Nor'easter Blows Through Morristown: Cleanup Underway Thursday

MORRISTOWN, NJ — As a "major" nor'easter continues blasting through New Jersey, quite the cleanup effort is underway. The local area has at least 5 inches of snow, according to a measurement Thursday morning from Morris Township officials.

Much around Morristown closed for Thursday. The Morris School District, which is currently operating remotely, gave everyone the day off school because of "the increased possibility of power outages and internet disruption."

Town Hall won't reopen until noon Thursday, and all Morris County government offices will stay closed Thursday.

But many town employees have been at work during the storm, including the Department of Public Works and police.

"It's snowy. It's windy. It's cold," Morristown DPW said. "It's a good morning to look out the window and then get back into bed. Our police officers have been out all night and our DPW crews are still working on getting the roads cleaned so if you can stay off the roads, please do."

Fortunately for Morrisotwn, Jersey Central Power & Light hasn't reported any power outages in town as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

If you have an outage, call JCP&L at 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or click the “Report Outage” link on www.firstenergycorp.com. Don't call 911 for outages.

The National Weather Service labeled the "major" system a "nor'easter" since it's expected to produce strong, sustained damaging winds and precipitation over a 24-hour period on Wednesday.

Related article: NJ Nor'easter Snowstorm 2020: Live Updates

The National Weather Service forecasted 12-20 inches of snow for the area. The NWS has gathered the following snow totals for Morris County:

Here's the NWS forecast for Morristown as of 9 a.m. Thursday:

• Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind around 5 mph.

The NWS placed Morristown and the surrounding area under a winter storm warning, which remains in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday.

"The data suggests that we will be dealing with mostly wet snow," the Morris County Office of Emergency Management said Wednesday. "The heaviest snow is expected later this evening and overnight into tomorrow."

Morristown opened several garages for residents who park on the street or have on-street parking permits. Parking in the following garages will be available from 1 p.m. Wednesday through 9 a.m. Friday:

• Dalton Garage at Cattano Avenue
• Dehart Street Garage (very limited availability)
• Ann/Bank Parking Garage

View the garage map here.

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