Blizzard Barth

The weather service sent survey teams out to inspect storm-damaged areas of Morris and Sussex counties.

Hey Tessa Mohan. It’s us. But 2.5 hours apart!

It’s official: tonight’s rainstorm can officially be called a “once in a decade event” in two separate zones: from roughly Oxford, PA to Wilmington, DE and northern Monmouth County, NJ.

This is where most places saw over a month’s worth of rainfall, which led to reports of flooding. Certainly one of the bigger rainstorms we have seen in recent years. Outside of that? Much less.

Did you experience any flooding? Let me know down below!

A few stations in the Pine Barrens of southern NJ have fallen to 39° this morning. High pressure overhead, unseasonably dry air, clear skies, and dry sandy soils all created ideal radiational cooling conditions overnight. The chilly air then pools in sheltered, low lying areas.

BREAKING: New Jersey State Police just activated “Garden State Sky Watch” and now everybody on the Parkway is suddenly driving like a tray of baked ziti is sliding around unsecured in the backseat. 🚔🌆💀
Used to be the biggest fears in New Jersey were:
• That NJSP Charger hiding behind the overpass near Woodbridge
• The trooper sitting quietly on Route 80 like an East Coast sniper 😭
• Or getting caught doing 87 while convincing yourself “everybody else is speeding too”
Now New Jersey said:
“What if the skies over the Turnpike started watching?” 👀🚁
You’re cruising northbound, Springsteen blasting, iced coffee in the cupholder, mentally preparing for Shore traffic while pretending the left lane is your birthright…
Meanwhile 500 feet above North Jersey:
🚁 NJSP drones already tracking EVERYTHING.
• Somebody weaving through Turnpike traffic in a leased BMW like blinkers are optional
• A lifted pickup tailgating everybody through rainstorms at 92 mph 💀
• One guy in a Nissan Altima moving through all four lanes like he’s late to save the world
• Shore traffic backed up for 11 miles because somebody stopped to look at a seagull 😭
• A Honda Civic with three warning lights on somehow still hitting Mach 3 past Newark Airport
Before you even realize that tiny blinking object overhead isn’t a plane heading to Newark…
There’s already a New Jersey State Police SUV waiting near the next exit:
“License, registration, and maybe relax before the Turnpike consumes another soul.” 💀
Now New Jersey drivers checking the sky more than their mirrors.
Meanwhile one dude in a blacked-out Infiniti with expired temporary tags still flying through fog at 105 like consequences are fictional. 😭
Welcome to New Jersey — where the traffic is legendary, the diners never close, the tolls are emotionally devastating, and NJSP Air Support sees EVERYTHING. 🚔🌃✈️