Monmouth County Sheriff: Stay Off the Roads During Storm

This is what Rt. 9 at Rt. 33 in Freehold looked like as of about 5:45 a.m. Saturday. Freehold had 6.5 inches of snow on the ground at 4 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Stay off the roads, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden warns.

Hazlet police report numerous drivers got stuck on Highway 36 overnight and this morning. One vehicle also slid off the road into the woods on Scott Drive, police said. There were no injuries.

There is 7 inches on the ground in Monmouth Beach as of 6:10 a.m., police there report, with higher accumulations in some areas due to drifts.

The forecasted rate of snowfall and extremely low visibility will make driving very dangerous. Please avoid driving until the snow stops and roads have been cleared. New York City now may get up to 24 inches of snow, according to reports.

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Photo courtesy: Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office