It’s the 2-day Anniversary of the Blizzard of ’26

It’s been 2-days since “Blizzard ’26: Storm of the Century.” It looks like we may get hit again this weekend, but the prediction and frequency don’t look to be nearly as significant as the onslaught of precipitation we got just 48 hours ago.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it snowed this past weekend. Maybe you were home but had the shades or blinds closed and didn’t notice. It was easy to miss because the media outlets in New Jersey hardly made mention of it.

I just happened to look out the window on Sunday morning and noticed that it was snowing. It would have been nice to get some sort of a warning.

Subsequently, I began my first round of shoveling and snow blowing around 8 am. The snow was coming down steadily, but I wanted to stay ahead of it and do it in stages.

BTW, we have several elderly people on our street, and about ten years ago, one of them made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. She bought a huge “monster truck” type snow blower, and let me use it as long as I cleared her property as well. She maintains it, and I operate it when needed.

Unfortunately, (or fortunately) several other older folks on the block need their driveways and sidewalks cleared as well. So, I get to use her giant machine, but I end up removing snow from a total of five houses each time it snows.

For this storm, I ended up redoing each house multiple times on Sunday. Monday was different because it had a coating of ice on top of the snow. It was like crème brulee, but not nearly as delicious.

If this is the first you’re hearing of this storm, here are a few of the totals in Central Jersey according to the National Weather Service:

Flemington 13, Hillsborough 11 ½, Westfield 10, Cranbury 9 ½, Bridgewater 9, Somerville 8 ½, and Edison 7 ½.

Stay safe and warm, and pay attention next time so you don’t miss it.