Winter Storm Drops Several Inches in Most Areas
Steady snowfall on Saturday produced between 2 and 5 inches.
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A winter storm brought several inches of snow to most of North Jersey on Saturday.
The weather system, referred to as Winter Storm Freyr by The Weather Channel, was expected to drop 2 to 5 inches throughout the region. Snow began falling in most areas by late morning and started to taper off late Saturday night.
The storm reduced visibility in some areas and caused treacherous travelling conditions.
Skies are expected to clear on Sunday with temperatures in the low 30s.
Initially forecasters were unsure if Freyr would track into Northern New Jersey or veer out toward the coast but their prediction was confirmed on Friday.
According to a report on NJ.com, state Department of Transportation crews early Saturday morning pre-treated highways with salt, to prevent snow from sticking and making it easier to plow off once it gets deep enough.
To give customers additional travel options during Freyr's winter storm, NJ Transit offered a full system wide cross-honoring for all rail, bus and light rail lines on Saturday.
While NJ Transit is currently planning to operate a regular weekend rail and bus schedule, customers may experience delays or detours.
This article is posted on Patch sites in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties.
FourScore
10:48 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Freyr??? Are we now giving winter storms names?
DinaOne
3:42 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Fools at the Weather Channel think they can name "winter storms." It is just nonsense and they will soon be out of business. Maybe next they will try to name every rain shower.
Ricky
2:12 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Relax. Naming winter storms makes it easier to reference them should they cause major damage.
Nom De Guerre
11:12 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012
@Hookerman, my thoughts exactly. Apparently this is the first season that The Weather Channel is naming "noteworthy" winter storms.
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/why-we-name-winter-storms-20121001
And by the looks of it, they're naming them after pagan / mythological gods.
von
11:17 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Thanks Nom. I was wondering the same thing. Just read the article. This is supposed to raise our awareness? Okay.
FourScore
12:11 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
It's funny that 4 inches of snow is now considered a noteworthy storm. When I was a kid, that was just a typical winter's day.
Ricky
7:38 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
It's all about media hype nowadays. The media attempts to grab your attention so you'll stay tuned to their channel, site, etc. Example, watch your local TV stations between 3 and 5pm weekdays, they hype on the commercial breaks such as we have 'breaking news' or a 'developing story' or 'snow is on the way, what will your commute be like' ,anything to grab your attention to keep you tuned in for their ratings.
douglassgrad
12:13 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Why is this posted to the Scotch Plains Fanwood patch? Does this apply to us or not. So many crazy predictions about this storm I don't know who to believe
Donald
2:12 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Good point, especially since the Patch editor's comment at the end of the report implied the story should not even be posted in Union County:
"This article is posted on Patch sites in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties."
clyde donovan
1:03 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Eamon: Stop being politically correct. We, the people, are not naming winter storms.
R. Swanson
3:15 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
So a 4 inch run of the mill winter snow storm warrants a name? Please, Patch, do not succumb to this sensationalist nonsense. It's a typical winter snow storm. Not every storm requires that we be glued to the news media for the latest panic-laden update by a wind-blown weather channel reporter.
bob smith
3:56 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
anything to grab attention to weather..its so silly that they name tiny weather events....when did this silliness begin...what bored person decided to name small weather events?
BeachBum
3:56 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Main roads are clear, 46/10/80 - Wimpy Storm
bob smith
4:01 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
WEATHER CHANNEL IS VERY..VERY BORING....NOW THEY ARE NAMING WEATHER EVENTS...
Jake Viscone
4:06 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Yes, I remember a day back in June... 78 degrees, low humidity, nice breeze, not a cloud in the sky. I think the The Weather Channel called it "Sunny Day Larry" :)
Vernon Family
4:10 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Why is Patch parroting TWC's "name" for the "storm."? Also, the sentence relating the NWS comments and "Freyr" is deceptive, as the NWS has no intention of using TWC's "name" for the "storm." This is pathetic.
bob smith
4:19 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
WHATEVER WEATHER SERVICE THAT IS CALLING THESE WEATHER EVENTS BY A NAME SHOULD JUST STOP...NO NEED FOR THEM TO START THIS HABIT...IF EVERYONE STOPS THEN SURELY THIS BUSINESS OF USING NAMES FOR WEATHER EVENTS WILL CEASE....I HOPE...LOL
R. Swanson
4:43 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Agreed. The names are creations of the Weather Channel, NOT the National Weather Service, so Patch should not be using these silly names in its reporting.
GW
7:38 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
Shh!
Josy
4:58 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Why does everyone think naming storms is so silly? I think it's a lot clearer and more memorable to refer to snowstorms as "Athena" or "Freyr" than "that Halloween blizzard a few years back" or "last month when we got 6 inches of snow... no, in the beginning of the month, right after that big rainstorm, so there was loads of ice everywhere too, remember? Yeah that one."
As for Patch using "these silly names" in its reporting... what, Patch can't refer to anything except by its official name, even when there is no official name? For the few of us who DO refer to the storm by its silly name, Patch's use of the name is much appreciated.
Tryclyde
2:12 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
It's stupid because these storms are not particularly noteworthy and NOBODY is going to refer to them by their ridiculous names now, or in the future. Outside of the Weather Channel (which is so desperate for ratings they need to name any sort or precipitation) I've only seen the the name of this storm here on Patch. Stop it. It's all for dramatics and it's asinine.
Liberty
2:13 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
A couple inches of snow is not a STORM! It's kind of a normal happening for winter.
It is a silly name and it's silly to name typical seasonal weather! But---Patch can report it however they want. The "storm" wasn't news, the stupid name TWC gave it was!
Brian Sniatkowski
8:06 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
Freyr?
bob smith
2:12 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
OHH PLEASE!!!!!!
Dan Grant
2:12 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Is any of this worthy of Comment?
Jonathan Wald
7:38 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
Yes, it is worthy of comment when a business entity like the Weatrher Channel uses inappropriate procedure to attempt to create alarm where there should be none. They should be behaving as a responsible service entity, and not the front page of the NEW York POst, for goodness' sake!
The Mud Lady
7:38 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
It is worthy of comment because all the media does is fear-monger for ratings. It's gotten so bad that they are trying to scare us with four inches of snow.
Pete
8:40 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
What's most annoying is they got the name wrong. This one was Flapjack. The previous was Ermintrude. If they're going to use names, at least get them right!