A state of emergency has been declared for New Jersey starting at 8 a.m. Sunday due to a winter storm expected to hit parts of northern New Jersey with 6 to 8 inches of snow.
Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement Saturday night ahead of the storm, which is expected to start Sunday morning and continue all day.
The state of emergency is statewide. Most of northern New Jersey will see at least 4 inches of snow, according to the weather service.
Winter weather warnings have been issued for parts of eight counties - Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union and Warren. Parts of 10 counties are also under lesser winter weather advisories.
Snowfall rates of more than 1 inch per hour are expected Sunday afternoon at the peak of the storm.
