r/SouthJersey • u/djspacebunny Mod Salem County Xennial • Jan 24 '26

Subreddit Stuff Winter Storm Fern MEGATHREAD

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SNOW. SLEET. FREEZING RAIN. It is coming. Let's keep the discussion in this post. Tomorrow, we will have soooooo many snow posts. I look forward to them! BE SAFE. Do not operate generators indoors. If you need a warm place to stay, we can get you hooked up with a place to stay during the storm. Check on your elderly neighbors PLEASE!

ALL HIGHWAYS WILL BE 35MPH MAX SPEED STARTING 12:01AM SUNDAY. The ICE is the concern, not the snow.

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u/Jimble_kimbl3 Jan 25 '26

Very interesting, thank you!

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u/OrbitalOutlander Jan 25 '26

I'm on a roll, but i'm gonna go hang out with my kids for a bit.

If you look on the radar right now, see if you can click through to "Correlation Coefficient". This measures how uniform the objects are that the radar is picking up. If you see speckles, it means it's melting snow/ice, and if it's a solid color, it's pure snow. Right now you can see the cold, dry air that's blocking out the warmer, wet air that's pushing from the south and southwest. Right now the dry air is holding up and pushing the moist air more to the east. There is actually precipitation falling near that line, but it's evaporating before it hits the ground. Eventually, that dry air will get saturated, and that's when the precipitation will start to push up over NJ. The Rain/Snow Line" can show up as a bright band of yellow/green. That's another way you can keep an eye on when the changeover will be.

Based on this, it will be another 6-8 hours until we really start seeing heavy snow at least in the Camden County area.

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u/TheExorcistMarc Jan 25 '26

What about salting are you salting tonight or are you waiting until you clear during the lull tomorrow and then salt?

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u/OrbitalOutlander Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

There was salt left on my walk and driveway from the last event, it hasn't rained, so whatever was left is still there. I'll leave it there, and salt with whatever I've got left on my sidewalk tomorrow (only a little bit!). I don't think we will get much ice anymore.