New Jersey Residents Trapped Inside Their Homes Due To Downed Trees, Power Lines
Wednesday's nor'easter dumped more than two feet of snow on some areas.
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Wednesday's nor'easter dumped more than two feet of snow on some areas.
The second nor'easter in less than a week has disrupted service for Metro-North, NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation called for reinforcements Thursday in the aftermath of the second nor'easter to hit the state.
By nightfall, snow-covered power lines hung precariously in parts of Queens, causing flickering street lights in St. Albans.
A state of emergency was in effect Wednesday in New Jersey, where Governor Phil Murphy said 300,000 residents were left without power.
While flight activity is continuing at area airports, hundreds of flights have been canceled.
Heavy, wet snow fell across the Tri-State Area on Wednesday, less than a week after the area was pummeled by another powerful storm.
Sledding is a popular snow day pastime, and one man is such a fan he created a museum just for sleds.
It happened at around 2:30 p.m. at Manchester Township Middle School.
"Thundersnow is the fastest Mother Nature can throw the snow out of the clouds," CBS2's Lonnie Quinn explained.
Chris Wragge hit the road to check out the nor'easter that socked our area Wednesday.
The push is on to restore power to thousands of people across the Tri-State area who are still in the dark following last Friday's nor'easter.
A winter storm warning is in effect for much of the Tri-State area from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. Thursday.
It's part of a $3.6 million investment by the district to get the best technology into the hands of every student in a school district that's struggled significantly in the past.
It happened Monday in Vernon.
