Winter weather advisory issued in North Jersey for freezing rain, ice on Sunday

Gene Myers, NorthJersey.com
·2 min read

North Jersey residents can expect more hazardous weather Sunday after dealing with a one-two punch of wintry weather this week.

“You have a lot of warm air moving in up above us, but you have a lot of cold air trapped at the ground,” said Jonathan O’Brien, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Mount Holly. “When you get that happening it leads to freezing rain and that is what we are concerned with tomorrow, a glaze of ice forming in those areas under the advisory. That could make difficult travel conditions.”

The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories for much of North Jersey. Advisories are in effect from:

  • 7 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Sunday for Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Union counties

  • 7 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday for western Passaic county

  • 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday for Sussex and Warren counties

  • 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday for Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris and Somerset counties

"The greatest threat is over the northern portion of the state, but some risk exists as far southeast as I-95 in Trenton," said O’Brien.

The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories for much of North Jersey Sunday.
The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories for much of North Jersey Sunday.

Freezing rain and icy roads on Wednesday caused hundreds of accidents, including a fatal crash on Route 3 in East Rutherford.

Weather forecasters pointed to overnight rainfall that froze on roadways in early morning temperatures just below freezing as the culprit that snarled traffic for hours.

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Bergen County officials said at the time that road crews couldn’t pretreat roads with salt because it would have been washed away by the rain.

The current winter weather advisory warns of similar conditions.

"With freezing rain moving in we would be concerned about travel conditions especially during the morning and afternoon hours," O’Brien said.

On Friday, a storm dumped several inches of snow on North Jersey, leading to school closures and a state of emergency.

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