UPDATE: Outages Top 4,000 in Washington Twp.

UPDATE, 5:20 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29:

JCP&L's outage map is reporting that more than 4,000 residents throughout Washington Township are now without power. The National Weather Service has a winter storm warning in effect for this area until 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The service says snow is expected to end between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

UPDATE, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29:

A pre-Halloween snowstorm has disrupted power to more than 2,500 residents in Washington Township, according to Jersey Central Power & Light's outage map as of 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.

All 20 of Washington Township's Department of Public Works plow trucks are out on the roadways Saturday afternoon, according to Mayor Ken Short.

"[The DPW] has a full crew out right now, and will be working well into the night," said Short. "The roads are treacherous in many areas, and residents should stay indoors."

Short said if children are going outside, they should stay away from trees and only play in open fields, as the weight of the snow is bringing down branches all over town.

Town officials and members of the office of emergency management met Saturday morning to devise a plan that Short believes is working well as the day goes on.

UPDATE, 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29:

Trees have begun falling on wires and roadways in Washington Township, and officials are asking residents to stay off the roads.

Beacon Hill Road between West Mill Road (Rt. 513) and the Tewksbury town line is closed due to a down tree, according to the township’s website, washtwpmorris.org.

Power is out in the center of Long Valley, township officials reported on their Twitter account. As of 2 p.m., Jersey Central Power & Light was reporting more than 2,000 were without power throughout Washington Township.