Blizzard Generates High Winds, Heavy Snow on the Jersey Shore

High winds were reported along the New Jersey shore on Thursday, January 4, as a powerful nor’easter battered the region. A blizzard warning was in effect for much of the Jersey coastline, according to the National Weather Service.Whiteout conditions with snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour were reported, and travel was discouraged by the weather service. Wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour close to the coast were possible.This video shows wind and snow conditions in Stone Harbor and Avalon. Credit: Twitter/Zeke Orzech via Storyful