Significant Snow later Tonight and Thursday High Impact to Travel during Thursday Morning Commute
South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management has received the latest weather forecast updates. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Warning for our area for tomorrow morning. We are expecting 7 inches of snow to fall in a short period of time. This will have a major impact on the Thursday morning commute.
Timing: Snow will quickly develop from west to east after Midnight tonight. However, it will start as rain from about the I-95 corridor eastward, with a transition to snow from northwest to southeast early Thursday morning. The change over to snow will likely occur quickly in the I-95 corridor by daybreak.
The earlier Winter Storm Watches have been upgraded to Winter Storm Warnings.
Hazards/Impacts: Heavy snow, poor visibilities and dropping temperatures will make travel dangerous.
Snow will fall at a rate of up to 2 inches per hour in the warned areas from about 3 AM to 10 AM Thursday from west to east, with even some thunder possible.
High impact event for travel especially for the Thursday morning commute. Temperatures are expected to quickly drop to freezing or lower late tonight and early Thursday morning from west to east for much of the region. This along with heavier snow and initially milder road surfaces may result in snow quickly becoming packed to the road surface.
Temperatures will drop into the teens Thursday night with any slushy or untreated wet surfaces freezing up. The snow should be wet in consistency and therefore will tend to stick to trees and power lines, possibly resulting in some power outages.
North to northwest winds will increase late tonight and Thursday with gusts in the 30-35 mph range.
