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Snow Totals, 5K Lose Power As NJ Deals With Weather Mishaps
More than 5,000 are still without power. A snow plow truck was dangling over a river (VIDEO). Here's what happened on Sunday and Monday.

More than 9 inches of snow fell in areas of New Jersey as the state dealt with a series of weather-related mishaps on Sunday and Monday – some of which caused a number of power outages (see which towns lost power below).
Patch put together a town-by-town list of snow totals. Read more: New Jersey Snow Totals, Town-By-Town, On Sunday And Monday.
Here is what happened as New Jersey residents and commuters dealt with heavy, wet snow in parking lots and on roads overnight:
Find out what's happening in Morristownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- A video showed a plow truck dangling over a river in New Jersey on Monday, with workers working hard to make sure that it stayed above water. News media were on the scene capturing the event after the tow truck reportedly crashed through a gate. Read more: Snow Plow Truck Dangling Over River In NJ Storm Cleanup (VIDEO)
- Three people were hospitalized after a small snowplow fell through the floor of a footbridge and onto a truck on Route 208 in Hawthorne, police said. Read more: 3 Hurt As Snowplow Falls Through NJ Highway, Lands On Truck: Cops
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- Route 46 in Lodi was closed in both directions on Monday after downed utility lines caught fire, according to Daily Voice. Heavy snow apparently brought the wires down at Condemi Motor Co., according to the publication.
- A car crashed and plunged into the Passaic River. A brave Belleville resident rescued the driver just as the car sank into the icy water. Read more: Belleville Resident Leaps Into Icy River To Save Crash Victim: PD
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- A snowplow fell through a hole and landed on a van.
Horrible accident— Bobcat clearing snow off footbridge across Route 208 in Hawthorne falls through, hits van driving underneath. Both drivers hospitalized, 208 North closed @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/4l1WNEZRHU
— Jen Maxfield (@JenMaxfield4NY) March 4, 2019 - A video captured a tree after it fell on a house.
Latest storm may melt on roadways, but snow so heavy it takes down this rotten tree into an Edison house. No one injured. @StormTeam4NY @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/FxEtH0ZaH2
— Brian Thompson (@brian4NY) March 4, 2019 - Heavy snow brought down a power line in the South Amboy area.
The heavy wet snow brought down a power line and closed Washington Road between South Amboy and Parlin. @News12NJ @JamesGWeather pic.twitter.com/jSZkHULhcf
— Jim Murdoch News12NJ (@ReporterJim) March 4, 2019 - A tree fell on a car in Union, where power outages also were reported.
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Photo by Lostdwarf @Lostdwarf - The incident didn't appear to be weather related, but a woman was accused of trying to kill herself and a passenger after purposely driving an SUV off the road and into an embankment, according to reports. Judith McLead, 71, was charged with second-degree aggravated assault, Bergen County Jail records show. Read more: Woman Crashed SUV In Bergen Co. Murder-Suicide Attempt: Reports
Here are the towns without power at 12:15 p.m.:
- TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 589
- GREENWICH TOWNSHIP 469
- READINGTON TOWNSHIP 447
- NORTH BERGEN TWP 262
- LEBANON TOWNSHIP 209
- CLINTON TOWNSHIP 195
- HOLLAND TOWNSHIP 185
- BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP 180
- RARITAN TOWNSHIP 173
- DENVILLE TOWNSHIP 171
- HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP 154
- LEBANON BOROUGH 140
- LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP 139
- GLEN GARDNER BOROUGH 137
- MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 122
- POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 121
- EWING TWP 115
- FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 114
- KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP 106
- BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP 96
- MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 93
- BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 89
- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 73
- HAMBURG BOROUGH 70
- FRANKLIN TWP 65
- EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 58
- ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 57
- HANOVER TOWNSHIP 49
- NUTLEY TWP 48
- UNION TOWNSHIP 47
- TENAFLY BORO 47
- IRVINGTON TWP 46
- FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 45
- FAR HILLS BOROUGH 41
- NEW PROVIDENCE BOROUGH 41
- WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 41
- ROCKAWAY BOROUGH 40
- HARMONY TOWNSHIP 40
- CHESTER TOWNSHIP 37
- LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP 33
- WAYNE TWP 33
- NEWARK CITY 32
- BLOOMSBURY BOROUGH 29
- PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP 28
- WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 27
- HO-HO-KUS BORO 27
- BERNARDS TOWNSHIP 25
- HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP 23
- SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP 23
- NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 23
- WAYNE TOWNSHIP 22
- WHITE TOWNSHIP 21
- WASHINGTON BOROUGH 18
- FANWOOD BORO 18
- MORRISTOWN TOWN 17
- CITY OF ORANGE TWP 15
- MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 14
- MONTCLAIR TWP 14
- LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH 12
- PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 12
- ALPHA BOROUGH 12
- POMPTON LAKES BOROUGH 11
- WARREN TOWNSHIP 11
- VERNON TOWNSHIP 11
- LIVINGSTON TWP 10
- FAIRFIELD TWP 9
- MORRIS TOWNSHIP 8
- HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 8
- PHILLIPSBURG TOWN 7
- MAPLEWOOD TWP 7
- WESTFIELD TOWN 7
- FLEMINGTON BOROUGH 5
- STOCKTON BOROUGH 5
Total: 5728
Find out what's happening in Morristownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Here were the towns without power at 9 a.m.:
- BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP 2,101
- NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 1,622
- EWING TWP 1,256
- BERNARDS TOWNSHIP 731
- SAYREVILLE BOROUGH 714
- FRANKLIN TWP 713
- TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 587
- FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 549
- ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 464
- MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 305
- CLINTON TOWNSHIP 293
- READINGTON TOWNSHIP 284
- UNION TOWNSHIP 251
- LEBANON TOWNSHIP 207
- PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 206
- MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 183
- NORTH BERGEN TWP 179
- FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 165
- GLEN GARDNER BOROUGH 136
- HOLLAND TOWNSHIP 122
- BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP 118
- RARITAN TOWNSHIP 96
- MILFORD BOROUGH 78
- HOPEWELL TWP 78
- MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 74
- FAR HILLS BOROUGH 73
- SUMMIT CITY 72
- NEWARK CITY 69
- BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 68
- RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE 65
- LIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP 63
- EAST BRUNSWICK TWP 62
- BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP 57
- BRIDGEWATER TWP 57
- EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 49
- IRVINGTON TWP 45
- KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP 41
- BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH 40
- WANTAGE TOWNSHIP 40
- NEW PROVIDENCE BOROUGH 40
- WARREN TOWNSHIP 39
- HOPE TOWNSHIP 39
- INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 37
- POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 36
- MAPLEWOOD TWP 36
- FANWOOD BORO 33
- BLOOMSBURY BOROUGH 29
- CHATHAM TOWNSHIP 29
- RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP 27
- TENAFLY BORO 24
- WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 21
- WHITE TOWNSHIP 21
- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 19
- FAIRFIELD TWP 18
- LIVINGSTON TWP 18
- MORRISTOWN TOWN 17
- CLINTON TOWN 16
- FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP 14
- CLIFTON CITY 14
- HANOVER TOWNSHIP 13
- WESTWOOD BORO 13
- BOONTON TOWN 12
- PARAMUS BORO 11
- ANDOVER TOWNSHIP 9
- HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP 7
- BOONTON TOWNSHIP 7
- WAYNE TOWNSHIP 7
- HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 7
- ENGLEWOOD CITY 7
- LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH 6
- FLEMINGTON BOROUGH 5
- MORRIS TOWNSHIP 5
Total: 12,949
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