Snow, Ice, High Winds, Flooding Headed To NJ: Here’s The Timeline

NEW JERSEY — Say hello to winter. With a wintry mix currently impacting New Jersey roads, forecasters anticipate the storm lingering into Friday, creating slippery conditions for Thursday evening commutes throughout the state.

A combination of snow, rain and strong gusts will impact different parts of New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service. With 1-2 inches of rainfall expected, the agency predicts that localized, flooding may also occur.

For most of the Garden State, a mix of winter weather will shift to rain. However, even areas receiving light snow and ice may get slippery roads, according to the National Weather Service.

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Parts of the state will receive snow, forecasters say. The National Weather Service issued winter-weather advisories in three portions of the state:

• Sussex and Warren Counties: 12 p.m. to midnight Thursday. Officials expect mixed precipitation, accumulating up to 3 inches of snow with a light glaze of ice. Thursday morning's mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain should shift to a period of all snow in the late afternoon and evening. Four to 6 inches of snow may accumulate on higher terrain. Plan on slippery road conditions during the evening commute.
• Camden, Gloucester, Salem and northwestern Burlington Counties: until 12 p.m. Thursday. The agency anticipates mixed precipitation with snow up to 1 inch and ice reaching about one-tench of an inch. Temperatures will warm above freezing from mid-to-late morning, resulting in a change to plain rain.
• Western Passaic County: 1 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday. Wet snow is expected, with accumulations of 2-3 inches. Plan on slippery road conditions that could impact Thursday evening's commute. The National Weather Service expects snow to shift to rain Thursday night.

Then there's the matter of wind and coastal flooding on the Jersey Shore. Officials predict inland gusts of 30-40 mph and 50 mph gusts along the coast Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Expect minor flooding during Friday's high tides.

By late Thursday, every part of the state except the northwestern portion will see plain rain, the National Weather Service says. The rain should increase in intensity during the evening, potentially flooding low-lying areas.

"It's still the time of year where leaves can hamper drainage," the agency's Mount Holly office said in a forecast discussion. "If you plan to be on the road Thursday night, be aware that minor roadway flooding is possible."

Rain will persist Friday, with some light precipitation possibly lingering that night in North Jersey — particularly in the northwest, the National Weather Service says. With cold air incoming, the agency hasn't ruled out a "very brief" transition back to a snowy, wintery mix. But there should be little accumulation, and any precipitation in the region should end by midnight.

Here's the National Weather Service's latest North Jersey forecast:

• Thursday: Rain after 1 p.m. High near 43. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Thursday night: Rain. Temperature rising to around 43 by 2 a.m. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
• Friday: Rain. High near 45. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Friday night: Rain likely, mainly before 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Here's the agency's latest South Jersey forecast:

• Thursday: Rain, mainly after 9 a.m. High near 50. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Thursday night: Rain before 1 a.m., then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., then rain after 4 a.m. Low around 47. Windy, with an east wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Friday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40.