Atlantic County, NJ, Snow Closures — State Warns No Price Gouging

Atlantic County, New Jersey government is proactive … as such, they have announced these early closures for tomorrow … in advance of winter storm “Fern” arriving.

Atlantic County Closures For Sunday, January 25, 2026

• The Atlantic County Animal Shelter in
  Pleasantville, New Jersey.
• The Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
  Office — Estell Manor, New Jersey.
• The Atlantic County Parks offices, which are located at the Nature Center in Estell Manor, as well as
  the Lake Lenape boat house in Mays
  Landing, New Jersey.

NOTE: You can expect many more closures to be announced in the coming hours ahead.

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill — State of Emergency

Governor Sherrill has issued a state of emergency in advance of the snow storm — which will take affect at 5:00 p.m., today, Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Governor Sherrill will speak today at 3:00 p.m. to address the storm.

Governor Warns Against Price Gouging

Price gouging is a particularly nasty thing that some unscrupulous actors perpetrate during a time of emergency.

The New Jersey Attorney General's office has warned everyone against price gouging for essential items in advance of the winter storm.

it is a violation of State law for a seller to excessively increase prices during a declared state of emergency.

The price gouging law stays in effect for 30 days after the state of emergency ends.

Price gouging occurs when someone increases their prices by more than 10 % during a state of emergency.

FREE PARKING FOR RESIDENTS AT ATLANTIC CITY WAVE PARKING GARAGE

Free Parking will be available for residents of Atlantic City at the Wave Parking Garage, located at Mississippi and Fairmont avenues from 12:00 noon today (Saturday) through 12:00 noon this Tuesday.

Current Snow Totals For Atlantic County Area

This keeps shifting between 5 to 8 inches of snow and 3 to 5 inches of snow. Here are the current forecast as of 2:30 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Sun, Jan 25 (Day) A mix of wintry precipitation in the morning. Then periods of rain expected in the afternoon. High 38F. Winds ENE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precip 100%. Snow and ice accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Higher wind gusts possible.

Sun, Jan 25 (Night) Cloudy with rain ending overnight. Low 27F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

Key Figures From Atlantic County — Atlantic City Area During The State of Emergency :

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR MIKIE SHERRILL

NEW JERSEY SENATOR VINCE POLISTINA

ATLANTIC COUNTY EXECUTIVE DENNIS LEVINSON

ATLANTIC CITY MAYOR MARTY SMALL

During the Mayor Marty Small era, The City of Atlantic City has done a very good job with snow and ice removal

SOURCES: New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill Atlantic County government, Michael Chait — New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.