New Jersey has issued a state of emergency as a winter storm with potentially 10+ inches of snow is on track to hit the state Sunday into Monday.

The CBS Philadelphia NEXT Weather team expects this storm to start Sunday afternoon before intensifying Sunday night, when as much as 2 inches of snow an hour could fall. A blizzard warning is in effect along the New Jersey coast as this could produce whiteout conditions.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill issued the state of emergency for Sunday, Feb. 22 and urged residents to stay off the roads during the storm. The state of emergency takes effect at 12 p.m.

NJ Transit is warning riders to prepare for possible service adjustments including delays and cancellations as the storm develops.

Atlantic City preparing for storm

Officials in Atlantic City held a news conference Saturday urging residents to move their cars off snow emergency routes ahead of the storm.

Free parking will be available in The Wave Garage and the Showboat garage for residents.

City officials said Friday there are more than 1,500 tons of salt onhand and the 28 plow trucks will be ready to go.

Jersey City prepares for blizzard

As preparations get underway across the state, many cities, including Paterson and Jersey City, are finalizing their action plans to tackle the impending blizzard. Some residents are looking for redemption after last month’s storm served up multiple obstacles during the clean-up efforts.

“The biggest problem is that it was piling up and I’m not trying to lie, me parking my car got stuck a lot of times,” Paterson resident Rosa Valderama told CBS News New York’s Andrew Ramos.

Paterson officials announced that up to 40 public works trucks will be hitting the pavement by midday Sunday, while Jersey City got a head start on prepping roads on Friday.

“Our focus will be on the main streets, and making sure we keep those roads open,” Jersey City Mayor James Solomon said.

While the conditions on Sunday and Monday are expected to be more harsh and severe than last month’s storm, officials have not yet made a decision on suspending public transit. Sherrill said her team will be tracking the storm and will make a decision if conditions worsen.

Philadelphia storm preps

Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city officials provided an update on storm preparations Saturday evening.

Parker declared a snow emergency that will take effect at 4 p.m. Sunday as blizzard-like conditions are expected to hit the region. 

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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