While many hoped 2022 would be a year back on the track toward some type of normal, on the first business day of the new year, Mother Nature had other plans.
Across the county, snow coated roads quickly, with an intense pace, after changing from rain before 8 a.m. High winds blew snow from trees and roofs, causing further visibility problems and causing almost all schools and businesses to close Jan. 3.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the highest snow accumulation total in Cape May County was in Ocean City, where 14 inches was reported. Across the county, totals honed-in on the one-foot marker.
Road crews from the county, state and municipalities struggled to keep up with the snow fall’s furious pace. Driving conditions were poor, even on major roadways, into the evening. Speeds were reduced on the Garden State Parkway throughout the county to 35 m.p.h.
While current laws do not allow schools to institute remote learning on snow days, most students who weren’t already in a virtual format due to Covid got a good old-fashioned day off.
As an incredible sunset captivated many areas of the region, it’s light reflected off the fresh powder before darkness fell, and the more focused effort to deal with the storm’s results set in.
Flooding made the snow incredibly wet and heavy for shoveling in some areas and when driving, flood depth could be deceptive some places, especially when deep puddles were iced-over and snow-coated.
The storm also forced several businesses and schools to adjust their Jan. 4 hours or close again completely.
Here are some photos from around the region taken by Herald staff and our readers.
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