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Evening Sleet to Cause Dangerous Morning Commute

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 9AM Tuesday.  Read the full article for the advisory as of 10:32PM Monday.

...Winter Weather Advisory now in effect until 9 am EST Tuesday...

* locations...the Pennsylvania counties of Carbon...Monroe...and
  Northampton. The New Jersey counties of Sussex...Warren...
  Morris...Hunterdon...and Somerset. 

* Hazard types...sleet and freezing rain...and some snow this
  evening. 

* Accumulations...up to a tenth of an inch of ice...and up to a
  tenth of an inch of snow.

* Timing...from late this evening into Tuesday morning.

* Impacts...untreated roads and walkways will likely become ice
  covered and slippery. 

* Temperatures...in the upper 20s over the higher elevations and
  in the lower 30s elsewhere this evening, then rising slowly
  during the night and in the early morning hours of Tuesday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow...sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and use extra caution if driving.

About the author

Paul Lasko

Deputy Coordinator, Bound Brook OEM -- Member for 3+ years -- Assisted with 2008 Tropical Storm Hanna -- Assisted with the March 2010 Nor'Easter. -- Assigned as Deputy Coordinator in the Spring of 2011 and dealt with his first disaster as Deputy Coordinator, Hurricane Irene, in August 2011. -- Coordinates OEM operations for special events including Riverfest and the Fire Department Carnival.

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