Blizzard warning 4 Union County-Conditions r expected 2 deteriorate quickly-if possible dnt travel n keep roads clear
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.
SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THIS MIX CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND LAST UNTIL AT LEAST 10 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 17 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU-- IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
HEAVY SNOW FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHILE IT MAY APPEAR THAT THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS OVER AS SNOW HAS MIXED WITH RAIN AND BECOME LIGHT IN INTENSITY...THE STORM IS NOT OVER.
IN FACT...THE BRUNT OF THE SNOW IS STILL TO COME AND THE CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE JUST A TEMPORARY LULL. THE STORM IS INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY OFF THE COAST OF ATLANTIC CITY AT THIS TIME. THE WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND THE SNOW IS STARTING TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY.
AN ADDITION 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS STILL FORECAST FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
Information provided by: National Weather Service
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City Hall of Elizabeth, NJ
50 Winfield Scott Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
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William Reyes
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