Nor'easter Could Turn Bergen County Into 'Old Western Movie,' Says Official: See Why

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Weather forecasters are keeping an eye on the coasts as a nor'easter is expected to swirl into the area, bringing as much as 2 inches of rain to Bergen County on Sunday night.

The forecast said there was an 80 percent chance of precipitation in Bergen County both on that evening and on Columbus Day.

The town of Fair Lawn gave this warning to its residents, "A nor'easter is expected to hit New Jersey on Sunday into Monday. Winds could approach 70 m.p.h. Please secure your garbage and recycling so it is not being blown down the street like tumbleweeds in an old Western movie."

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The NWS said the extent of the storm is still uncertain.

"There is still a large amount of uncertainty," forecasters said, "with impacts which are dependent on the exact track and intensity of a deepening low pressure Saturday night into Sunday near the Carolinas/Southern Middle Atlantic coast. How far north the low tracks along with its strength later Sunday and Monday will be the main determining factors for potential wind and coastal flood impacts."

For Bergen County, for Sunday afternoon, the NWS says: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

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