A side street in Hamilton Square sits relatively untouched Feb. 11, the morning after 18 inches of snow fell. (Staff photo by Rob Anthes.)

Snow started to fall Feb. 9 and continued to fall well into the night of Feb. 10. (Staff photo by Rob Anthes.)

An abandoned car sits in the middle of an unplowed Hamilton Square street. Township officials had asked all residents to refrain from driving until streets were clear. (Staff photo by Rob Anthes.)

Tree branches bent and broke under the weight of the wet, heavy snow. (Staff photo by Rob Anthes.)

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A two-phased storm dumped 18 inches of wet, heavy snow on Hamilton, causing brief power outages in parts of the township and shutting down all but the most necessary of services Feb. 10 and Feb. 11. Schools and township offices were closed for both days.

Even Snow Plow Sal, the township's new snowplow-tracking system, felt the effects. A power outage knocked the system offline during the night, according to a notice the township's Web site. It has since been restored.

Major roadways have been plowed, but the notice said residents should expect cleanup from the storm to take twice as long as normal due to the weight of the snow. Crews started working on secondary streets by the morning of Feb. 11.

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