Updated: The Start of the Storm

It's official: the snow is here.

Fanwood resident Deirdre Coolidge submitted these photos taken of the snow from her home on Marian Avenue and around the borough this afternoon.

The first few in the bunch are from earlier, when the flakes had just started to fall. The rest are more recent, as the snow started to cover the streets and yards across the area.

Coolidge reports that the A&P grocery store in Fanwood was packed this afternoon as residents rushed to get rations before things got worse.

As of 5:30 p.m., the National Weather Service reported that the area should  get about 9 to 13 more inches of snow tonight. The low will be a blustery 22, with a north wind between 16 and 23 mph, and gusts as high as 33 mph. 

Have your own photos from the storm? Send them to us at lindsay@patch.com.