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State of Emergency Declared in New Jersey for Snowstorm as Officials Around Philadelphia Region Urge Caution
New Jersey faces up to 20 inches of snow and winds up to 55 mph with blizzard warnings for 17 counties, prompting emergency response and travel restrictions, officials said.
- On Feb. 22, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a statewide emergency effective at 12 p.m. Sunday during a press conference at the Maplewood NJ Transit station.
- The National Weather Service expanded blizzard warnings to 17 counties, forecasting snow totals 10 to 20 inches and wind gusts up to 55 mph as the storm intensified.
- Heaviest snow is expected Sunday night into Monday morning with snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour and gusts up to 50 mph; NJ Transit plans to run service but warns of delays and cancellations.
- Authorities urged residents to stay off the roads Sunday through Monday and follow safety protocols, as a winter storm is forecasted to bring blizzard conditions across the state, officials said.
- The declaration enables state transportation crews, public safety teams and emergency management officials to coordinate response and trigger anti–price-gouging laws as travel, work week and school schedules face disruption while coastal communities risk flooding and outages.
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By Chris Dolce and Andrew Freedman, CNN. A major, high-impact snowstorm is about to hit parts of the northeastern US with blizzards, heavy snow, and strong winds. The forecast has been uncertain for days, but it has finally focused on a large storm stretching from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, including New York, Boston, and other major cities. The storm will rapidly intensify and become a bomb cyclone off the East Coast starting Sunday, mean…
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