Rumson officials called it one of the worst storms to weather in three decades in the borough.

It was the storm named Jonas, or The Blizzard of 2016. It qualified as one of the top three worst winter storms, because of its duration and the amount of snowfall — approximately one inch per hour, totaling more than 25 inches, Rumson Department of Public Works Director Mark Wellner said.

It hit the borough last Friday night and Rumson was ready, Mayor John Ekdahl said, citing that danger was kept at bay thanks to police, Public Works employees and volunteer fire and first aid responders being on board to prepare and answer calls for help.

This is how it was done:

In the way of preparation, the borough and its police department first issued three reverse 911 calls beginning on Thursday evening and used social media and the borough website (www.rumsonnj.gov) to help residents prepare and stay updated on the storm’s progress.

The police department had extra officers on duty to answer the added influx of calls for assistance. Office of Emergency Management Director Jim Duffney worked in concert with all to help coordinate storm preparations and clean-up.

Roads, the mayor said, remained passable due to emergency responders’ work and the Department of Public Works’ “tireless effort throughout the duration of the storm.”

What that effort entails is a lot of extra work and organization.

The facts: There are 133 streets in Rumson for its Department of Public Works to plow, salt and sand. That’s 40 miles of borough road and 10 of county, officials said. The DPW also assists in clearing the county roads in the borough, which include River, Ridge and Rumson roads.

For this storm, about 70 tons of salt and sand were used to clear the roads, according to officials.

A major help in keeping roads clear was that most residents heeded the request of officials and stayed off them during the blizzard. Police Chief Scott Paterson said that this not only greatly facilitated DPW’s clearing efforts, but also minimized the chance that police officers would be distracted from other emergencies by having to assist those stuck on the road.

Then there are the low-lying flood prone areas to worry about. With Jonas, Borough Administrator Tom Rogers said that low-lying areas incurred flooding when tides reached eight feet during high tides on Saturday and Sunday morning, similar to what low lying areas have seen during prior Nor’easters, but nowhere near as severe as the flooding that mostly engulfed the West Park section of town during Superstorm Sandy.

The storm occurred during a lunar full moon and residents had to cycle through flood stage during three high tides, including Saturday morning, evening and Sunday morning.  Mayor Ekdahl noted that flooding makes snow removal extremely difficult in low-lying areas because ice blocks and slush impede drainage.  Most homeowners in flood prone areas, many of whom have raised their homes to the 12-foot level, were not impacted.

In anticipation of potential flooding, the borough opened the park at the corner of Ward Avenue and Rumson Road Friday morning so that residents in flood prone areas could park their cars on high ground during the storm.

Clearing in low-lying areas has a continuing effort during the week to avoid night icing and keep drainage clear, officials said.

Rumson Mayor Ekdahl thanked borough employees and emergency services for their hard work.