NJ Weather: Winter storm warnings issued for 8 counties expect heavy snow Sunday

UPDATED FORECAST: Messy winter storm to slam parts of state with 6 to 8 inches of snow.

Winter storm warnings have been issued for parts of eight New Jersey counties, with 5 to 8 inches of snow expected to fall Sunday, with up to 10 inches possible in some places.

The warnings from National Weather Service includes Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren and the western parts of Bergen, Essex and Union counties.

The warnings extend until early Monday.

The weather service also issued winter weather advisories for parts of 10 counties — Camden, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Salem, Somerset, eastern Essex, eastern Union and northwest Burlington.

Forecasters are calling for 2 to 5 inches of snow in these areas, with locally higher amounts up to 6 inches.

Snowfall rates of more than 1 inch per hour are possible during the peak of the storm Sunday afternoon.

Forecasters continue to track some uncertainty with snowfall totals due to temperatures in parts of New Jersey hovering around freezing when the precipitation starts.

Areas along the I-95 corridor could see the storm start as rain and flip-flop between snow, rain and freezing rain before ending as snow Sunday evening.

“This is where the forecast will be the most difficult,” the weather service said.

Southern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore could also see a wintry mix, but total snowfall is expected to be less than an inch.

The snow is expected to start in the morning and continue throughout the day. The storm was supposed to clear late Sunday.

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