Nor'easter: Could Be 'Long Event' With Heavy Rains, Snow

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The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook as it continues to monitor a nor’easter that is likely to impact New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania early next week.

The storm, which forecasters are warning could be “a long event,” is likely to strike the region Monday through Wednesday, bringing heavy rains, snow, sleet and coastal flooding, according to the Weather Channel.

In its hazardous weather outlook warning, issued early Saturday, the National Weather Service said the storm will impact the East Coast with possible flooding rains and a “small chance of accumulative wet snow in parts of Eastern Pennsylvania.”

Areas likely to be impacted include Central, Southern and Northern New Jersey, as well as Eastern Pennsylvania. “Future forecasts of this storm should be monitored for possible impacts,” the NWS warning said.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly also has issued a coastal flood watch that will impact coastal sections of New jersey and Delaware.

The storm comes just as toll hikes on Hudson River crossings take effect. The increases went into effect Sunday.

Forecasters have been watching the approaching nor’easter for a few days, and recent predictions indicate the precipitation will likely be more rain than snow due to elevated temperatures.

The exact storm scope and track is still uncertain, though.

“This could be a big event,” a Weather Channel meteorologist said in a video forecast Friday.

Brian Donnegan, a Weatherworks meteorologist, said the nor’easter could produce some ”really wet snow” but said it was too early to say how much will fall in New Jersey, according to nj.com.

The nor’easter arrives just when the state is expecting eastward winds to push the oceanic waters into the coast. With higher tides from the full moon, that effect may result in river or stream flooding, Robinson told nj.com.

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