Gov. Phil Murphy said during a press conference on Monday that residents should brace for a “fairly treacherous” storm that is expected to leave as much as 12 inches of snow in northern and western parts parts of New Jersey.
While the southern part of the state should see mostly rain, further to the north, especially beyond the Interstate 78 corridor, snowfall will be the highest seen so far this winter. Murphy did not declare a state of emergency in advance of the storm.
Murphy said that the most intense precipitation will fall in the middle of the night through 10 a.m. and that he recommends residents work from home where they can. State offices will have a delayed opening.
The governor noted that the state’s emergency operations center is up and running at that a commercial vehicle ban will be implemented in coordination with New York and Pennsylvania for interstates 78, 80, 195, 280, 287, 295 and Route 440 from Interstate 287 to the Outerbridge Crossing.
“I mentioned delayed opening and commercial vehicle ban. Those are two levers that we’re pulling and we reserve the right to pull more if this is worse that what we’re expecting,” Murphy said.