Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday declared a state of emergency, effective midnight, as parts of the state could get hit with up to 8 inches of snow, along with a dangerous mixture of ice and sleet.
Lakewood could get between 1- 3 inches overnight.
“We’re declaring a state of emergency for the entire state effective midnight tonight," Murphy said in a late afternoon news conference at State Police headquarters, NJ.com reports.
The winter storm is expected to hit New Jersey starting Monday night with snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches for the northern half of the state and the chance for up to 8 inches in some spots.
Making matters worse, a coating of ice from a wintry mix could make driving treacherous Tuesday throughout much of the state, the National Weather Service said in its morning forecast update. The weather service has issued a winter storm watches and advisories starting Monday night.
When Murphy is the governor we are definitely anyways in a state of emergency,
ReplyDeleteRegardless of him declaring it.