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guacamole579 t1_j1ff1qt wrote

This is no big deal. The worst part are the winds because of the potential damage to property and power outages.

With that said, It’s a state requirement that anytime there’s a storm you have to stock up on bread, milk, and eggs- in case the desire for French toast hits, you are fully prepared. Don’t question why you need these items, Just go to your nearest store and wrestle the last wonder bread out of a child’s arms.

Other minor preparations include making a run to the liquor store, charging your phone, keeping batteries and flashlights ready, and filling up your car with gas. Then you just hunker down with Netflix and chill until the storm is over.

Hopefully your boss is not a douche and let’s you leave early or wfh. The state and county clean up road’s pretty quickly. It’s usually the towns that are slower to clean but they eventually do a decent job removing snow and de-icing.

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ct0 t1_j1g4trn wrote

It's much more serious if you rely on electricity for direct or indirect heat and lose power. We have to look out for elderly if an area loses power, if they're cold in the summer, 10 degrees might kill in a matter of hours.

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SK10504 t1_j1f7h1b wrote

just typical things like:

- fully charge portable chargers for phone

- charge up ev

- double check we have enough food/junk food to last 48hrs

- get foul weather gear ready to walk the dog in the cyclone

- salt the driveway/walkway

- and of course, a spot of tea

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mrs and i went out to costco for last min items. within 90 min, temp went from 37F/2.8C down to 29F/-1.7C. people were speeding as usual so stuck to the slow lane and took it easy.

it think the worst is yet to come as all the water on the tree branches and power lines freeze.

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PlasticPudding4368 t1_j1fj8b7 wrote

So crazy our weather difference. UK had a dip after a long time. We only had -6 lol and it was terrible

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SK10504 t1_j1fkkhx wrote

the temps i described was between 2pm and 3:30pm. as of 6:15pm, temp is 18F/-7.8C

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BlackWhiteRedYellow t1_j1g2alp wrote

Central NJ checking in. 8:40pm:

11F (Feels like -8F with wind chill)

For my friends over the pond, that’s -11.667C (Feels like -22.222C)

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mykepagan t1_j1fxuvi wrote

My London co-worker sent a concerned email this morning las if some kind of major natural disaster was hitting. To be fair, there has been some deep snow in the midwest but NJ is not getting anything to be concerned about. Did the BBC report this as a big deal?

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neekogo t1_j1f13fn wrote

Minor dusting in my area, but the wind makes it bitterly cold. Its expected to hit -12C tonight without the wind and -21C with wind factored in. I work from home so Im just staying inside and will be cooking for tomorrow once Im done with work

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Nenoshka t1_j1f34yi wrote

NE NJ here; it's been windy and bitter cold all day.

It rained steady most of the day with some random snowflakes appearing in the afternoon. Some places on the coast have some minor flooding.

The forecast seems to be saying that snow will only be seen in the northwestern parts of the state.

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Superfool t1_j1f8uhg wrote

Central/West NJ here. Yup, we got a dusting. Big issue right now is the ground being wet from all the rain, then temps rapidly dropping into the teens (10F/-12C), potentially making roads hazardous on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The winds are strong, but no worse than any other storms.

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Way2trivial t1_j1fue0w wrote

there was 20 mins of snow in Atlantic county (southern NJ)

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SkellyHoodie2419 t1_j1fnk3c wrote

I think this is so interesting, because I live with my Belgian partner and their family from Belgium have been texting them all day asking if we’re alive. Like what news is happening in Europe about our weather right now 👀

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mykepagan t1_j1fzjhz wrote

My London co-workers sent emails to us in the NYC metro area that seemed like they thought we were all in danger. This must be getting news coverage in the UK and Europe.

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Dbssist t1_j1gn64l wrote

The extensive flooding in Germany in 2021 wasn’t too far from the Belgian border either, so the memory of that may have raised additional concern.

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suspiciousd1rt t1_j1f55lk wrote

Very minor snow, mostly windy/icy.

Just lost power, we'll see how long it will take to get it back.

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hammnbubbly t1_j1f9vs0 wrote

What county are you in? Hope your power comes back soon.

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suspiciousd1rt t1_j1famrp wrote

Morris County, there seems to power outages all over. JCPL estimates are after 6pm, but I do not think it's safe for the power guys to go out there and fix yet.

It's ok though, we have a generator, so if nothing else, my dog and I will be staying very toasty when we're not going outside for potty breaks.

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SnooWords4839 t1_j1fft9i wrote

Our Border Collie isn't liking only 10 minute walks, he is ready to go, too windy and cold for more than 10 minutes for me. Eyeballs are still defrosting right now from our last quick walk.

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suspiciousd1rt t1_j1hnzak wrote

My poor terrier mix needs a jacket at 45 degrees, so outside she's cold and confused as to why we're not walking. All I can say to her is "pee faster please".

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suspiciousd1rt t1_j1ho5iw wrote

Update: Power came back on at 9pm, so about 5 hours down. Before that though my neighbor had to run an extension cord to my house because his roll out generator was too cold to turn on and he needed electric for his sump pump to run. The wind also pushed our bbq over.

