N.J. Weather: State Police have responded to over 200 crashes on state’s slippery roads
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
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New Jersey State Police troopers were busy as the snow kept falling Sunday morning and afternoon, responding to 233 vehicle crashes on roads they patrol around the state.
Troopers also responded to another 135 requests for help from drivers for issues including spin-outs and breakdowns, according to Trooper Charles Marchan. He said he did not have specific information about any serious crashes, but said State Police did not have any roads or highways closed due to crashes at 4 p.m.
Around 1 p.m. a driver went off the New Jersey Turnpike in Runnemede and was trapped in a vehicle, according to Runnemede Fire and EMS. Firefighters had to remove the passenger side door to remove the patient and get him or her to the hospital.
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Hazleton City firefighter Gregg Steeber clears snow away from fire hydrant on Broad Street, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Hazleton, Pa. Firefighters split up in residential neighborhoods to uncover hydrants buried in snow banks. (Warren Ruda/Standard-Speaker via AP)
Russell, left, and Michelle Hoyer try to find their driveway under the snow in Mount Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week s winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Feb 4, 2021
MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J. (AP) This week’s winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm.
Mount Arlington, in the northern part of the state, got 35.5 inches (90 centimeters) of snow in the storm, which lasted about three days, the National Weather Service noted Tuesday in a preliminary report. It could take months to confirm the total and the new record, though.
The snowfall report came from a trained weather observer, and officials note there’s no reason to doubt its veracity. If confirmed, it would top the record of 34 inches (86 centimeters) that fell during a blizzard Feb. 11-Feb. 14 in Cape May County in southern New Jersey in 1899.
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Linda Piper walking her dog, Ellie, about a half-mile from Lake Mohawk, on Tuesday. A preliminary report that the Lake Mohawk area received the New Jersey s highest snow total, more than 36 inches, was discounted because proper procedures weren t followed.Rob Jennings / NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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For New Jersey’s “trained weather observers,” this week’s epic snowstorm was their moment in the sun, no irony intended.
The state’s network of amateur weather buffs were crucial in documenting the track and scope of the storm. Many received training via the National Weather Service, which offers 3-hour seminars between May and September, and the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network, known as CoCoRaHS.
Storm Team 4 is tracking a powerful nor’easter that moved into the tri-state area Sunday night and is expected to linger through Tuesday morning, bringing the potential for well over a foot of snow in parts of the region. New York City could get up to 18 inches of snow. However, we want to hear from you! Did you take…