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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY.
Continue reading Winter Storm Warning : Total Snow Accumulations of 6 to 9 Inches
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Ridgewood Nj, the National Weather Service has issued a WINTER STORM WATCH, IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 9 inches with amounts upwards around 10 inches possible across the higher elevations. Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. * From late Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
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Ridgewood NJ, right rain and drizzle Sunday evening will transition over to light snow or a rain/snow mix. The transition will take place first across the interior, reaching coastal locations during the early morning hours. Temperatures will generally be above freezing, so any accumulation is expected to be minor or none at all.
Continue reading Slippery Road Conditions Expected for the Morning Commute
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM Monday to 7 PM Tuesday , snow and mixed precipitation. Slow down and use caution while traveling!
UPDATE: Due to the inclement weather, Village Offices will have a DELAYED OPENING today, Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 10:00 am. Please be safe.
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Ridgewood NJ, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. A coastal storm also has potential to bring significant snowfall, mainly from late day Monday into Tuesday.
Continue reading WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police Department remind residents :
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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 has issued a WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON . Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total combined snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch.
Portions of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut and southeast New York. Primarily Western Passaic and Western Bergen Counties . From Thursday evening 10 pm through 1 pm Friday afternoon. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact mainly the Friday morning and evening commutes.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TILL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT…
* Hazard Types…Snow, sleet and ice.
* Snow/Sleet and Ice Accumulations…2 to 4 inches of snow and
sleet, with up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation.
* Timing…From late tonight through Sunday evening.
* Impacts…Hazardous/slippery travel due to snow and ice
accumulations.
* Temperatures…Upper 20s to Lower 30s.
* Visibilities…1/2SM or less at times in snow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow…sleet…or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities…and use caution while
driving.
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December 12,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Slippery road conditions resulted in numerous motor vehicle crashes in the Village of Ridgewood on Sunday evening, 12/11 including this crash on Glenwood Road in which the driver of an Acura MDX lost control of his vehicle and hit a retaining wall as he was driving eastbound toward the Ho-Ho-Kus train station. No injuries were reported in the incident, although a passenger’s side air bag did deploy. Ridgewood PD and EMS responded. The damaged vehicle was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Glenwood Road remained closed between Upper Boulevard and the Ho-Ho-Kus train station until road conditions improved.
Weather Summary for the local Tri-State Region
National Weather Service New York NY
505 AM EST Sun Dec 11 2016
Another dry and cold day today but snow coming into the picture this afternoon and tonight as a low pressure system moves into the Great Lakes. Its associated warm front will be approaching and eventually moving northward across the region late tonight into Monday morning. Likewise, we should see a transition of snow to a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the far interior parts of the region while closer to the coast, this will be more of mix of snow, sleet, and rain. Eventually all precipitation changes to rain late Monday morning with warmer air moving across on an increasing southerly flow. The rain tapers off behind the cold front from west to east Monday afternoon into Monday evening. Dry and seasonably cold weather is in store for Monday night with high pressure building southwest of the area.
HEAVY SNOW EARLY AND THEN A WINTRY MIX TODAY...
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN 2 TO
5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA…WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
TOWARD DAYBREAK AT THE COAST.
MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ALERT FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY…AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW AND ICE.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES…WITH
LOCALLY 6 INCH AMOUNTS. 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* VISIBILITY…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES SATURDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING…THEN
MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING
THE MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN GRADUALLY
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE
EVENING.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED
VISBILITIES AND SNOW/ICE COVERED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CA– USE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND — USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
