Incident: Winter Storm 2/22/2026
Report: Update 2/23/2026 5am
Location: West Windsor Township
Current Issues:
- DPW:
- Plowing Status:
- Plowing is ongoing. Historic snowfall amounts.
- Road Conditions: Terrible
- Bridges: Terrible
- Power Outages:
- PSEG
- JCPL
- Local: None
- Area Wide: 66,985
- Schools:
- Recycling: - Recycling Thursday
- Garbage: - No Garbage Collection - Waste Management will be closed on Monday, February 23rd, 2026
- Twp Offices & Senior Center:
- Both Closed Monday 2/23/2026.
- Senior Center – Closed 2/23/2026,
- Council Meeting:
- Monday, February 23rd Council Meeting has been canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday, February 24th at 7:00 pm.
- State of Emergency:
- NJ State of Emergency: Governor Declared for ALL 21 Counties effective 2/22/2026 at 1200pm
- Travel Ban:
9:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026, and ending 7:00 a.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026
Travel Restriction Details:
- All non-exempt vehicles are prohibited from operating on state, county, municipal, and interstate roadways during this period.
- The New Jersey Turnpike is exempt from this restriction.
- Violators may face penalties under state law.
Exemptions:
The travel restriction does not apply to:
- Emergency and public safety vehicles and personnel
- Public works and snow removal crews
- Public transportation vehicles and personnel
- Government officials conducting official business
- Utility company vehicles and personnel
- Healthcare workers and urgent medical travel
- Personnel supporting emergency shelter operations and human services facilities
- Delivery of critical medical supplies and services to healthcare facilities
- News media
- Private snow removal contractors
- Patients seeking urgent critical care and their escorts
- Travel necessary to maintain critical infrastructure and essential services, including energy, fuel, food, pharmacies, and hardware stores
- Personnel supporting airline and airport operations
- Towing Orders for Highways:
- Abandoned Vehicle Memo issued (effective 2/22/2026 @ 0001hours)
- NJ Transit:
- Operational. Heavy Delays & Cancelations
Evacuations:
Trees Down:
Roads Closed / Reason:
Summary for Trenton and West Windsor:
• An additional 12 to 18 inches of snow is forecast after 1:00 AM.
• Snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour remain possible through late morning.
• Strong winds and blowing snow will continue to make travel extremely dangerous.
• Even as snowfall tapers, drifting and whiteout conditions will remain a hazard into the afternoon.
