Share Your Freehold Nor'easter Photos

After the first night of the March Nor'easter share with your neighbors your storm pictures.

What a difference a day makes. This time yesterday the snow was barely sticking, and now, a layer of white has coated Freehold as flurries continue to fall. While initial warnings for this March Nor'easter caused some Hurricane Sandy flashbacks, the current forecast for Freehold calls for snow until 11 a.m., when the the snow is expected to turn to rain. Wind for Freehold is predicted to be between 16 and 18 MPH. Share your snow pictures from this Nor'easter and remember that while the calendar says March - it is still winter.

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Initial Snow Forecast Pushed to Thursday and Friday

Monmouth County will continue to feel heavy wind.

Monmouth County residents woke up expecting to see messy roads and snowfall, but winds have slowed the storm as it travels up the east coast. According to the National Weather Service, Monmouth County will now begin to see nor'easter mix of snow and rain around 7:30 a.m. with heavy snow beginning around 6 p.m. Initial snowfall counts have lowered, with western Monmouth now forecasted to received between 1 and 2 inches from the storm between Thursday night and Friday morning. The county is still under a coastal flood warning through 9 a.m. Friday. High tide will occur along the shores begin 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. in northeast Monmouth County. Thursday is forecasted at a high of 43 degrees and a low of 32 degrees, but wind chill means grab …

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Send Us Your Freehold Snowstorm Photos

Freehold was hit with two historic storms in less than two weeks--show us your photo proof.

As if New Jersey hadn't gone through enough with Hurricane Sandy, snowstorm Athena reared her ugly head and dropped 13 inches of snow on Freehold. Downed wires, increased power outages, trees everywhere. And since many of us are stuck in our homes, we may as well become amateur photographers.

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Wintery Mix in the Forecast for Today

Other areas to get more snow.

The Nor'Easter that was predicted earlier this week should hit our area later today and while some places will see their first real snow accumulation the area closer to the shore should see mostly rain.  In Freehold, the National Weather Service is stating that rain and snow will alternate throughout the day and night. Four warnings have been issued for our area including a high wind warning, a hazardous weather outlook, coastal flood warning and a winter weather advisory. According to the NWS the storm will bring strong winds blow with sustained winds of 25 to 32 MPH with gusts reaching as high as 55 MPH during the day. The rainfall during the day figures to be close to three quarters of an inch of rain during the day. With a high …

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Nor'easter Forecast Turning Grim

National Weather Service now calls storm 'significant.'

Hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans still reeling without power as temperatures took a decidedly colder turn the last two nights now face the prospect of a major Nor'easter striking the state Wednesday into Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the tri-state area, and it's predictions have grown more dire in recent days. "A significant coastal storm will likely impact the tri-state region Wednesday and Thursday," the service said Monday. "Confidence continues to increase that strong, gusty winds ... rain/wintry precipitation ... coastal flooding and additional beach erosion will result from this system." The storm is set to strike a little more than a week after Sandy, and the prediction comes…

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Nor'easter Could Strike This Week

Storm-ravaged NJ could see snow/wind as gas shortage, widespread outages continue

A Nor'easter could sock Sandy-battered New Jersey in the middle of next week, the National Weather Service is predicting. "This storm has the potential to bring strong, gusty winds ... rain/wintry precipitation .. and coastal flooding to the tri-state area," the NWS said. The possible storm, coupled with temperatures in the 30s the next few nights, underscores the urgency to restore power to weary residents. The NWS, however, says the storm is not a sure bet, despite the service issuing a hazardous weather outlook. "There is still uncertainty to the exact track this storm will take," it reported.

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Hurricane Sandy

The Surf Before the Storm

Surfers and fishermen head toward shore

Surfers and fishermen outnumbered beach walkers on many beaches Saturday evening as Hurricane Sandy approached offshore. These surfers and fishermen were at the beach in Bay Head, which is under mandatory state orders to evacuate by 4 p.m. Sunday.

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Gov. Christie: Stay Off Roads During Winter Storm

In interviews with New York TV stations, the governor said his family was among 600,000 residents statewide without electricity, mainly in northern New Jersey.

After declaring a State of Emergency earlier this evening, Governor Christie addressed New Jersey residents via telephone interviews on three New York City television stations. Christie noted that 600,000 are without power in New Jersey and that number will continue to go up before it goes back down. He warned that the snow won’t taper off in this area until about midnight. “There are trees down everywhere,” Christie said. “Don’t leave your house. There are downed power lines everywhere. Crews are out restoring power, but the best thing you can do to help is stay off the road.” Christie said the worst hit areas are in northern New Jersey. “110,000 people in Morris County are without power including the governor. It gets better as you go …

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