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MTNJChristine8p1226_2025-12-26-20-12-00

And we are getting hit with a pretty interesting storm tonight. They were expecting to be a lot of snow. To date we've been getting a lot of ice and freezing rain, sleet in some parts of the state. Here's a look in Bridgewater though, courtesy of Earthcam, where you can see some. So on the tennis courts there, the roads becoming very icy though. We're going to be checking in in North Jersey once again though with News 12 New Jersey's Christine Quay. Christine, uh, we've had snow earlier, it was pretty steady for, I don't know, the last few hours. Is it still coming down? Yes, so here in Bergen County, I know you're getting ice in some other areas in New Jersey, but here in Bergen County it is certainly snow, and as we know, the more it snows, the slip slipperier the roads can become. Now those salt trucks have been out in full force in Bergen County since this afternoon, but still Bergen County really urging people, if you don't have to drive at this point, please don't be out driving. You can see we're right here we're in front of Route 4 and some of these local roadways, but as well, I'll give you a look at the scene here as well as some of the. Major roadways have really been piling up with snow in the last couple of hours. That's really only the last couple of hours is when it started coming down. And so a couple of local businesses, a couple, you know, of restaurants as well still open. We spoke to the owner of one pizza store who says that, you know, barring the weather, they are staying open at this time, but they've been pretty busy so far, and we'll see if that changes. You'll see just how quickly conditions have changed because, like I said, it's really only started coming down like this in the last couple of hours. Right now things look very light and doesn't look too, too intimidating yet, but once it starts coming down, it's just people just shut down, you know, and they just, uh, put on their shows and hibernate. We're gonna be, uh, here till we're hoping until at least 8, you know, but if it starts getting a little dangerous out there, you know, of course I'm always concerned about everybody's safety, so. So here in Bergen County, we did tell you there is a decent amount of snow here on the ground. There's even enough, if you even want to bend down, there's enough for you to actually pick up some snow. It's pretty soft, it's pretty powdery, so I don't know if it's the kind of packed snow you want. Snowballs, but you can throw, throw a snowball in a pretty powdery, throw one at your neighbor, your friend. Probably don't throw one near the road like I just did and possibly blind the driver. All that to say, snow still coming down pretty steadily, and we'll be watching it here throughout the evening, Eric. So for now in Pramus, I'm Christine Quley, New, New Jersey. Yeah, we don't want a lawsuit tonight, Christine. Thanks a lot.

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MTNJChristine630p1226_2025-12-26-18-41-07

Words of wisdom right there and caution. Let's continue our team 12 coverage right now. News 12 New Jersey's Christine Quay is over in Westwood. Christine, uh, you were looking at some snow coming down before. How is it now? Yes, so we did see those initial flakes, Eric, over in Paramus as those first snow plows and salt trucks were getting onto the road, and it did stop for a little while there, but as you can see, it's actively snowing again, and there really is a good amount of snow on the ground, so that is something to keep in mind. But here in Westwood, many people actually took advantage of that pause in the snow to get out here. Many of those skiers and snowboarders coming out here on the roads though. Officials are of course encouraging people to stay off the roads so they can head over to ski shop Mount Everest. That's when it snows. These skiers say they want to be ready to head out to the slopes in the morning in the more mountainous areas of the state like Vernon. And though I'm sure there are quite a few people who are hoping for minimal snow, for minimal cleanup, many of the skiers and snowboarders that we spoke to over here in Westwood, well, they have a different idea. You know, if there's powder we try to get out there so I've been waiting to get our skis, so today's the perfect day to get them. And this is the one of the bigger first snowfalls of the season. Yes, yes, so we can't wait, so we're excited to go tomorrow, you know, ho, hoping for a lot, a lot of snow actually. Snow on the ground, that's when everyone's thinking skiing, so people are coming up, dropping off tunes, and it's just a great time. So as we said, there was a little bit of a pause earlier, but now it's coming down again, and our meteorologists have been telling you that that is expected to continue throughout the evening. Now as far as Mount Everest, that ski shop we just showed you, they're set to close in just a couple of minutes, but snow still actively falling out here. We'll update you on air and you can also follow us on our app. For now, I'll send it back to you, Eric in Westwood, Christine Quley in News 12, New Jersey. All right, Christine, we'll see you later.

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MTNJChristineQ5p1226_2025-12-26-17-13-41

No snow yet here in Edison, but let's continue our team 12 coverage right now. News 12 New Jersey's Christine Quay in Bergen County, where I believe you got some snow there, Christine, and county employees have been hard at work. Yes, Eric, so we do officially have some snow here. Temperature has certainly dropped, but the flakes started a couple of minutes ago, and now you can see it is actually falling pretty steadily here. Of course our meteorologists have been telling you all day this is going to continue throughout the evening into the night, and that's why the Bergen County employees here are getting their salt trucks and plows. Onto the road already ahead of what's to come. So I'm going to step out of the frame so you can take a look at what's going on over here right now. They started filling up here at the Department of Public Works right around 4:30 in order to get ahead of those flakes coming down right now. And they say they're going to be doing shifts throughout the night so they can come back and fill up on salt. Here and make sure they're steadily salting the roads now. The salt barn here in Paramus holds about 5000 tons of salt, and while it's not full right now, we're still looking at thousands of tons of salt here, about 3500, so they're certainly stocked up for this storm. In the meantime though, here is what county officials say you can keep in mind overnight. Sometime around 9 in the morning, 10:00 in the morning, people should be able to get out and get and about, um, but I do ask them to stop, you know, not drive tonight when the trucks are out, give the plow operators a chance to do their job, um, you know, salt comes out the back of the truck, so we don't want their cars to get sprayed with salt and things, um, let our folks do what they're, they're paid to do. And Tedesco tells me that the main priority this evening is going to be clearing the roads and salting the roads around hospitals, police, and fire stations that emergency responders can do their job as well. We're going to be back with an update in just a couple of hours here in North Jersey, but for now you can stay with us on our app as well. So I'll send it back to you, Eric, in Primus, Christine Quay News 12, New Jersey. All right, Christine, thanks a lot.

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A winter storm coated New Jersey in snow and ice Friday afternoon and evening. News 12's Christine Queally took a look at the conditions.

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