Snow, 2/18 1am To 2/19 1pm, Use Extreme Caution As All Roads Will Be Unsafe. 2/19 Ice In The AM In West Windsor

Press release from the West Windsor Police Department:

February 17, 2021

Here we go again. Our resident Meteorologist Lt. McMahon believes we are going to get a good amount of snow and based on his report and the report from the NWS, I am giving an Elsa index of 6 for about 6" of snow. Olaf index is a 6 as well due to good snow making and packing. This is also a snow clearing alert for those with medical conditions. Do not shovel. This snow will be too heavy. Use the child lives at home App - its free.

Vehicles - Please remove from roadways overnight
Pets - Inside please
Snow Removal - within 24 hours
Fluffernutters - get them today. Recommending 2 per day
Garbage / Recycling - Still on at this point. Make sure cans are not in the roadway overnight as plows will have problems seeing and getting around them.
Hydrants - Clear them please. Closest to your house wins.

From NWS:

A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for eastern Pennsylvania, most of New Jersey, northern Delaware and a portion of northeast Maryland.

• Snow develops very late tonight/early Thursday morning, and may become heavy at times through early Thursday afternoon (about 6 AM through 2 PM) when hourly snowfall rates up to 1 inch is possible. This is when road conditions would rapidly deteriorate and become hazardous, especially with temperatures below freezing.
• Snowfall amounts along and south/east of I-95 will depend on how much mixing occurs. There are some indications that a longer period of sleet may occur within a zone across this area.
• A little farther south and east storm track translates to colder air southeastward, which would reduce the freezing rain aspect. However, this will depend on how much of a warm layer aloft is present and how far inland it gets.
• The bulk of the accumulating snow still looks to occur Thursday into Thursday night, with some lighter wintry precipitation lingering into Friday.

Please stay safe and warm. Our officers will be out there 24/7 if you need anything.

Chief Garofalo

Here is information for the utilities. Please contact them if you lose power and not HQ. We have a real time map and will be tracking events as they unfold.

JCP&L Monitoring Weather and Prepared to Respond

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) meteorologists are closely monitoring the developing weather conditions. JCP&L is prepared to activate its storm response and Incident Command System plans.

In the event outages occur due to severe weather, customers without power are encouraged to report their outage by calling 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), clicking the “Report Outage” link on www.firstenergycorp.com, or by texting out to 544487.

Customers should immediately report downed wires to 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or call their local police department. JCP&L reminds customers to stay away from downed wires, even if they believe they are no longer carrying electricity. Extra caution should be used in areas where downed lines are tangled with trees or other debris. Motorists are cautioned to treat intersections with inoperable traffic signals as four-way stops.

JCP&L customers can subscribe to email and text message alert notifications to receive weather updates in advance of major storms and updates on scheduled or extended power outages.

Visit www.firstenergycorp.com/connect to enroll.

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PSEG Storm Preperation

https://nj.pseg.com/safetyandreliability/stormsafety

PSEG

https://www.pseg.com/home/customer_service/outage_info/outage_grid.jsp

https://www.pseg.com/home/customer_service/outage_info/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=snowstorm012415-resi_maps1

Report problems

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If your fuse or breakers are in a flooded area, do not go near them until the water recedes or is removed.

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