Multiple Weather Advisories Issued for New Jersey Counties, Officials Warn Dangerously Slippery Roads Thursday Night

Several weather advisories are in effect for counties in New Jersey. According to weather experts, Thursday night is expected to have extremely slippery roads.

In advance of a coastal storm that is anticipated to hit New Jersey on Thursday and Friday, with light snow, strong winds, sleet, freezing rain, slick roads, and minor flooding, the first two winter weather advisories have been issued.

The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for Sussex and Warren that is in effect from noon on Thursday until midnight on Friday. This advisory calls for mixed precipitation, which include up to 2 inches of snow accumulations and a thin layer of ice.

Slippery Roads

Before the precipitation changes to rain, there may be several hours of snow, sleet, and freezing rain, which could make for a hazardous Thursday evening commute.

Before the system wanes out Friday afternoon, the majority of the state will eventually receive 1 to 2 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. Both Delaware Bay and the Jersey Shore are anticipated to experience minor coastal flooding.

Thursday Weather

The Thursday morning commute will be challenging due to a light coating of ice in some places along the Interstate 95 corridor.

Inland wind gusts of up to 30 mph and coastal winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph are both possible on Thursday night.

As the winter weather advisory goes into effect at 5 AM and lasts until noon, the storm's worst effects will be felt in Camden, Gloucester, Salem, and northwest Burlington counties earlier on Thursday. A fraction of an inch of ice accumulation is predicted along with up to an inch of snow mixed with sleet, freezing rain, and other precipitation types.

Throughout the storm, rain will only fall in shoreline areas.

By early afternoon, the precipitation in those counties will change to rain, moving from south to north. The strongest winds and possibly heavy rain are predicted for Thursday night, according to the weather service's discussion of its forecast on Wednesday morning.

Weakened Weather Over the Weekend

Through the day on Friday, precipitation will decrease from the southwest to the northeast.

In New Jersey, Wednesday will be a sunny, dry, chilly day with temperatures that will struggle to reach 40. The possibility of icy conditions on Thursday morning is increased by overnight lows falling into the 20s as precipitation moves into South Jersey.

Similar to Wednesday, the weekend will be dry and chilly. Sun will be present both days, with highs in the upper 30s on Sunday and the low 40s on Saturday, NJ True Jersey reports.

Summary of Weather Advisories in New Jersey

As of 1 PM, there are two remaining advisories for New Jersey as per The Weather Channel.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect over Camden, Gloucester, Salem, and Northwestern Burlington, until December 15 at noon. Meanwhile, the Winter Weather Advisory over Sussex and Warren will remain in effect until December 16 at noon time.
A Gale Watch is in effect over Delaware Bay until Friday at 6 PM.
A Small Craft Advisory is in effect over coastal waters spanning from Sandy Hook through Great Egg Inlet New Jersey out 20 nm.