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Photos: Nor'easter cuts power to over 1 million, unleashes over 2 feet of snow for some

By Chaffin Mitchell, AccuWeather staff writer & Kevin Byrne, AccuWeather senior editor

Published Mar 8, 2018 3:01 PM EST | Updated Jul 10, 2019 12:52 PM EST

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A major winter storm hammered the northeastern United States with thundersnow, rain and gusty winds from Wednesday into Thursday.

Snowfall totals surpassed the one-foot benchmark in northern New Jersey and areas of New York near and south of Poughkeepsie. West Milford, New Jersey, got some of the heaviest snow; a National Weather Service trained spotter measured 20.5 inches as snow in the area.

Other parts of northern New Jersey exceeded 2 feet, including the towns of Montville (26.8 inches) and Morris Plains (26 inches).

In the Green Mountains of southern Vermont, a whopping 3 feet of snow was reported in the town of Woodford. Elsewhere in New England, Warren, Connecticut, received 28 inches of snow, while Adams, Massachusetts, located in the northwestern part of the state, received 26 inches.

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States of emergencies were declared in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as power companies continued to deal with issues from previous winter weather. Hundreds of thousands were still without power due to the most recent bomb cyclone, while falling tree limbs and utility poles triggered additional power outages.

After the March 2 storm left over 2 million without power, this nor'easter triggered over 1 million outages throughout the region, according to poweroutage.us.

The Associated Press reported that 10 people were hospitalized in North White Plains, New York, with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator inside a home.

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A man tries to push a vehicle as the driver works the car out of a snowbank near the entrance to a furniture store during a snowstorm, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Butler, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

One fatality was reported in Suffern, New York, after a person was killed by a falling tree, according to News 12.

A second death was reported in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, where a man's vehicle caught fire from a downed power line, according to the AP.

Roads were rendered impassable across parts of central and northern New Jersey after heavy snow buried the area, leaving some passengers stranded.

The New Jersey State Police responded to more than 530 vehicle accidents and over 1,000 motorists aids on Wednesday, which include breakdowns, spin-outs and flat tires.

AccuWeather accurately predicted snowfall totals for the March 7 - 8 nor’easter, and long-range meteorologists began warning of snowstorm threats in this time-frame two weeks prior.

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A vehicle is seen stuck on a snowbank along Route 23 during a snowstorm, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Wayne, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A car buried beneath 13.5 inches of snow in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. (Twitter photo/@WeatherReMarks)

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Heavy snow weighed down some trees in Medford, New Jersey, causing them to snap. (Photo/Marc Carpenter)

Parking lot-like conditions on 295 SB near Marlton. Snow falling so quickly road crews cannot keep up. Visibility under a quarter mile. pic.twitter.com/rd1zPBgIPn

— David Madden (@DavidMadden1060) March 7, 2018

Driving on 7th Ave in #midtown is an adventure right now #nyc #NorEaster2018 @accuweather pic.twitter.com/tVZrOugZY5

— Jonathan Petramala (@jpetramala) March 8, 2018

We’ve gotten 7 inches of snow in the last 2 hours! pic.twitter.com/u3DdFQvu2w

— Mr. Furrrrguson (@furrrrguson) March 7, 2018
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A police vehicle blocks a road near downed power lines, Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Natick, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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[440 pm] #snow accumulating in #CT and western-central #MA. This cooling trend shifts east into #RI & northeast MA this evening, changing rain to snow (#thundersnow possible too!), with accumulations beginning around 8 pm in #Providence & after 10 pm in #Boston. #Bombcyclone pic.twitter.com/A6gVzHlWGe

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) March 7, 2018

NEW: high tide at Marshfield, MA with waves hammering sea wall, slowing down recovery efforts from last weekend's monster #noreaster.

Now I am heading west to penetrate the big-time snow band and catch some #thundersnow!

Team coverage for @accuweather @breakingweather #mawx pic.twitter.com/TTCrXDdgRq

— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) March 7, 2018

#WATERBURY, WHERE DID YOU GO!? #icantseeyou #WinterStormElsa #WFSBtraffic #CTtraffic pic.twitter.com/tj8gAgZC1K

— NICOLE NALEPA (@NicoleNalepaTV) March 7, 2018

Reed,i am right outside of trenton
We just got another 2 inches of snow in the last 20 minutes
Snow flakes are HUGE pic.twitter.com/YrBPt8KMYb

— Paul Mckeon (@irishpaulnyc) March 7, 2018
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