Wind, Cold, Rain, And Snow: What To Expect In South Jersey Friday

SOUTH JERSEY — Several weather advisories are in place in New Jersey’s southwestern counties as a winter storm chugs its way east on Friday, bringing wind gusts and low temperatures that will snarl roads at the beginning of the Christmas holiday weekend.

There is a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. Friday in Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, and northwestern Burlington Counties in southern New Jersey. A wind advisory is in effect until Friday at 7 p.m., and a wind chill advisory will be in effect from Friday at 6 p.m. until Saturday, Dec. 24 at 10 a.m.

According to Accuweather, the strong cold front moving east across the area is bringing rain Friday morning that will change to “a quick burst” of snow as temperatures drop.

The forecast calls for a light coating of snow – less than a half inch – but it will fall over a short period of time and make visibility low. Conditions will be icy on the roads, with the added hazard of wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour coming behind the cold front.

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There is also a coastal flood warning until Friday at 5 p.m.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation issued commercial-vehicle travel restrictions, which began Friday morning. The restrictions will last until further notice and apply to both directions on the following highways: Interstates 76, 78, 80, 195, 280, 287, 295, 676 and Route 440 (both directions from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287).

The restriction does not apply to The New Jersey Turnpike, The Garden State Parkway, or The Atlantic City Expressway. It also does not apply to “public safety vehicles, sworn and civilian public safety personnel; as well as other personnel directly supporting healthcare facilities or critical infrastructure such as providing fuel or food.”

Trucks that are already in New Jersey when the travel restrictions go into place are encouraged to pull off in truck stops to wait out the storm.

Patch will provide updates on road closures and any closings that come in through the South Jersey region on Friday.