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New_Stats t1_j1f3rtq wrote

>ya'll

It's y'all and it's southern. We're northern. Youse is acceptable, you can say yinz but we will make fun of you for sounding like someone from Pittsburg. We normally say you or you guys.

I've never seen such a dramatic cold front blow through in my life, it's pretty bad. It poured right before the cold front so everything is a sheet of ice. It's bitterly cold and the wind is just insane

I plan to stay inside, we have a wind-chill advisory, can't be out for more than 30 minutes without risking frostbite/ hypothermia. My devices are all fully charged, my generator is full of gas and I have all the fixings for hot toddies

Gonna go out on Christmas because of family, hopefully it's just the cold and wind by then and not any snow

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HaleEnd t1_j1f6buf wrote

Nah tons of people here say y’all

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CapeManiac t1_j1f7jj8 wrote

Yeah and NO ONE says "yinz" and 80% of people here have no idea what it means or where it's from.

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RivChk t1_j1ffkr1 wrote

I beg to differ. I have lived in NJ all my life and have never heard a native say y’all. I do hear youse now and again.

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Pkmatrix0079 t1_j1fsmwh wrote

Same! Lived in Jersey my whole life, the only people who say "y'all" are either out of state transplants or people who spent years living outside NJ before coming back. All I've ever heard is either youse or you guys.

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Capable_Elk_3070 t1_j1g3vi5 wrote

Seconding this. My mom is from Long Island and also sometimes says "yous'uns" but I think it's tongue in cheek.

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Superfool t1_j1f92r9 wrote

I'm with you on everything except your first paragraph. Y'all is perfectly acceptable.

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Kitchen_Taro_644 t1_j1fxczp wrote

I like to think that I can say y’all on an as need basis and I justify this by telling myself I’m American

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smurfetteshat t1_j1gj70w wrote

I like y’all. I use it more online than in person though

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tony_boxacannoli t1_j1f8u8l wrote

we stock up on eggs, milk, and bread....and yet, I've never had French toast on storm day.

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NjMel7 t1_j1fp1ah wrote

30 miles below Trenton here. We always make sure phones are powered up, some yummy food and alcohol in house, chocolate. I have a well so we fill up the tub to have extra water to flush toilets in case power goes out. Firewood. Food for animals. That’s about it! Hunker down and ride it out.

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Pherllerp t1_j1fcoc5 wrote

Eh it’s just a winter day. It’s more windy than anything else. You throw some salt on the walkway and make sure nothing in the yard is going to blow away.

Also, in NJ you can use “You guys” instead of “y’all”.

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Slavic_Dusa t1_j1f615i wrote

The only thing that is unusual is such a sudden temperature drop. That is it.

It didn't start yet, and temperatures in NJ are not expected to be super low.

For our state, it seems to be more of a media hype than anything else to be hones.

It needs to get much colder than -10 Celsius for NJ to be affected.

Southern states are not prepared for snow, ice, and cold, so for them, this will get extreme and difficult.

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mykepagan t1_j1fz25o wrote

It is 10F/-12C right now in Morris County. That is “bundle up”weather but not cold enough to keep me from going to a friend’s house or a movie.

My biggest problem is what to do with the giant pot if cioppino I just made for the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas eve. My plan was to put it on the (screened in) porch because the fridge is full and it would normally be “fridge temperature” outside. But at 10F and possibly lower, it will freeze. Then again, I will have all day tomorrow to thaw it :-)

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Pkmatrix0079 t1_j1f2lnd wrote

Yeah, so far the temperatures have been dropping throughout the day and the last I looked out the window there was some light snow (though I hadn't noticed any of it sticking yet).

The important things when there's a big blizzard coming is to make sure you have supplies in case it's unsafe to travel for a couple days (water, canned food, etc.) If you live in a house, it's a good idea to have a backup generator in case power is cut due to damaged power lines. It's also a good idea to fill up your car at the gas station before the storm hits.

I live in an apartment complex, so luckily stuff like shoveling the sidewalk or dealing with the power company if there's an outage is handled by the office.

I don't believe we're expected to get much snow? I think the bulk of that is going to swing just north of us and hit New England instead.

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mykepagan t1_j1fwuc5 wrote

I am doing nothing special. I have propane portable heaters that I use for socializing on my porch and a 6 kW generator that I will break out in case the power goes out, but those are always on deck.

it is 7:50PM and the wind is howling and the outside temp is 11F/-12C which is cold but I have no need to go outside. If I did, I have tons of appropriate clothing (i am a skier). There is a huge amount if food & alcohol in the house; some left over from my big Christmas party last weekend, some on deck for hosting my family for Christmas Eve and day.

The weather report accurately stated that we would not get any significant snow accumulation, so I haven’t bothered with any special prep. No special prep is really heeded unless we expect more that two feet of snow, which only happens every other year or so. Anything under a foot and I just dig out and go on as normal. My wife drove to visit her elderly mother in Maryland with no worries, and she will drive back tomorrow morning. Note that she will take the Southern route through Delaware rather than the direct route through Pennsylvania because Pennsylvania roads are a clusterfuck when it snows.

