Winter 2016

If you've driven the Garden State Parkway today, you've probably seen signs like the one above, or maybe you've even seen one of the trucks that sprays the roadway in preparation for winter weather.

We had some wild weather pass through Ocean County last night. With most of the state under a tornado watch for most of the night, thankfully we didn't get conditions that turned too dangerous, but there was some damage from the storms.

Temperatures are rising, but the iciest part of this winter storm may be yet to come.

It's going to be cold in Ocean County this weekend. Really cold. Unpleasantly cold. So cold that if you don't have to go out, you shouldn't. But some people still think that "too cold" is still better than "too hot".

As we wait for more winter weather to arrive in Ocean County, we're already seeing evidence of the rough weather off of our coast.

Like a lot of Ocean County residents, I was pretty surprised when I stepped outside this morning to clean off my car. Expecting to only spend a moment or two brushing a dusting of snow off of my car, much of Ocean County got a good bit more snow than we were expecting.

By now you know that one of my pet peeves this time of year is people who don't bother to clear snow off of their cars. And it's not just me, the State thinks that it's important enough to make it a law to clear all of the snow from your car before going on the road. Apparently this driver didn't get the memo:

It's hard to argue that we've had a weird weather week. Of course it all started with last weekend's epic snowfall, which quickly flipped to mid-week temperatures in the upper 40s and even a stray 50 or so. And then this morning, winter showed up again.

This is a topic that I've visited before (in fact, I briefly touched on it just yesterday), but it still blows my mind how people just don't get it. Snow is inconvenient. Nobody likes when you have to go out in the snow. Yet, it seems like people still try to find a way to get on the road with as little effort as possible.

Just in case we were getting lulled into a sense of comfort, Mother Nature gave us a reminder yesterday and this morning that it is, in fact, winter.