The Great Falls in Paterson continues to freeze over days after the massive weekend snowstorm.
Walkways, benches and railings near the 77-foot tall waterfall were freezing on Wednesday following two straight days of bitterly cold temperatures. The waterfall was still running on Wednesday despite a lot of freezing in the water.
On Sunday, the park headquarters building and bathrooms were shut down and guided tours were cancelled due to the storm. In a social media post, the park said that the parking lot, walkways and grounds were not accessible. The park has not provided any updates since Sunday’s announcement.
New Jersey is expected to see even lower temperatures in the next few days, with forecasters predicting a nor’easter and “bomb cyclone” could bring 3 to 6 inches of snow over parts of New Jersey this weekend.
Regular air temperatures during the next three days, including Wednesday night into Thursday morning, are expected to drop into the single digits — and wind-chill readings will likely drop well below zero.
The weather service is predicting a low of 1 degree in Trenton Thursday morning, and the record low for Jan. 29 is zero, set in 1873. A low of 3 degrees is forecast for Newark, which will be close to its record low of zero, set in 1977.
Atlantic City could see the temperature dip as low as 4 degrees Thursday morning, and its record low is also zero, set in 1966.
Low temperatures in late January normally range from 24 to 25 degrees.
Blizzard-like conditions and coastal flooding can’t be ruled out along the Jersey Shore late Saturday into Sunday, according to AccuWeather forecasters. But the storm’s precise track is highly uncertain, so it’s very difficult to predict whether New Jersey will be hit with heavy snow, or even light snow, at this time, forecasters said.
