inches.
Expensive flood watch
- Coastal flood waters have been issued in Coastal Ocean, East Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, Southeast Burlington and West Monmouth, effective Monday through 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The watch says that 1 to 2 feet above the ground level water inflow is possible in low-lying areas along the coast and in the bottom of tidal rivers.
- A coastal flood watch has been issued in the Atlantic and Cape May coastal divisions from 7 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
With this type of level, “there is widespread flooding of coastal and coastal communities and inland tidal waterways. Many roads become inaccessible. Some damage to the sensitive structure may begin to occur. “
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