Mahwah DPW Says They Are Prepared to Combat Wednesday's Snow as Township is Placed Under 'Winter Storm Warning'

Although the Township of Mahwah has been placed under the National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Warning advisory, Mahwah officials say they are prepared.

“The storm could get us or not,” said one Mahwah Department of Public Works official, who said the DPW is getting ready incase it does.

The DPW official said trucks and snow plows are all set and salt is lined up for Wednesday’s winter storm, which is supposed to accumulate 6 to 10 inches of snow throughout the northern part of the state.

Residents are urged to travel safely, as the storm is scheduled to hit on one of the busiest days of travel.

Below is the National Weather Service’s alert for Mahwah:

Event: Winter Storm Warning Alert:

...HEAVY WET SNOWFALL TO IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY NOONTIME WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL...MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS AT TIMES.

Instructions: A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Target Area: Western Bergen, Western Passaic