Point Pleasant Beach Schools Closed Jan. 7 For Snow Day

Point Pleasant NJ

06 January, 2022

10:26 PM

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POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ — The Point Pleasant Beach School District moved from a delayed opening to being closed Friday the second storm in a week depositing snow across the area. "Due to inclement weather and hazardous travel conditions, the Point Pleasant Beach School District will be closed on Friday, January 7, 2022," the district's updated notice said. The district announced the delayed opening Thursday evening and said would re-evaluate early Friday based on weather conditions. Snow began falling about 1 a.m. and by 5 a.m. many roads were covered with a layer of white. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency that began at 10 p.m. Thursday, as the storm is anticipated to start bringing snow to the area after 1 a.m. Read more: NJ Declares State Of Emergency; Up To 6 Inches Of Snow Projected The National Weather Service issued a winter-storm warning for Ocean County and seven others: Monmouth, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Cumberland and Atlantic. The agency predicts 3-6 inches of snowfall in this region from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday. Snowfall in the region could exceed 1 inch per hour late in the night, with snowfall expected to wind down west to east by sunrise Friday, which is slated for 7:21 a.m. The delayed opening comes on the heels of Monday's storm that at one point was predicted to bring up to 6 inches to northern Ocean County and prompted district officials to declare weather closing. It left the northern parts of the county with less than 2 inches of snow, according to the weather service. Sign up for Patch alerts and daily newsletters here, or download our app to have breaking news alerts sent right to your phone. Have a news tip? Email [email protected] Follow Point Pleasant Patch on Facebook.