Fasten your seat belt. The raucous coastal storm system is going to last at least three hours longer than originally predicted. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly has extended its high wind warning from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Winds will come from the northeast at 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts of up to 65 miles per hour.
The strongest winds will occur early this evening and then gradually diminish, the NWS said.
At 4:17 p.m., Jersey Central Power & Light's outage map showed 5, 427 customers in Monmouth County and 4,4,52 customers in Ocean County without power. The figures indicate an improvement in outages reported at 3 p.m., when the map showed 9, 596 customers in Monmouth County and 4,964 customers in Ocean County were in the dark. At 4:17, a total of 14,607 customers statewide were without power, as opposed to the 17, 289 reported at 3 p.m.
Winds will come from the northeast at 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts of up to 65 miles per hour.
The strongest winds will occur early this evening and then gradually diminish, the NWS said.
At 4:17 p.m., Jersey Central Power & Light's outage map showed 5, 427 customers in Monmouth County and 4,4,52 customers in Ocean County without power. The figures indicate an improvement in outages reported at 3 p.m., when the map showed 9, 596 customers in Monmouth County and 4,964 customers in Ocean County were in the dark. At 4:17, a total of 14,607 customers statewide were without power, as opposed to the 17, 289 reported at 3 p.m.
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