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As the storm continues into Tuesday, the state will see a second day of school, travel and government disruptions. Even though the snow and wind won t be nearly as intense, Tuesday looks like another wintry day across the Garden State. A few more inches of accumulation will be possible before this coastal storm system finally kicks out to sea Tuesday evening, New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said.
NJ Transit announced its plans late Monday night to operate on a modified schedule on Tuesday.
Trucks will continue to be banned from some New Jersey highways and schools either have canceled classes completely or moved all instruction online for the day.
Crews work to clear snow, rescue cars from icy floods in New Jersey
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In Morristown, snowplow operators did their best to keep up with the rapidly accumulating snowfall.
Outside of town, people got stuck in the snow while driving and those dangerous road conditions continue Tuesday.
Morris and Passaic counties both saw more than two feet of snow accumulation. It s the biggest storm to hit the state in five years.
In Hackensack, crews managed to get some of the main roads and highways clear but not yet down to the blacktop.
A few more inches of snow are expected to fall there.
New Jersey State Police responded to 343 accidents and 295 motorist aid calls statewide as of 11:15 a.m. and more than 3,900 pieces of Department of Transportation equipment are out on the roads. A tractor-trailer driver was issued a summons after his truck jackknifed on Route 80 in Hope. Conditions are dangerous, said NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti.
She asked roads to be left open for DOT crews and state police.
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A commercial vehicle travel restriction was issued along interstate highways, which began at noon on Sunday and apply to tractor-trailers, empty straight CDL-weighted trucks, passenger vehicles pulling trailers, recreational vehicles and motorcycles. The restrictions include: