Two Winter Storms to Hit Jersey Before Weekend

By Jhoana T. Merino-Martinez

News Editor

Hope you like snow — northern and central Jersey are being hit with two to four inches of snow from last night to early this morning, according to NJ.com.

We had no shortage of snow the past month, with several snow storms ravaging several regions of New Jersey. It’s affecting even vaccination site operations.

Yet, this is the season that keeps on giving!

This snowstorm is now tracked to shift further up north and gain more force than initially thought, the National Weather Service said.

Yesterday, a winter weather advisory expanded to include 16 New Jersey counties, warning residents of the potential slippery driving conditions, the National Weather Service continues.

The 16 counties under this warning are as follows:

Atlantic county
Bergen county
Burlington county
Camden county
Cape May county
Cumberland county
Essex county
Gloucester county
Hudson county
Mercer county
Middlesex county
Ocean county
Passaic county
Salem county
Union county

The exact times each county will be under winter watch is available on this NJ.com report.

South Jersey will still receive a heavier band of snow, around four to six inches worth — an update from the previously expected one to three inches predicted in a previous NJ.com report.

But wait — have you ever heard of how great things come in pairs? No? Well, a second storm is predicted to hit evening today to early Friday, picking up from the previous storm this morning, a tweet from News 12 said.

Buckle up, this weekend is going to get chilly!

COVID-19 Numbers

The following is the latest COVID-19 cases for yesterday and today.

There were 4,370 new positive COVID-19 cases in New Jersey bringing the state’s total to 732,674, with 452 new cases in Bergen County.