Snow counts are increasing as extreme cold moves into NJ

NEW JERSEY – Parts of New Jersey could see 8 inches of snow Sunday increase 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 into Sunday evening, with the most snow near and northwest of the Interstate 95 corridor, the service said in a Sunday morning briefing. Snow-covered roads were expected to make travel difficult.

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

Starting Sunday night and continuing into Wednesday evening, wind chill temperatures were forecast to drop below zero, with the coldest conditions expected in northern New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley.

“There will be an increased risk of hypothermia and frostbite,” the briefing said. “Infrastructure impacts may include frozen pipes and increased demand for heating energy.”

Wind chills Monday night into Tuesday were forecast to be as low as minus 9 degrees for Flemington and minus 8 degrees for Wantage, Long Branch and Toms River. On Tuesday morning, low temperatures of 1 degree were forecast for Wantage and 3 degrees for Morristown.

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