Yet Another Winter Weather Advisory, for Sunday morning, 1/9/22
Well, they’re warning them in Monmouth County of wicked winds. Maybe the predicted emergency involves regional power outages? Plus, you have to remember that declaration is more of a paperwork thing, allowing them to allocate funds in certain ways, get out of state utility crews here more quickly, stuff like that. At least that’s always been my understanding.
From the town earlier:
Winter Weather Advisory: Memo from Maplewood OEM
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for northeast New Jersey from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm tomorrow, January 7. Snow accumulations of 3" to 4" are expected, though more snow is possible. Snowfall is most likely between 1:00 am and 7:00 am Friday, impacting morning commutes. Governor Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency for the State beginning at 10:00 pm this evening.
Maplewood Department of Public Works (DPW) staff will be working overnight, and will be salting the roads beginning at midnight. Snow plowing will begin once 2.5" of snow have accumulated. Plowing of the Township will take place on all primary roads first, followed by secondary roads. In order to care for the Township's 45+ miles of roads, the DPW has 10 plow trucks, two front-end loaders with plows, and two tractors waiting on standby. To assist in case of emergency, Maplewood's Fire Department has brought in additional personnel to ensure that all Fire and EMS apparatuses are fully staffed for the duration of the storm.
Due to hazardous road conditions, residents are advised to use caution when driving and avoid driving whenever possible. Further, vehicles should be moved from the streets to allow for the salting and plowing of the roads. The Township is continuing to monitor the storm, and will alert the public via website, email, and Nixle if driving needs to be further restricted for public safety reasons.
Maplewood's Police Station will remain open overnight as an emergency heating center; the DeHart Community Center may be opened as a heating center in response to community need. In the meantime, those in need of heat or shelter should contact the Maplewood PD non-emergency line at (973) 762-1234.
To ensure a safe commute for Township employees, all Township Buildings will have a delayed opening of 10:30 am tomorrow. Jitney services will be operating as usual.
Thank you all for your cooperation as we work to keep our community safe.
Friday morning, 1/7
At 7:00am snow is tapering off with no significant additional accumulation expected.
Temps around 35 this afternoon and breezy, and only in the mid 30s tomorrow.
.... looks like freezing rain overnight. Get ready for ice melt on sidewalks tomorrow morning.
More snow next week?
Formerlyjerseyjack said:
.... looks like freezing rain overnight. Get ready for ice melt on sidewalks tomorrow morning.
More snow next week?
Not going to precipitate in any form tonight, although uncleared and untreated surfaces are likely to freeze
Winter Weather Advisory for Sunday morning, 1/9/22
Light freezing rain could cause a glaze of ice to form on untreated surfaces tomorrow morning. Precipitation should change over to regular rain by midday. Conditions in the morning could be quite slippery, take care if you must go out, stay home if you can. Ice could persists for a time after the changeover but conditions should improve by early afternoon.
Also note that the first half of the coming week will be very cold, with temperatures in the single digits Tuesday.
From the NWS:
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
445 AM EST Sat Jan 8 2022
CTZ005-006-NJZ004-103>108-NYZ069-070-081745-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0004.220109T1200Z-220109T1600Z/
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Eastern Passaic-
Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-
Western Union-Eastern Union-Rockland-Northern Westchester-
445 AM EST Sat Jan 8 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a
light glaze.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut
and southeast New York.
* WHEN...From 7 AM to 11 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are
possible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
power outages.
Check local Department of Transportation information services for
the latest road conditions.
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