Fort Lee residents hoping to learn just how much snow fell in town during Sunday's blizzard may have been disappointed to learn that the National Weather Service had no specific data available for the borough as of Monday night. The reason: there are no trained, volunteer spotters in Fort Lee. The National Weather Service (NWS) did report that a whopping 29 inches were on the ground by early Monday morning in Lyndhurst, and that Bergenfield had just over 20 inches. Paramus had seen about 17 inches as of Monday morning, while Lodi had just over 27 inches. But calls to the NWS's regional office…
Snow was piled high along Fort Lee's downtown roadways Tuesday morning in the aftermath of Sunday and Monday's blizzard, which dumped more than 20 inches of snow on the area. But borough officials say that while the major streets in the downtown area have been cleared, the real work of digging out is only just beginning. Now that most of the borough's major thoroughfares and downtown sidewalks are in good shape, the Department of Public Works is turning its attention to tertiary and more heavily travelled side streets. DPW officials said Tuesday morning that their immediate priority was …
Photographer Cirong Kang captured some scenes Sunday for Patch in the downtown area.
A blizzard warning has been canceled but not until the fierce storm pelted Bergen County with whipping wind and stinging snow for most of Sunday, leaving behind at least 29 inches in some areas and paralyzing the tri-state area. The National Weather Service issued a bleak outlook about travel late Sunday, saying that unsafe driving conditions were likely into Monday and that the storm had the potential to knock out power, down tree limbs and tear off Christmas decorations. Although the blizzard warning was canceled, a winter weather advisory was issued until midnight Monday. The advisory …
Under a law that went into effect in October, New Jersey drivers now face fines for failing to clean snow and ice off their cars. In the past, drivers would only be fined if snow and ice fell off their vehicle and caused damage or injury. Now motorists will be expected to clean snow and ice off before hitting the road or face a fine of $25 to $75. The fines for damage or injury range from $200 to $1,000, or $500 to $1,500 for commercial drivers.
