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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey State Police are expecting snow showers in the northern and central parts of the state today till 1pm. The rest of the state will see a rain or a wintry mix.
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Ridgewood Nj the national Weather Service warns of Below Zero Wind Chills Tonight into Saturday Morning. An arctic cold front will move across the region early this morning, bringing some of the coldest air of the season. Along with gusty winds approaching 40 mph, this will produce wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero Friday night into Saturday morning. Some isolated values of less than 15 below are possible. With an anomalously warm winter, many are not acclimated to such cold temperatures and such cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
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Ridgewood NJ, PATCHY BLACK ICE AND SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS INTO SATURDAY AM. Air temperatures are quickly dropping into the teens and 20s, which may result in patchy black ice on elevated roadways, overpasses and bridges for the evening commute. Black ice is nearly impossible to see and roadways may appear only wet. Please use extreme caution, especially on bridges, overpasses and around curves through the evening commute.
Allow plenty of stopping distance and avoid braking suddenly. In addition, gusty west winds will produce wind chill values between 5 and 15 below zero this evening through Saturday morning, with air temperatures in the single digits and teens. Frostbite can occur in a short amount of time, dress in layers and make sure all exposed skin is protected.
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Ridgewood NJ, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. Snow expected, along with the refreezing of wet surfaces. Rain, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 11am. The rain, snow, and sleet could be heavy at times. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches.
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December 30,2017
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Ridgewood Nj, the National Weather Service is warning Motorist that the leading edge of an area of light snow across New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania will overspread the region through 9 am. Untreated and secondary roads will become quickly snow covered and slippery. Visibilities will quickly drop down to 2 to 3 miles.
Motorists are advised to use caution and slow down this morning. 1 to 2 inches of snow is expected today, highest south and east, making for slippery travel conditions.
Windchills as low as 10 to 15 degrees below zero are likely New Year Eve Night into New Year Day morning, and possibly also for Monday
Night into Tuesday morning.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
404 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016
…DANGEROUSLY COLD WINDCHILLS THIS WEEKEND…
…WIND CHILL WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…COASTAL CONNECTICUT…AND WESTERN BERGEN COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES…DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
WINDCHILLS.
* TIMING…COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
* WIND CHILL…AS LOW AS AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO DUE TO TEMPERATURES
0 TO 5 BELOW ZERO…AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS…THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO
THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE WILL CAUSE
FROSTBITE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND FRIGID
AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FROZEN PIPES…
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
