SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 5PM EST THU ...HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUES... AT 300 PM, BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WERE LOCATED FROM MORRIS, SOMERSET, AND MERCER COUNTIES SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AS WELL. THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES IN THESE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITY IN MANY PLACES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH THE HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE SHORE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES.
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