Wyckoff PD: 'Motorists should avoid traveling whenever possible.'

Wyckoff Police says that although all roads have been treated, motorists should avoid traveling after a wintry hazardous mix of precipitation hit New Jersey and forced Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes Public Schools to have a delayed opening Monday.

The Wyckoff Department of Public Works was called out during the overnight hours to salt the roadways due to the ice and were contacted again this morning after another round of sleet made for dangerous icing conditions, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said.

“Right now all roads have been salted and are generally in good shape, however it is still sleeting and snow is expected later today,” Chief Fox said.

Chief Fox also told Patch that motorists should avoid traveling whenever possible, although he does realize that school is in session and most businesses are open.

“Drivers should drive with extreme caution, drive slowly and allow greater distances between vehicle for additional braking distance,” Chief Fox said.

The National Weather Service issued a ”Winter Weather Advisory” for freezing rain, sleet and snow that was put into effect Monday at 6 a.m. and will last until Tuesday at 6 a.m.

Below is an hour-by-hour forecast for Wyckoff, according to the Weather Channel:

• Monday, 1:30 to 5 p.m.: Cloudy, 25 degrees
• Monday, 5 p.m.: Snow flurries, 26 degrees
• Monday, 6 p.m.: Light snow, 25 degrees
• Monday, 7 to 9 p.m.: Snow, 24 degrees
• Monday, 9 to 11 p.m.: Snow, 23 degrees
• Monday, 11 p.m.: Few snow showers, 22 degrees

There have been no motor vehicle crashes as the result of icy roadways, according to Chief Fox.

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• WEATHER ALERT: Some School Districts Delay Openings As New Jersey Gears For Sleet, Ice, Snow
• UPDATED: Hour-By-Hour Forecast Of ‘Long Duration’ Snow, Ice Storm In New Jersey
• How Many Snow Days Do Wyckoff Schools Have Left?

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