Snow Totals Increase As Extreme Cold Moves Into NJ

NEW JERSEY — The parts of New Jersey could see 8 inches of snow Sunday increased as warnings and advisories and totals expand south of the I-95 corridor, forecasters said.

Snowfall rates potentially exceeding 1 inch per hour were expected to start late Sunday morning and continue through Sunday evening, with the most snow near and northwest of the Interstate 95 corridor, the service said in a briefing Sunday morning. Snow covered roads were expected to make for difficult travel.

Northern New Jersey, including Wantage, Morristown and Flemington, was under a winter storm warning Sunday, with 6-8 inches of snow in the forecast. Parts of the state further south, like Long Branch and Toms River, were under a winter weather advisory, with 2-4 inches expected.

Starting Sunday night and continuing through Wednesday night, wind chills were predicted to dip below zero degrees, with the coldest conditions expected in northern New Jersey and Lehigh Valley.

“There will be an increased risk of hypothermia and frost bite,” the briefing said. “Impacts to infrastructure could include frozen pipes and increased demand for heating energy.”

Wind chills Monday night through Tuesday were predicted to be as low as 9 degrees below zero for Flemington and minus 8 degrees for Wantage, Long Branch and Toms River. Low temperatures Tuesday morning were forecast at 1 degree for Wantage and 3 degrees for Morristown.

Saturday, governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency over the impending weather.