Tuesday’s overnight storm dropped 8 inches of snow in Galloway in Atlantic County and 7.8 inches in Cape May, the weather service said. There were widespread totals of 6 inches or more in Atlantic County and lighter snow accumulations in central and northern New Jersey.

At Ace Hardware in Turnersville, New Jersey, on Wednesday, customers were trying to do their best to get ahead of Thursday's winter weather. The most popular item for shoppers was ice melt. Many said they didn't want to take any chances with the icy conditions.

Quick on the heels of the overnight snow, another low ramps up Wednesday night into Thursday. The second system headed to the tri-state this week will not be as forgiving as its predecessor in terms of timing and precipitation type.