Delayed Opening For​ All Hillsborough Schools On Wednesday

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — All Hillsborough Township Public Schools have a two-hour delayed opening Wednesday, Jan. 10 due to weather conditions, announced the district.

"Please expect buses to pick your child up 2 hours later than normal. Lunches will be served. Afternoon kindergarten and afternoon preschool classes will begin 1 hour later than normal," said the district on Tuesday night.

If conditions require closing school, parents will be notified by 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Click here to view school-specific opening times.

Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm going into effect across the state at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The Raritan River and Millstone River are expected to hit "moderate" flood levels.

Moderate flooding is defined by the NWS as "some inundation of structures and roads near stream. Some evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations."

The Raritan River in Manville and the Raritan River in Bound Brook are both expected to hit the moderate flood stage: The river in Manville will rise to 17.8 feet by Wednesday afternoon, and the river in Bound Brook will rise to 31.8 feet by noon on Wednesday.

AccuWeather meteorologists even warn of "dangerous to life-threatening conditions" stemming from rapid flooding, downed trees, high winds and darkness Tuesday night.

Power outages could be widespread and long-lasting, especially in remote areas, AccuWeather added, with the most ferocious wind gusts expected to happen overnight.

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