NJ Weather: The latest winter storm forecast has up to 2 feet of snow for half of the state. 30 inches possible in some places.

As snow fell over most of New Jersey on Sunday night, forecasters were calling for up to 30 inches in parts of the upstate, according to the latest update from the National Weather Service.

Portions of Morris and Warren counties are now expected to receive between 24 and 30 inches by the time the nor’easter passes through the state on Tuesday evening.

Most of the other snow totals remained unchanged in North Jersey, but the Jersey coast could see even fewer flakes accumulate as the precipitation will be more of a mixture of rain and snow, the service said.

Totals have dropped in some areas from 3-4 inches to 2-3 and from 2-3 inches to 1-2, with the lowest amounts expected in coastal counties of the Ocean, Cape May and the Atlantic.

However, flooding and high winds will likely remain a problem along the New Jersey coast, the service said.

Coastal flooding was expected on the Jersey coast and a warning was in place for Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties with a coastal flood advisory issued for Cumberland County.

Another addition to the National Weather Service’s latest forecast was a strong wind warning for Atlantic and Ocean coastal counties.

Gusts between 40 and 50 mph were expected along the coast on Monday with gusts of 35 to 45 mph expected inland, the service said. This would lead to power outages and dangerous driving conditions as the bulk of the storm hits the state.

Schools across the state have already started announcing closures and other schedule changes, with many moving to fully distance education.

The National Weather Service has placed almost the entire state on a winter storm warning with 2-4 inches of snow expected Sunday before a lull that lasts until early Monday.

Snow will likely be intense on Monday, with some areas reaching up to 3 inches per hour, said Michael Priante, a meteorologist at WeatherWorks, a private weather forecasting company in Hackettstown.

Many vaccination sites in New Jersey announced on Sunday that they were closing due to the storm on Monday.

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