New jersey weather

“Right along the cold front as it moves through on Friday, a narrow squall line (of thunderstorms) could develop, bringing localized wind gusts over 50 mph,” the weather service said. “These winds could lead to downed trees and power outages. Also, the passage of the front will bring a very sharp drop in temperatures.” In addition to the heavy rain and strong winds, forecasters are also concerned about rapidly falling temperatures late Friday into early Saturday — with readings running about 20 degrees colder than normal and wind chills dropping into the single digits and possibly below zero in some areas of the state on Christmas weekend. “Dangerously cold wind chills as low as -15° to 0° will develop for Friday night and Saturday night,” the National Weather Service’s regional office in New Jersey noted in a storm briefing package Tuesday evening. “The coldest wind chills will occur across the Pocono Plateau. Impacts may be exacerbated if power outages from the winds occur and these impacts last into the weekend.”

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Air quality that is deemed unhealthy for sensitive groups means “people with lung disease, children, older adults, and people who are active outdoors are considered sensitive and therefore at greater risk” from ground-level ozone pollution, the EPA says. Everyone may begin to experience some adverse health effects, and members of the sensitive groups may experience more serious effects for those living in an area with unhealthy air.