Snow, Sleet, Rain on the Way for Shore
Winter weather advisory in effect for Ocean and Monmouth into tomorrow
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Ocean and Monmouth counties can expect up to 3 inches of snow within the next 36 hours, meteorologists say, but warming temperatures are expected to change the precipitation to rain as the approaching storm winds down.
A winter weather advisory will be in effect for both counties from 1 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, said meteorologist Kristin Kline of the National Weather Service's Mount Holly station.
At the Shore, the snow "will begin after midnight tonight and continue through the early part of tomorrow morning," Kline said. "Then it's going to change over to sleet, and there may even be a brief period of freezing rain."
(The difference? Sleet falls as frozen precipitation – think tiny ice pellets bouncing off your windshield. Freezing rain falls as rain, but because of low temperatures near the ground, it may quickly freeze on roadways and other surfaces.)
The further north you are in the region, the more snow you're likely to get, Kline said. Southern Ocean County may see just trace amounts, while Monmouth could get a solid 3 inches, she said. Northwestern New Jersey will likely get hit hardest, where colder temperatures will mean an all-snow storm that may dump up to 8 inches, she said.
Temperatures at the Shore are expected to rise throughout the day Saturday, possibly reaching the low 40s, "so it's expected to change over to rain by afternoon," said Kline.
There may be little snow left by the end of Saturday, "but it'll probably be a slushy mess during the morning and early tomorrow afternoon, so if anybody is going to be driving, they should be careful."
nick
11:55 am on Friday, January 20, 2012
I like when it snows..gives me a good excuse to sit home and marinate.
David Daur
8:29 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012
Nick,
I think the correct word you were looking to use is masturbate not marinate... and please close your blinds, it's not a pretty sight.
Signed, your next door neighbor!
Mattie
9:04 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012
LOL @ David!
TimeForChange
12:57 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Someone better tell Stevie ahead of time. :)
jonathon
1:24 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Stevie needs to tell the DPW he is there new best friend only till the end of the year.
Concerned Brick Citizen
3:59 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
The township came by and spead the crystal "material" on our street. Isn't this just a little premature? This stuff means nothing. It is the plowing and clearing of the streets that is the issue. -- What I see is a big waste of the my tax dollars. Why hours before the possible snow or ice would the township do this? I want to hear the reason.
Mark Wendell
4:29 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
The "stuff" you mention is the materal that will mix with the wetness from the snow and make what is known as brine. Some call it brine from the start but to really be called that it has to mix with the wet. The old road salt is the same thing but it had to be crashed by cars or melt into the wet to work. This works from the start. That brine helps the snow or ice from forming in the first place. If it is a lite snow there will be no ice, snow accumalation in the roadway. If it's a heavy snow there will be less ice snow in the road because it held out longer before the accumalation started and it scrapes off easyer and does not normally need more salting. This is the new and accepted way of clearing roads and is used by many local towns. county and state. If the town does not plow a road in 10 minutes the town gets blamed for waste, if they buy more trucks they get blamed for waste, if they hire more workers they get blamed for waste, if they try to stop the ice they get blamed for waste. What is it exactly that you want?
Joseph Woolston Brick
8:47 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
I think Concerned Brick Citizen needs to move to Florida.
.
7:40 am on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Be thankful. In Toms River, we never see a truck before or after a snow. Last year, some people waited days to see a plow in some sections of the township.
Brokernj
4:22 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Concerned, how long do you think it takes for a township truck to drive every street in Brick to put down the brine solution? If I remember correctly the plows dont go all the way down to the pavement and is why the dont plow less then 3" inches of snow.
Mark Wendell
8:54 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
The plows have feet or ski's on them to keep them slightly above the pavement to save the edge on plow and decrease the chance of hitting manholes, water boxs, sewers etc.
jonathon
4:36 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
They spread the brine down now because Stev ie doesn't want the DPW workers to come in on overtime. The streets will be plowed monday - friday 7-3
Robert
5:34 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Mark well said
Mark Wendell
8:54 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
thank you Robert.
nick
5:46 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Aren't they off on fridays
Michael Davis
8:35 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
My town workers did just what is needed to preempt in prepteration for storm condutions.I cheer them on for doingt whats right for me a TAX payer. A little spreading now saves money in overtime plowing.Keep it up men last year is last year get er done .
Mark Wendell
8:54 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Yes!!
Michael Davis
8:36 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
p.s I just can't spell no spell check! lol
Laci
9:57 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
What is a NJ heavyweight drivers license?. A CDL license has been required in NJ since 1986, 26 years ago for class A,B & C. Just wondering.
Mark Wendell
11:15 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Laci, that was the one before 1986, the CDL is the federal standard the heavyweight was the NJ one.
BW
11:26 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
The county just came down my street putting stuff down. Lets hope the weatherman is wrong and all we get is rain!
Mattie
9:09 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012
Pfft! Hardly more than an inch of snow! I was looking forward to at least 4-6 inches! (No dirty jokes, please!) LOL
Merial man
11:18 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013
Well what ever the storm may bring please keep in mind the elderly. Do alittle more for alittle less.