Gov. Christie Declares State Of Emergency For New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J, (CBS/AP) -- Governor Chris Christie held a press briefing Friday night regarding the winter storm moving through the area, announcing he has signed a State of Emergency for New Jersey.
Most of the state was facing a blizzard warning from Friday evening until Sunday that called for up to 24 inches of snow, with the deepest accumulations in the central part of the state.
I have officially signed a state of emergency. #Jonas
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) January 23, 2016
Bottom line: we will get through this storm we always do. #Jonas
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) January 23, 2016
You need to remember to be smart and be safe. So, please stay off the roads tomorrow. #Jonas
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) January 23, 2016
New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson says back bay flooding and beach erosion at the shore could range from moderate to major, but he doesn't expect storm surge levels in the northern part of the state to be as bad as they were during Superstorm Sandy.
He says they might become as bad as during Sandy at the southern shore, but counties there got less damage than their northern counterparts.
The snow could fall in some areas at the rate of 1 to 3 inches an hour on Saturday.
A blizzard warning covers a large swath of the state stretching from Hudson County in the New York City area southwest to Salem County, near Philadelphia. Meanwhile, a winter storm warning is in effect in Passaic, Bergen, Cumberland, Atlantic, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon and Cape May counties. Sussex County is under a watch.
A coastal flooding warning is in effect from Ocean County south.
There are concerns the snow will down trees and wires, causing power outages.
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