WEATHER ALERT: 'Winter Storm Hektor' Dumps Freezing Rain, Snow On New Jersey's Monday Commute

Winter Storm Hektor slammed New Jersey with freezing rain, sleet and snow during the Monday morning commute.

The National Weather Service issued both a Hazardous Weather Outlook and a Winter Weather Advisory for much of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, saying a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will arrive on Sunday night and Monday morning.

• As of 5 a.m, there was a speed restriction on the New Jersey Turnpike in both directions from north of Interchange 18W at the George Washington Bridge in Carlstadt to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee of 50 miles per hour. Salting operations operations were taking place.
• As of 5:23 a.m., there was a speed restriction on the New Jersey Turnpike - Hudson County Extension in both directions from Interchange 14 at I-78 in Newark to Jersey Ave/Holland Tunnel in Jersey City of 45 miles per hour.
• As of 6:33 a.m., there were delays on the New Jersey Turnpike - Eastern Spur outside exit Interchange 16E - Route 3/Lincoln Tunnel in Secaucus due to delays at the Lincoln Tunnel.
• As of 6:32 a.m., there are delays on the New Jersey Turnpike - Hudson County Extension eastbound from Interchange 14 - I-78 to east of the Newark Bay Bridge in Newark.
• Systemwide cross honoring of NJ TRANSIT rail, light rail and bus passes/tickets will be in effect for Monday, January 12 due to the expected winter weather conditions.
• The snow and sleet will change over to plain rain before it may change back briefly to a snow-and-sleet mixture monday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
• Snow and sleet accumulations are expected to be less than 1 inch, along with a trace of ice.

Untreated roads could be slippery, making the morning commute more difficult than usual, according to the National Weather Service.

Precipitation will move into the region prior to dawn, between 3 and 6 a.m., and start off as a period of sleet, freezing rain and plain rain. This wintry mix could cause possible hazardous road conditions for the morning commute.

As temperatures slowly rise during the morning, the wintry mix should change over to all plain rain and it should rain, heavy at times, through out the day on Monday. Close to an inch of rain could fall on Monday causing localized flooding in areas of poor drainage.

The plain rain could switch back to a wintry mix or snow before ending late Monday night.

Hektor brought light icing to parts of Texas Friday and Saturday and is now heading to the north and east.

The threat of sleet and freezing rain Monday stretches along the heavily-populated I-95 Northeast urban corridor, including the New Jersey Turnpike, making the Monday morning commute potentially challenging, according to The Weather Channel.

As of Sunday at 11 p.m., these schools were either closed on Monday or had delayed openings, according to News12 and elsewhere:

Ability School Inc.,Englewood-2-hour delayed start

Abundant Life Christian School,Whippany-Delayed start at 11:00 AM

Academy For Children,Mountain Lakes-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Apple Montessori - Morris Plains,Morris Plains-2-hour delayed start

Apple Montessori Oakland,Oakland-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Apple Montessori School - Randolph, Randolph-2-hour delayed start

Banyan Lower School,Fairfield-2-hour delayed start

Banyan Upper School, Little Falls-2-hour delayed start

Bloomingdale Public Schools, Bloomingdale-2-hour delayed start

Boonton Public Schools, Boonton-Using delayed opening schedule

Bright Beginnings Learning Ctr & Daycare, Newfoundland-Delayed start at 8:00 AM

Busy Beaver Nursery School, Lincoln Park-2-hour delayed start

Calais School, Whippany-Delayed start at 10:15 AM

Chancellor Academy, Pompton Plains-2-hour delayed start

Chapel Hill Academy, Lincoln Park-90-minute delayed start

Chester-Two-hour delayed opening

The districts called for two-hour delayed openings

Closter Public Schools, Closter-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Craig High School - Boonton, Boonton- Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Craig School Mountain Lakes, Mountain Lakes-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Denville Twp, Denville- 2-hour delayed start

Dover Public Schools, Dover-Using delayed opening schedule

Fair Lawn Boro, Fair Lawn-Delayed start at 10:05 AM

Franklin Lakes-90-minute delay

Florham Park Boro, Florham Park-2-hour delayed start

Gramon School & Glenview Academy, Fairfield-Delayed start at 10:15 AM

Hanover Park Regional, East Hanover-90-minute delayed start

High Point H.S., Sussex-90-minute delayed start

Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, Ho Ho Kus-90-minute delayed start

