Another storm - this one predicted to drop 1 to 3 inches of snow in Hudson County - has arrived, but Jersey City doesn't have any salt left to deal with it, according to two city council members.

After weathering multiple storms this past winter with low salt supplies, the city finally ran out of the stuff during Thursday's storm, to the dismay of residents who talked to The Jersey Journal earlier today.

Eric Weiss, 66, of Magnolia Avenue, who was outside his home, digging his car out with his 43-year-old son, didn't know the city had run out of salt but said he wasn't surprised by the news, either.

"It always feels like Jersey City is unprepared for something," he said. "I'm sure there's a combination of excuses and legitimate issues."

Lang M., 40, of Jersey Avenue, who was walking toward the PATH Station in Journal Square, said he didn't know about the city's lack of salt either, but that the city usually didn't inform him about its preparedness anyway.

"They keep saying that there's going to be storms, but we're not informed properly on whether we're prepared," he said.

City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said today that the city's snow removal agency, the Jersey City Incinerator Authority, has been in constant contact with its supplier Cargill, Inc. to get a delivery of more than 3,000 tons of salt.

Morrill said the JCIA has called Cargill, Inc. "multiple times daily" since Jan. 30, but that "only a couple small deliveries have been made."

"We are extremely disappointed but also recognize this is an issue affecting the entire region," she said.

Morrill also said 28,000 gallons of liquid brine have been used so far and that the brine has been used "on dry spots, then on the snow once it has fallen to help melt it."

"We have approx. 8000 gallons left, and will use as needed," she added, noting that that amount would be enough for the city to ride out the rest of today's storm.

Morrill told The Jersey Journal that the city has "sought additional methods to supplement our operations, such as the liquid brine and utilizing the equipment and personnel of multiple agencies to clear sidewalks, etc."