{"id":2819,"date":"2019-02-19T22:37:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T03:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2019-02-19T22:37:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T03:37:15","slug":"state-of-emergency-winter-weather-advisory-for-2-4-inches-of-snow-declared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2019\/02\/state-of-emergency-winter-weather-advisory-for-2-4-inches-of-snow-declared\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Emergency, Winter Weather Advisory for 2-4 Inches of Snow Declared"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14226\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-19-at-10.34.13-PM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14226\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14226\" src=\"http:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-19-at-10.34.13-PM.png\" alt=\"Snow expected across the region, Feb. 20, 2019. (Credit: NWS)\" width=\"592\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow expected across the region, Feb. 20, 2019. (Credit: NWS)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Forecasters were predicting the Shore would receive between 2-4 inches of snow during a winter storm Wednesday, with periods of heavy snow eventually mixing with sleet and rain \u2013 making for what will undoubtedly be a tough evening commute.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Phil Murphy announced late Tuesday night that all 21 counties in New Jersey would be under a state of emergency beginning at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a Winter Weather Advisory, calling for 2-4 inches of snow and a \u201clight glaze\u201d of ice.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NWS forecast, snow will likely begin falling around 8 a.m. and last through 4 p.m., before changing to a mix of snow and sleet. The daytime high will be near 34 degrees. Winds will be light. The precipitation will give way to all rain around 7 p.m., with the temperature rising overnight to about 42 degrees. The system will move out of the area by daybreak Thursday, though some showers could linger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlan on slippery road conditions,\u201d the winter weather advisory statement said. \u201cThe hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a winter storm is expected to impact our State, we are urging residents of New Jersey to drive with caution and use their best judgment during this time,\u201d Murphy said in a statement. \u201cWe are actively monitoring the storm and are prepared to deploy any resources available to ensure the safety of the roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the winter storm, the New Jersey State Police will activate the State Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 5 a.m.\u00a0in order to monitor the storm. The New Jersey Department of Transportation will also deploy more than 2,500 plows and spreaders to treat roads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2019\/02\/state-of-emergency-winter-weather-advisory-for-2-4-inches-of-snow-declared\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forecasters were predicting the Shore would receive between 2-4 inches of snow during a winter storm Wednesday, with periods of heavy snow eventually mixing with sleet and rain \u2013 making for what will undoubtedly be a tough evening commute. Gov. Phil Murphy announced late Tuesday night that all 21 counties in New Jersey would be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150,9],"tags":[11,248],"class_list":["post-2819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-weather","category-featured","tag-toms-river-nj-news","tag-winter-storm"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-19-at-10.34.13-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}