Nor’easter Forecast In Morristown: What To Expect

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A “major" nor'easter is expected to impact Morristown on Wednesday, producing more plowable snow or heavy rain and packing 35 to 55-mph winds.

The National Weather Service is now labeling the "major" system a "nor'easter" since it's expected to produce strong, sustained damaging winds and precipitation over a 24-hour period on Wednesday.

Morristown has begun preparations. The town has opened select parking garages for residents who park on the street or those with on-street parking permits. Read more: Morristown Opening Garages During Snow For On-Street Parkers

The town also posted info on what to do in case of an outage.

Here are additional expected snow totals:

State officials said they have more than 400 pieces of road equipment available to make the roads safe, even though fewer people are taking to the roads because of the coronavirus outbreak.

AccuWeather is saying the system could be the "most significant winter storm in several years," one that could potentially become highly impactful and disruptive as the first round of coronavirus vaccines continue to be shipped around the country.

AccuWeather is warning of major disruptions to travel and even travel shutdowns, as well as shipping delays, school closings and power outages from this "blockbuster storm," – even though a number of New Jersey school districts have said they'll opt to go remote instead of closing.

Here is the forecast:

• Wednesday: Snow, mainly after 2pm. High near 31. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Wednesday night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.
• Thursday: Snow, mainly before 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Thursday night: A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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