Snow Continues In Chatham: Closures, Road Issues

CHATHAM, NJ — Alright, Mother Nature, this is getting old. Chatham has received several inches of snow, and it could continue falling Friday.

The driving conditions created some issues around the area. Officials reported a disabled tractor trailer at 9:38 a.m. Thursday blocking the right lane on Interstate 80 in Mount Olive. A vehicle overturned earlier in Harding Township, but the scene has been cleared for drivers.

A vehicle overturned Thursday morning on Route 287 South at mile marker 29, which falls in the Bernards Township area. Patch reached out to State Police for further detail and will update with any response.

New Jersey State Police responded to 407 crashes and 273 calls for driver aid from 6 a.m. to 2:45 Thursday.

Here's the forecast in Chatham as of Thursday afternoon:

• Thursday night: Snow before 8pm, then snow and sleet likely between 8pm and 9pm, then snow after 9pm. Low around 25. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Friday: Snow likely before 2pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Friday night: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Forecasters projected 6-8 inches of snow in Morris County for this storm. Snowfall data from the National Weather Service shows 4 inches in parts of the county as of Thursday afternoon.

How did you hold up during the snowstorm? If you had any issues, took good pictures or set aside some time for fun, feel free to share in the comments below.

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