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ElderberryExternal99 t1_j1fdfq8 wrote

Went for a walk at 3pm it was 26 degrees Farenheit. The wind was the worst problem. A winter coat with a hood sweatshirt with a wool cap and neck gator made it bearable.

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SnooWords4839 t1_j1fhd7q wrote

Drained most of the water off the pool cover, before it could freeze, filled up the gas can for the generator, in case we lose power.

We had a dusting of snow, deck is a little icy, just really cold wind.

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njdba t1_j1fi9vj wrote

I have to work on getting an alternative heat source. That's the one thing I'm going to get in trouble on if the power goes out.

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Knomp2112 t1_j1fii5y wrote

NNJ. Its winter so cold is expected. Just keeping fingers crossed no downed trees or branches knocks out power

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Hrekires t1_j1fik35 wrote

Same as every time temps dip below freezing for +24 hours, double checked that the water is turned off to my outdoor faucets, set an indoor tap to drip, and filled up my car.

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Yohzer67 t1_j1fkk8e wrote

We went home early and gassed up the cars. A lot of water was in the ground due to rain so I’m expecting tons of ice tomorrow and plan on staying in in the morning

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BrockSamsonLikesButt t1_j1flm6i wrote

Nothing out of the ordinary. After Hurricane Sandy, I had a backup generator installed, with a branch of our gas line. So I don’t even worry about losing power. In case I lose power or heat for any unthinkable reason, I have a pretty good collection of 3-season camping gear ready, including 3 camp stoves, 2 full 20-lb propane tanks and one half-full one, about 20 Sternos, two 5-lb cans of fuel, and I have a ton of clothes I can layer up in. And year-round regardless of weather, I keep my place stocked with a week’s worth of groceries, plus lots of canned soup for days when I don’t feel like cooking. No more rain or snow is expected here, just icy cold and wind. So I didn’t even salt my sidewalk today. But I have 60 pounds of salt left over from last year in my garage, sitting next to five snow shovels. It’s easy going.

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bastard_child_botbot t1_j1g1bbw wrote

Make sure pool is drained below the tiles by turning on pump.

Take outdoor cushions in.

Cover the grill.

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bacon-wrapped_rabbi t1_j1g2moe wrote

I always have plenty of shelf-stable food and coffee. Fully stocked bar. Plenty of books. Also went to Costco yesterday for eggs, salad, bananas, and few other things.

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Jake_FromStateFarm27 t1_j1g69zm wrote

>Hello,

>Random ass brit here. You might remember me when I had 100+ New Jersey folk give me advice about moving here

Oh ya you're that guy who wants to NJ! The guy that wants to know what's safe, affordable, and east commute to the city. How could I forget your very unique and specific post! /s

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whaler76 t1_j1gfjn2 wrote

North Jersey here, rained most of the day, some minor flooding in flood prone areas, was about 55 degrees this afternoon, its dropped to 9 degrees with -10 wind chill, grilled some steaks for dinner, just another December day in NJ. Is pretty windy though.

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Getbu5yliving t1_j1gfogo wrote

Not that big of a deal unless we lose power. Then it’s time to find that family member/ friend that we’ll be staying with. The longest I’ve gone without power in north NJ was about 2 days in the summer.

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Dbssist t1_j1gmx3u wrote

Also a random ass Brit who looked for NJ advice about a year ago, and now I’m here!

There’s a bit of crossover for me - I lived in Hong Kong for a while, which included being there for some big typhoons. We didn’t have the temperature element that this storm has obviously, but the basics were the same - make sure you’ve got a few days of shelf stable food (enough for a couple of extra days beyond the expected storm duration), bottled water, charge everything, secure anything loose where possible.

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powdermonkey11 t1_j1hjg56 wrote

Slight grammatical correction: when speaking about a collective group of people, ya’ll is not the preferred term in this state. “YOU’s guys” is the more accepted and recognized term.

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new_tanker t1_j1i1ja1 wrote

A meteorologist somewhere brought up the term "bombogenesis" to describe the rapid intensification or deepening of a cyclonic low pressure system. Someone (or more than one) in the mass media heard that term and the description and decided "Hey, we've got a new one... a bomb cyclone!" and nowadays to scare the masses, "a massive bomb cyclone" is used to describe many winter storms to scare the shit out of you and I.

It's just another winter storm with arctic air... sorry... the POLAR VORTEX (another scare tactic) coming further south than it normally would.

You just prepare like you normally would. Make sure you've got snow shovels, full tank of gas for the snow blower, and there's no need to stock up on milk and bread and eggs for a month. If this was a snowstorm that dumped 40" of snow across the entire state, you spend a day or day and a half digging out and life returns to normal. Make sure your vehicle's fuel tank is full or close to it. I've personally had vehicle issues the one time the high temperatures in NJ never went above 32º for what seemed like a month because I had less than a full tank of gas in my car.

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