Crews in Morris County are working through the storm to bring the power back to thousands.

"We've had a about 20,000 customers who have been effected by the weather early this morning," said Chris Hoenig, a JCP&L Spokesperson. "Then we are expecting those strong wind gusts in the afternoon hours and into this evening so we do expect those numbers to fluctuate throughout the day.

"I heard a bam, got up," said Dawn Iadarola. "Oh my god my car and power lines were on the car.

Wires, poles and a large tree came down right in front of Dawn's driveway on Mt Arlington Blvd in Landing and on Regan's way to the bus stop.

"A lot of school buses were trying to get by and they couldn't I had to take drive my son to school today," said Kolta.

JCP&L says they'll have hundreds of crews mobilized across the state.

"Safety if our top priority and we ask that you make it your top priority as well," said Hoenig. "That's means if you see power lines down, stay at least 30 feet away from the lines and anything they are touching."

"Avoid any standing water, we're going to see a lot of large puddles thanks to the snow melt and the amount of rain we've seen," said Hoenig. "Electricity and water, dangerous combinations."

Next, is the powerful winds and freezing cold.