A heron takes refuge from the wind, snow and cold Thursday morning between residences on the 900 block of Central Avenue.
Already weary from almost two weeks of sub-freezing temperatures, Ocean City awoke Thursday morning to snow.
Shriver's offered a warm haven on the Ocean City Boardwalk at Ninth Street on Thursday morning.
About 3 or 4 inches fell steadily through the morning before the sky cleared and returned to its new normal: windy and cold.
The snow had not started as of 5:30 a.m., and the Ocean City School District held classes on a normal schedule, having already closed the school three times for the weather and extending the school year two days further into June.
The decision pleased many students and school families, and by dismissal time at mid-afternoon, the roads were mostly clear.
But Ocean City won't feel an above-freezing temperature until Sunday.
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The forecast calls for a low of 17 degrees on Thursday night and a high of 29 on Friday. Saturday could see wind chill values in the negative numbers.
The 800 block of Asbury Avenue on Thursday morning in Ocean City, NJ.
Snowplows on the Ocean City Boardwalk.
