Travel ban lifted after Juno leaves Jersey with a whimper

DOWN THE DRAIN: Winter Storm Juno was a real snow job ... thankfully. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
DOWN THE DRAIN: Winter Storm Juno was a real snow job ... thankfully. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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So much for the Snowpocalypse.

The State Police have lifted New Jersey’s travel ban, as Winter Storm Juno wobbles away with its tail between its legs.

DOWN THE DRAIN: Winter Storm Juno was a real snow job ... thankfully. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
DOWN THE DRAIN: Winter Storm Juno was a real snow job … thankfully. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Motorists still should exercise caution; many roads remain slippery, reports News 12.

NJ Transit reports that train service on the Morris & Essex Line will resume at 10 am today, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, on a weekend schedule.  NJ Transit buses should resume service around 11 am.

Bridges and tunnels are reopened and PATH service is back, on a weekend schedule.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 3 pm, according to the National Weather Service.  But snowfall amounts across the state generally were between 4- and 8 inches, not the 14- to 24 inches initially predicted. The Nor-easter went where Nor-easters are supposed to go: To the Nor’east.

Morris County government is closed Tuesday for nonessential staff.

Morristown police are reporting no major problems overnight. Mayor Tim Dougherty  said the town emergency services personnel had prepared for the worst,  and they were “very relieved” to be spared a blizzard.

“And thank you to the [Morristown] Parking Authority for again supplying parking for our residents, so we can better clean the streets of snow. It’s a great benefit to our community,” the Mayor said.

Residents were offered free parking through Thursday morning at six garages around town.

They used to say love means never having to say you’re sorry. (Anyone remember that movie?)  Modern meteorology, however, is different.

“You made a lot of tough decisions expecting us to get it right, and we didn’t. Once again, I’m sorry,” Tweeted forecaster Gary Szatkowski of the National Weather Service in Mt. Holly.

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