Batten down the hatches New Jersey, foul weather approacheth

A slow moving weather system, that is expected to drop 4 inches of rain in some parts of the state and 6 inches of snow in the north and west section is on its way starting early Sunday. The National Weather Service has put out the following information:

A Flood Watch is in effect for much of northern and central New Jersey starting Sunday morning, due to a coastal storm expected to bring as much as 3.5 inches of rain to parts of the region.

The National Weather Service on Saturday afternoon issued the watch, which covers all or parts of Hunterdon, Somerset, Mercer, Morris, Middlesex, Union, Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties. Parts of nearby Pennsylvania as well as Delaware will also have heavy rain.

The higher elevations in the north and west of New Jersey could get upwards of six inches of snow after it rolls in from the Appalachians of West Virginia north into central Pennsylvania.