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State of Emergency Declared in New Jersey for Snowstorm as Officials Around Philadelphia Region Urge Caution
New Jersey faces up to 20 inches of snow and winds up to 55 mph with blizzard warnings for 17 counties, prompting emergency response and travel restrictions, officials said.
- On Feb. 22, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a statewide emergency effective at 12 p.m. Sunday during a press conference at the Maplewood NJ Transit station.
- The National Weather Service expanded blizzard warnings to 17 counties, forecasting snow totals 10 to 20 inches and wind gusts up to 55 mph as the storm intensified.
- Heaviest snow is expected Sunday night into Monday morning with snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour and gusts up to 50 mph; NJ Transit plans to run service but warns of delays and cancellations.
- Authorities urged residents to stay off the roads Sunday through Monday and follow safety protocols, as a winter storm is forecasted to bring blizzard conditions across the state, officials said.
- The declaration enables state transportation crews, public safety teams and emergency management officials to coordinate response and trigger anti–price-gouging laws as travel, work week and school schedules face disruption while coastal communities risk flooding and outages.
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As of Sunday, multiple airlines have cancelled more than 3,300 flights and pre-emptively scrapped over 4,800 flights for Monday, with delays topping 5,000, as airports across the US East Coast have shut down operations as a result of heavy snow and near-whiteout winds.
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