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Friday, February 8, 2013

State Urges Preparations for Major Coastal Storm to Impact New Jersey

Tonight's commute will be "treacherous," says state Police and Emergency Management

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the National Weather Service, is monitoring a major coastal storm expected to impact the state today and tomorrow.   State emergency management officials anticipate coastal flooding, high wind conditions, snow, sleet, and even blizzard conditions in the northeast corner of the state, according to a prepared statement from state Emergency Management.   The State Emergency Operations Center in West Trenton will be activated at 7 a.m. today, and will remain open as long as necessary to meet anticipated challenging conditions. "This is a dangerous storm; and we ask motorists to be careful while driving. There is also the potential for downed trees and wires because of wind …

Jo Amesco

1:01 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

Here we go again, I guess what they are trying to say to those who live along the water - here comes another flood, stay off the roads. Are the towns going to announce a state of emergency to be off the roads by a certian time like they did with sandy ? Brick sent out a call to everyone of a car ban in town the last time. ?   more ›

Monday, March 12, 2012

March 12: A History of Blizzards Devastating New Jersey

March 1888's created a state of emergency in New York City and Philadelphia; March 1993 blizzard would be called 'Storm of the Century'

"It was the blizzard by which all others are measured."  The National Weather Service, on its historic weather events archive for the Mount Holly forecast office, is describing March 12, 1888. That day, nearly everyone from as far south as Maryland and as far north as Connecticut and Maine awoke to snow that had begun to fall late March 11. By daybreak March 12, the 3 inches of accumulation at midnight had turned into 18 inches, according to the NWS. From there, things got even worse and didn't stop until March 14. March 11-14, 1888 "Moderate to heavy snow continued throughout the day accumulating to 33" by midnight. Snow continued on and off through Tuesday the 13th, adding roughly another foot, until finally ending around 3 a.m. on the …

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