blunt warning to motorists. no one with an ounce of common sense should be going out on the roads today. reporter: hundreds of wrecks reported in the region but just two fatalities. in pennsylvania, another state of emergency. philadelphia s snow removal crews worked more than 24 hours straight. they are working very hard over 600 personnel, 350 pieces of equipment, from a number of agencies across the city government. reporter: and in new jersey, some counties imposed travel restrictions. emergency vehicles only on the roads. along the shore, the winds cranked up as the snow fell down. i m getting sustained wind gusts of 35 miles an hour, but gusts 45 miles an hour at times and the snow is blowing and the visibility has been reduced. we have got exactly 30 inches mid-afternoon. reporter: tom costello shared the latest from maryland through an internet skype connection. we lost all of our heat and power at about 1:00 in the morning. it came back at 1:00 in the
some small towns measured up to eight inches of snow no one with an ounce of common sense should be going out on the roads today. reporter: hundreds of wrecks reported in the region but just two fatalities. in pennsylvania, another state of emergency. philadelphia s snow removal crews worked more than 24 hours straight. they re working very hard. over 600 personnel, 350 pieces of equipment from a number of agencies across the city government. reporter: and in new jersey some counties imposed travel restrictions. emergency vehicles only on the roads. along the shore, the winds cranked up as the snow fell down. i m getting sustained wind gusts of 35 miles an hour, but gusts 45 miles an hour at times. and the snow is blowing and certainly the visibility has been reduced. we ve got exactly 30 inches mid-afternoon. reporter: nbc s tom costello shared the latest from suburban maryland through an internet skype connection.