BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES MAINLY FROM ABOUT MIDDAY AND THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THIS EVENING SO THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS WELL TONIGHT.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES INTO EARLY TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AWAY FROM THE COAST.
 

NEAR-BLIZZARD OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE RARE FOR OUR AREA...SO IT IS LIKELY THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REALIZE THE PERIL THAT EXISTS IN VENTURING OUT IN SUCH STORMS. LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...AND DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT BEST DURING THIS WINTER STORM TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT TRAVEL BE CURTAILED DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...AND  ONLY DRIVE IF IT IS TRULY AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

 

LEGISLATORS ASK GOVERNOR TO SEEK FEDERAL AID FOR HARD-HIT SOUTH JERSEY TOWNS AND COUNTIES

TRENTON – Assembly members Nelson Albano, John Burzichelli, Matt Milam, Paul Moriarty and Celeste Riley today asked Gov. Chris Christie to request emergency help from the federal government to help pay for costs rung up during the ongoing snowstorm and to ease the burden on property taxpayers. They say the storm comes at a time when taxpayers can least afford to get hit with expensive cleanup costs.

“Taxpayers already have had a difficult enough time making ends meet during these tough economic times,” said Albano, D-1. “The last thing we need is to see our residents to take a big property tax hit when cleanup help may be out there.”  Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by snowstorms.

Also assistance is available to state and local governments on a cost-sharing basis for emergency measures, including snow removal assistance, for a continuous 48-hour period.

MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF WET HEAVY SNOW COVERS THE AREA

"THANKS TO ROAD CREWS AND OTHERS PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL

Township Committee and Borough Council members express thanks to the Public Works departments of the municipalities, the County and NJ Dept. of Transportation for their hard work in doing their best to keep roads open during and after the historic snowstorm that hit the area Feb. 5 and 6.

Thanks also go to the NJ State Police, local an County  EMS and Emergency Management personnel and volunteers for providing outstanding public service during and after the storm.

GOVERNOR LIKELY TO SEEK FEDERAL AID

Gov. Chris Christie said he will likely seek federal funds to help cover cleanup costs from this weekend's monster storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in places. As he toured southern New Jersey coastal areas today that were hit hard by blizzard conditions, Christie said he was still a few days away from declaring a state of emergency.
 

That would start the process of applying for federal aid that would help reimburse state, county and local officials for costs incurred from the storm.
Christie said he first must make sure that the state's costs exceeded $10.6 million and that snow totals were more than 90 percent of the previous record.
 

He also urged residents to check on relatives who live in the barrier islands that have lost power. This morning, Atlantic City Electric reported more than 41,000 customers still without power, officials said. Hardest hit was Cape May County, where 38,892 people remain without power, said Sandra May, a spokeswoman there
 

WEATHER FORECASTERS START TALKING ABOUT MORE SNOW ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FEB. 9 and 10

Forecasters are watching computer models predictions of the track and development of a storm that affected California this weekend as it looks like it may head for the east coast and develop into a nor'easter for our area and areas north of us on Tues. and Wed., Feb. 9 and 10.  Stay tuned.