Friday closures, late openings for NY, NJ schools as nor’easter brings rain, snow, wind

NEW YORK (PIX11) — As a strong, coastal storm brought heavy rain, strong wind gusts and snow to areas across New York and New Jersey, schools announced delayed openings and closures for Friday.

The nasty nor'easter started on Thursday. The rain and strong winds were set to through Friday, impacting the morning commute. Rain could keep falling through much of the day. Wind gusts up to 50 mph were also forecast.