bone-chilling with temperatures dipping about low 25 below. the national guard, some 400 guard members will conduct well-being checks and possible evacuations. drivers across the region are told to stay off the roads. like here in new jersey, vict visibility is limited. as soon as the plows clear the streets, they are covered again. governor chris christie declared a state of emergency for all of new jersey. road crews are working through the night, ahead of the morning commute. but here is what they re up against. you can hardly see the toll booths on the george washington bridge. in fort lee, new jersey, that s a vital link on interstate 95 that travels up the east coast. a short time ago, we spoke a about how crews are holding up through this ferocious winter blast. going since roughly dinner
in new york city, we re watching the snow pile up outside. you can see it live. look at the upper west side. folks are still getting around on. long island, residents are dealing with an added problem. a main thoroughfare, the long island expressway is shutting down. wabc has more from long island as they started shutting down this very busy thoroughfare. reporter: at times the mighty long island expressway looked like a back road in fargo, north dakota. the storm intensified at 8:00, and drivers struggled in the blowing, drifting snow that kept on coming. it s a mess. they re doing not too bad with the roads on the main roads. but the side roads are horrible. i m headed to work. i work overnight. i tried to leave a little early so i can get there on time. i made sure i took my time. they re out cleaning the roads. it s just just take your time and leave early. reporter: the largest plows in the state s arsenal cut a
joining us live from accu-weather. in new york city, we re watching the snow pile up outside. you can see it live. look at the upper west side. folks are still getting around on. long island, residents are dealing with an added problem. a main thoroughfare, the long island expressway is shutting down. wabc has more from long island as they started shutting down this very busy thoroughfare. reporter: at times the mighty long island expressway looked like a back road in fargo, north dakota. the storm intensified at 8:00, and drivers struggled in the blowing, drifting snow that kept on coming. it s a mess. they re doing not too bad with the roads on the main roads. but the side roads are horrible. i m headed to work. i work overnight. i tried to leave a little early so i can get there on time. i made sure i took my time. they re out cleaning the roads. it s just just take your time and leave early. reporter: the largest plows in the state s arsenal cut a
firmed up, we start working backwards from that point where we think the snow is going to hit. then we make the decisions in terms of our plan as to when do we call in the crews. that s how it works. gotcha. did motorists take advice and stay off the roads? yeah, traffic is quite light now. that really helps our crews a lot. the snow is falling everywhere in new jersey. we ve got about five inches in the central part of the state. they re plowing and spreading salt everywhere. joe dee joining us from the department of transportation in new jersey. thank you for joining us. we ll be right back with more. well, it s been a tough p.r. year for nigella lawson. ey. thank you for joining us. we ll be right back with more. right back about more.
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