National Weather Service

This week in 1978, New Jersey and most of the Northeast were hit with a blizzard of epic proportions. Here in New Jersey, between February 5th and the 7th, we were blanketed with over 15 inches of snow. The Northern part of the state took the biggest brunt of this storm, but the whole state got something.

Inland areas in the south have a better chance of wintry weather if temperatures remain cold in New Jersey.

The astronomical first day of winter for us here in the Northern Hemisphere is December 21st, according to the Farmers' Almanac.

Saturday night's storms wreaked havoc on a lot of the Garden State. 15 New Jersey towns were officially confirmed to have been in the path of a tornado.

How did you do with the big storm? Most of us stayed in all weekend if we could. There are plenty of delays and closings today as well. Take comfort that we will be in the 50's next week so we can watch it all melt...until then, if you are curious like me, we have the official snow totals for Ocean County from The National Weather Service.

A frost advisory is in effect for much of New Jersey Wednesday that could threaten plants and other sensitive vegetation.

We just got new information about tonight's weather from The National Weather Service and I wanted to pass this along. They have issued a tornado watch for a bunch of New Jersey counties for this afternoon into tonight. Scroll down for all the details. Thanks Ida.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Ocean County until 9 p.m. on Friday, April 26th

The big lesson that I learned during my winter trip to Iceland is that dry feet make all the difference. I'm so grateful I invested in a pair of good boots so I didn't have that double whammy of cold wet feet while trekking through snow and slush. And as shown in the infographic, covering up as much of the flesh as possible will help keep you warm on a day like today. Those face masks or balaclavas as they're called may not be pretty but they work wonders! I also find those little warming packets for your hands and feet are helpful.

A line of gusty, soaking thunderstorms will make a potentially nasty end to the day, especially for central and southern New Jersey.