A flock of sparrows took shelter beneath a car parked on Broad Street in Red Bank Friday afternoon. What do they know that we don't?
The National Weather Service has a winter weather advisory in effect for the Red Bank region from 7a to midnight Saturday.
What's that mean? From the NWS:
STEADIER & HEAVIER DURING THE AFTERNOON. SLEET. FREEZING RAIN
AND RAIN SHOULD MIX IN WITH THE SNOW TOWARD EVENING.ESPECIALLY
CLOSER TO THE COAST. A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN. SLEET.FREEZING
RAIN & SNOW SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE EVENING BEFORE PRECIPITATION
CHANGES BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING.
FINAL SNOW & SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WELL INLAND.
THERE IS SOMEUNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW QUICKLY OR HOW MUCH A CHANGEOVER WILL OCCUR AND AMOUNTS MIGHT HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED WITH LATER FORECASTS. FOR MOST AREAS THIS SHOULD BE A PLOWABLE SNOW.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DRIVING WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND
HAZARDOUS AS SAT CONTINUES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. PLEASE GIVE
YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION & LEAVE PLENTY OF
SPACE BETWEEN YOURSELF & THE VEHICLES AROUND. HEAVIER SNOW
SHOULD FALL IN PLACES TO THE NORTHWEST.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW.SLEET.OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS & LIMITED VISIBILITIES.& USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
