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Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
The snow continues to fall before sunrise on Thursday morning. The first big winter storm of the season hit New Brunswick as it moves through the state. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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The first major snowstorm to hit New Jersey this year is beginning to wind down on Thursday morning.
While there were not widespread power outage, the peak was 14,000 customers around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, as of early Thursday morning several thousand homes and businesses were still in the dark out of the state’s more than 4.3 million utility customers.
Here’s what a ‘state of emergency’ really means in N.J. as major snowstorm hits state
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for New Jersey Wednesday as the first winter storm of the season is set to pummel parts of the state with more than a foot of snow.
As ominous as it sounds, the state of emergency, which takes effect at 2 p.m., means more for the police, fire and other public safety officials responding to the event than it does for the average person. State offices for nonessential workers are closing at 1 p.m.