New Jersey
State of Emergency declared for the state ahead of the storm
Jets vs. Giants: NFL preseason game, originally scheduled for Saturday night at the Meadowlands, has been shifted to a 2 p.m. kickoff.
PGA Tour: Barclays tournament at Plainfield Country Club in Edison will be reduced to 54 holes, ending on Saturday.
Governor Chris Christie said that all lanes of 28-mile stretch of a major highway in Ocean County would go in only one direction — westward — beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday to help speed the trip away from Long Beach Island, which is connected to the mainland by only a single bridge.
State Officials: Preparing to open an emergency operations center
Gov. Chris Christie: "If I order a mandatory evacuation, you better leave. If it turns out to be less, we should thank our lucky stars."
State Emergency Management Division: Coordinator Frank Donato said public notices will go out on Thursday urging residents to prepare for flooding, high wind and power outages
Casinos Close: Atlantic City casinos shutting down for only the third time since gambling was legalized 33 years ago
New Jersey Transit: All rail service will be suspended as of at 12 p.m. on Saturday
Damn.
Yall stay safe out there.