Westfield Says: Get Your Cars Off These Streets During Snowstorm

WESTFIELD, NJ — What the National Weather Service called a "long duration snowfall" is expected to continue to impact Westfield through Friday. Around midday on Thursday, the township sent an alert saying cars should be moved from certain streets to allow for plowing. Parking lots are available.

The township's message said:

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect through 7 p.m. on Friday, with total snow accumulations of 4-8 inches expected, along with slippery road conditions.

Public Works will begin plowing operations shortly. Please remove all cars from the street. Public ordinance 2070 prohibits parking on any street in Westfield when three or more inches of snow have fallen until snowfall stops and the entire width of the road has been plowed. The Westfield Police Department will issue tickets for violations of this ordinance. Under these circumstances, the shoveling or blowing of snow into a plowed street is also banned.

Downtown residents without driveways may park in Lot 1 behind Farinolio/Chipotle. Lot 3 at the south side train station will also be made available temporarily for off-street parking as the demand for commuter spaces in that location has been reduced due to the pandemic.

In addition, the following locations are subject to alternate side of the street parking after three inches of snow have fallen, and vehicles need to park on the side of the street with even house numbers (except for Ross Place).

• 400 & 500 block of Downer Street
• 400 block of First Street
• Livingston Street
• Cacciola Place
• Cowperthwaite Place between Elm and Clark Streets
• 300 & 400 block of Lenox Avenue
• 200 block of St. Paul Street
• Entire length of Ross Place (park on the side with odd numbers only)

Grand Sanitation is continuing to pick up recycling today in Zone 4 as road conditions permit. If all collections cannot be completed, we will communicate those details later today with rescheduling information.

Updates, including plowing alerts and public safety information, will be posted on the town’s website (www.westfieldnj.gov) and social media channels, as well as through Nixle.

Snow totals around the state

As of 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, spotters in several counties had reported snow totals ranging from an inch to more than 5 inches. Read more: Who Got The Most Snow? NJ Town-By-Town Snow Totals

Westfield schools were remote in the morning and closed in afternoon. They will update later if there is a schedule change for Friday.

Downtown Westfield discounts

Various Westfield and Union County businesses were still hard at work, and posted on social media:

• Downtown Westfield was posting updates and "snow day" sales at local businesses. Click here for more.
• PuroClean of Union County posted a clever suggestion that people make their own DIY hockey rink in the snow.
• Bovellas in downtown Westfield posted a little of their own powdery goodness.

Here is the updated forecast for the Westfield area:

For Union County, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Thursday at 4 a.m. through Friday at 7 p.m. They predict:

• Thursday: Snow. High near 28. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Thursday night: Snow. Low around 27. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Friday: Snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 33. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

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