Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d have to have already heard of the exploding trees, right? What Causes Trees To “Explode” In Extreme ColdThe buzz about “exploding trees” isn’t totally made up, but it definitely is misleading. Exploding Trees in snow Photo by nina . That's a concern if heavy snow and ice load all the tree limbs this weekend. New Jersey & Pennsylvania Snow Totals for January 25, 2026 Storm How much snow fell on Sunday, January 25, 2026 in New Jersey and Eastern PA?