The first real winter snow storm is heading toward New Jersey and New York City . . . . Better go get the Bread and Milk!
Forecasters have increased projections to 4 to 8 inches of snow for parts of New Jersey and issued winter storm warnings starting Monday evening and into Tuesday morning for the state’s first widespread snowstorm of the winter.
Snow should should begin falling around between 6 and 7 p.m. throughout the northern half of the state, though areas south of I-78 should wind up with a coating to 2 inches, the National Weather Service says.
The focus for the higher snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches is across Sussex County, and parts of Warren, Morris, Passaic and Bergen counties.
“Areas along the Interstate 78 corridor will have a period of snow/sleet,” the weather service said in its Monday morning forecast discussion “It is north of I-78 including especially the I-80 corridor that is expected to pick up a more significant accumulating snowfall.”
AccuWeather.com, meanwhile, is a bit less bullish in its snow projections, calling for 1 to 3 inches in most of northern New Jersey and 3 to 6 inches in far northern areas.
The weather service is also calling for slippery roads and a challenging commutes Tuesday morning. That could cause schools to announce closures and delayed openings.
Snowfall rates of an inch an hour are possible Monday night in northwestern areas.
Better go get the bread and milk!