Hopatcong, Hopatcong-90-minute delayed start

Independence High School, Irvington-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Lakeland Regional, Wanaque-Delayed start at 9:00 AM

Lakeland-Andover, Lafayette-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Lenape Valley Rgnl HS, Stanhope-2-hour delayed start

Lincoln Park Boro, Lincoln Park-2-hour delayed start

Love 2 Learn, Boonton-1-hour delayed start

Lyndhurst Public Schools, Lyndhurst-Delayed start at 10:45 AM

Madison Public Schools, Madison-2-hour delayed start

Mendham Borough-Two-hour delayed opening

Mendham Township-Two-hour delayed opening

Midland Park Boro, Midland Park-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Millstone Township School District, Millstone Township-2-hour delayed start

Montessori Children’s Academy - Chatham, Chatham-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Montessori Children’s Academy - Short Hills, Short Hills-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Montessori Childrens Academy - Convent Station, Convent Station-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Montgomery Academy - Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Montville Twp, Pinebrook-2-hour delayed start

Morris County Vocational, Denville-2-hour delayed start

Morris County Head Start, Dover-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Morris Hills Regional, Rockaway-2-hour delayed start

Morris Plains, Morris Plains, 2-hour delayed start

Mount Arlington Public E.S., Mount Arlington-90-minute delayed start

Mount Olive Twp, Budd Lake-2-hour delayed start

Mountain Lakes District, Mountain Lakes-2-hour delayed start

New Alliance Academy, Paramus-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Netcong Elementary, Netcong-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

New Beginnings, Fairfield-Delayed start at 10:15 AM

Northern Hills Academy, Sparta-90-minute delayed start

Oak Knoll Schook Holy Child - Summit, Summit-2-hour delayed start

Oakland Boro, Oakland-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Our Savior Lutheran Nursery School, Stanhope-Delayed start at 9:30 AM

Park Lake School, Rockaway-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Parsippany Christian School, Parsippany-Delayed start at 10:25 AM

Parsippany-Troy Hills School District-90-hour delayed openings

Passaic Co. Elks Cerebral Palsy Center, Clifton-Delayed start at 9:30 AM

Passaic Co. Elks Cerebral Palsy HS, Clifton-Delayed start at 9:30 AM

REED Academy, Oakland-2-hour delayed start

Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District, Oakland-90-minute delayed start

Randolph TownshipRandolph2-hour delayed start

Regional Day School at Morris, Morristown-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

Ringwood Schools, Ringwood-90-minute delayed start

Rockaway Twp, Hibernia-2-hour delayed start

Rockaway Valley Elementary, Boonton Township-2-hour delayed start

Roseville Community Charter School, Newark-Delayed start at 9:45 AM

Roxbury Twp, Succasunna-2-hour delayed start

Saddle River Boro, Saddle River-Delayed start at 10:05 AM

Sage Day Boonton, Boonton-2-hour delayed start

Sage Day Mahwah, Mahwah-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Sage Day at Rochelle Park, Rochelle Park-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Scribbles Preschool, Mountain Lakes-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Shepard Schools, Morristown-Delayed start at 10:15 AM

St. Alban’s Pre-School, Oakland-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

St. Pius X School, Montville-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

St. Vincent Academy-Newark, Newark-Delayed start at 9:45 AM

Tadpole Village Preschl-Frogbridge, Millstone Township-2-hour delayed start

The Children’s Institute Livingston HS, Livingston-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

The NJ Japanese School, Oakland-Delayed start at 10:30 AM

The Peck School, Morristown-2-hour delayed start

Upper Saddle River Boro, Upper Saddle River-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Van Riper Ellis Christian School, Fair Lawn-Closed

Vernon Twp, Vernon-2-hour delayed start

Waldwick Boro, Waldwick-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Waldwick Seventh Day Adventist School, Waldwick-Delayed start at 10:15 AM

Washington Township-Two-hour delay

West Morris Regional High School-Two-hour delay

Wanaque Boro, Haskell-Delayed start at 10:15 AM

West Milford Twp, West Milford-90-minute delayed start

Wharton Boro, Wharton-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Wyckoff-90-minute delay

YCS Fort Lee Education Center, Fort Lee-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

YCS George Washington-Hackensack, Hackensack-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

YCS May Academy, Jersey City-Delayed start at 10:00 AM

Graphic: The Weather Channel

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