Snow Totals, 5K Lose Power As NJ Deals With Weather Mishaps

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:

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.:

1. TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 589
2. GREENWICH TOWNSHIP 469
3. READINGTON TOWNSHIP 447
4. NORTH BERGEN TWP 262
5. LEBANON TOWNSHIP 209
6. CLINTON TOWNSHIP 195
7. HOLLAND TOWNSHIP 185
8. BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP 180
9. RARITAN TOWNSHIP 173
10. DENVILLE TOWNSHIP 171
11. HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP 154
12. LEBANON BOROUGH 140
13. LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP 139
14. GLEN GARDNER BOROUGH 137
15. MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 122
16. POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 121
17. EWING TWP 115
18. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 114
19. KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP 106
20. BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP 96
21. MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 93
22. BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 89
23. DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 73
24. HAMBURG BOROUGH 70
25. FRANKLIN TWP 65
26. EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 58
27. ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 57
28. HANOVER TOWNSHIP 49
29. NUTLEY TWP 48
30. UNION TOWNSHIP 47
31. TENAFLY BORO 47
32. IRVINGTON TWP 46
33. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 45
34. FAR HILLS BOROUGH 41
35. NEW PROVIDENCE BOROUGH 41
36. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 41
37. ROCKAWAY BOROUGH 40
38. HARMONY TOWNSHIP 40
39. CHESTER TOWNSHIP 37
40. LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP 33
41. WAYNE TWP 33
42. NEWARK CITY 32
43. BLOOMSBURY BOROUGH 29
44. PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP 28
45. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 27
46. HO-HO-KUS BORO 27
47. BERNARDS TOWNSHIP 25
48. HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP 23
49. SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP 23
50. NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 23
51. WAYNE TOWNSHIP 22
52. WHITE TOWNSHIP 21
53. WASHINGTON BOROUGH 18
54. FANWOOD BORO 18
55. MORRISTOWN TOWN 17
56. CITY OF ORANGE TWP 15
57. MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 14
58. MONTCLAIR TWP 14
59. LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH 12
60. PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 12
61. ALPHA BOROUGH 12
62. POMPTON LAKES BOROUGH 11
63. WARREN TOWNSHIP 11
64. VERNON TOWNSHIP 11
65. LIVINGSTON TWP 10
66. FAIRFIELD TWP 9
67. MORRIS TOWNSHIP 8
68. HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 8
69. PHILLIPSBURG TOWN 7
70. MAPLEWOOD TWP 7
71. WESTFIELD TOWN 7
72. FLEMINGTON BOROUGH 5
73. STOCKTON BOROUGH 5

Total: 5728

Here were the towns without power at 9 a.m.:

1. BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP 2,101
2. NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 1,622
3. EWING TWP 1,256
4. BERNARDS TOWNSHIP 731
5. SAYREVILLE BOROUGH 714
6. FRANKLIN TWP 713
7. TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 587
8. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 549
9. ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 464
10. MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 305
11. CLINTON TOWNSHIP 293
12. READINGTON TOWNSHIP 284
13. UNION TOWNSHIP 251
14. LEBANON TOWNSHIP 207
15. PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 206
16. MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 183
17. NORTH BERGEN TWP 179
18. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 165
19. GLEN GARDNER BOROUGH 136
20. HOLLAND TOWNSHIP 122
21. BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP 118
22. RARITAN TOWNSHIP 96
23. MILFORD BOROUGH 78
24. HOPEWELL TWP 78
25. MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 74
26. FAR HILLS BOROUGH 73
27. SUMMIT CITY 72
28. NEWARK CITY 69
29. BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 68
30. RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE 65
31. LIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP 63
32. EAST BRUNSWICK TWP 62
33. BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP 57
34. BRIDGEWATER TWP 57
35. EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 49
36. IRVINGTON TWP 45
37. KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP 41
38. BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH 40
39. WANTAGE TOWNSHIP 40
40. NEW PROVIDENCE BOROUGH 40
41. WARREN TOWNSHIP 39
42. HOPE TOWNSHIP 39
43. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 37
44. POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 36
45. MAPLEWOOD TWP 36
46. FANWOOD BORO 33
47. BLOOMSBURY BOROUGH 29
48. CHATHAM TOWNSHIP 29
49. RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP 27
50. TENAFLY BORO 24
51. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 21
52. WHITE TOWNSHIP 21
53. DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 19
54. FAIRFIELD TWP 18
55. LIVINGSTON TWP 18
56. MORRISTOWN TOWN 17
57. CLINTON TOWN 16
58. FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP 14
59. CLIFTON CITY 14
60. HANOVER TOWNSHIP 13
61. WESTWOOD BORO 13
62. BOONTON TOWN 12
63. PARAMUS BORO 11
64. ANDOVER TOWNSHIP 9
65. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP 7
66. BOONTON TOWNSHIP 7
67. WAYNE TOWNSHIP 7
68. HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 7
69. ENGLEWOOD CITY 7
70. LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH 6
71. FLEMINGTON BOROUGH 5
72. MORRIS TOWNSHIP 5

Total: 12,949