Len Melisurgo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Blizzard of January 1996
Matt Rainey | The Star-Ledger
White-out conditions
A woman walks up the middle of Route 35 North in Point Pleasant amid blizzard conditions on Jan. 7, 1996.
Frank H. Conlon | The Star-Ledger
Garden State Parkway
A lone plow works its way north through blizzard conditions on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge on Jan. 6, 1996.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
N.J. Turnpike closed
This is what the New Jersey Turnpike looked like near Exit 7A on the first day of the big blizzard of January 1996. An unmarked State Police car was blocking vehicles from entering the Turnpike because of the hazardous driving conditions.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Stranded truck on Turnpike
While snow was still falling during the Blizzard of '96, a New Jersey Turnpike emergency vehicle at right is shown trying to free a stranded truck at Exit 7A.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Stranded cars in Trenton
With snow falling heavily during the Blizzard of '96, scores of cars were stranded across the state, including these vehicles on the streets of downtown Trenton on Monday, Jan. 8, 1996.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Driver struck in Marlboro
During the Blizzard of '96, a car is stranded on a driveway, left, as the driver tries to flag down some help in Marlboro, Monmouth County.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Statehouse snow
A mound of drifted snow piled up on the front steps of the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton on Jan. 8, 1996, as seen from the inside of the in building looking out towards State Street during what was to be the last day of the ongoing legislative session.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Interstate 95
While snow still falls during the Blizzard of '96, a state-operated snow plow tried to clear the accumulation of more than 2 feet of snow from Interstate 95 near Hightstown on Monday, Jan. 8, 1996.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Empty Turnpike
While snow still falls on the third day of the Blizzard of '96, the New Jersey Turnpike was deserted after authorities closed the highway. This view is from Interstate 95 near Hightstown looking north on the Turnpike.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Stranded in Freehold
With snow still falling on the third day of the Blizzard of 1996, two cars are stranded in the driveway of a house in Freehold.
Jim Pathe | The Star-Ledger
Car dealership in Madison
'Like Never Been Seen Before' could have been applied to the Blizzard of '96. This sign was on the showroom window of Madison Honda in Madison, Morris County. The complete sign read: 'WE'RE DEALIN' LIKE NEVER BEFORE.' Those mounds of snow are actually cars completely buried.
Rich Krauss | The Star-Ledger
Roof collapse at Rutgers
Workers from Rutgers University remove snow from The Bubble sports training facility, which collapsed from the weight of the snow from the blizzard on January 1996.
Vic Yepello | The Star-Ledger
Damaged house in Edison
A carport attached to a house on Comstock Road in Edison collapsed under the weight of the snow from the Blizzard of 1996.
Bob Bruce | The Star-Ledger
Snow removal in East Brunswick
Nelson Breining of East Brunswick was clearing his sidewalk and also the sidewalks of his neighbors after the Blizzard of '96.
Matt Rainey | The Star-Ledger
Rough bike ride in Brick
Jay Nye, age 11 at the time, pushes his bike along Midstreams Road in Brick as he was trying to get home during the Blizzard of 1996.
Scott Lituchy | The Star-Ledger
Street in Glen Ridge
During the early part of the blizzard, on Jan. 7, 1996, cars moved slowly along Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge.
Ed Curry | The Star-Ledger
Greetings from Asbury Park
The Kirk family of Asbury Park make their way through the blizzard after walking to a local market on Jan. 7, 1996.
Joe Epstein | The Star-Ledger
Somerville snow removal
As more snow falls, a crew from the Somerville Department of Public Works uses a backhoe to clear mounds of snow off the Main Street sidewalk a few days after the blizzard of 1996.
Joe Epstein | The Star-Ledger
Somerville snow removal
As more snow falls, a crew from the Somerville Department of Public Works uses a backhoe to clear mounds of snow off the Main Street sidewalk a few days after the blizzard of 1996.
Patti Sapone | The Star-Ledger
Slow business in Milltown
Sam Raneri, a barber at Rocco's Barber Shop in Milltown, looks out at the snow on Main Street as he waits for customers. Business at the shop was very slow due to the blizzard of January 1996
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Inside the Statehouse
With snow still falling on Jan. 8, 1996, the state Assembly chamber in the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton was empty. That day was supposed to be the last day of the legislative session.
Jack S. Kanthal | The Star-Ledger
Outside the Statehouse
State troopers walk through the Statehouse parking lot in Trenton after dropping off legislators who were unable to drive their own cars due to the blizzard.
Amanda Brown | The Star-Ledger
Damage in Elizabeth
A worker from Central Jersey Wrecking starts to take down the wall of the employment office in Elizabeth. The roof of the building collapsed under the weight of the snow from the blizzard of January 1996.
Steve Krongard | Associated Press
Stormy night
This is what a snowy street in New York City looked like one night during the Blizzard of '96.
Frank Conlon | The Star-Ledger
Flooding after the blizzard
A New Jersey Transit bus pushes a wall of water after driving around an abandoned car on a heavily flooded Frelinghuysen Avenue, at Meeker Street, in Newark, about a week after the big blizzard of January 1996.
Rich Krauss | The Star-Ledger
Back to school
After a long break because of the blizzard of January 1996, students at the Moss School in Metuchen did not seemed thrilled to be back to school.
Jennifer Hulshizer | The Star-Ledger
News coverage
Front pages of The Star-Ledger from Jan. 23, 1987 (left) and Jan. 8, 1996 (right) show the newspaper's coverage of two big blizzards.
William Perlman | The Star-Ledger
'A storm like no other'
At his State of the City address on Jan. 31, 1996, Newark Mayor Sharpe James holds up a copy of The Star-Ledger and praises the city's cleanup efforts during the blizzard of '96.
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