Around 230 customers of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) were without power as of 6 a.m., according to the utility's outage map. Of those, 148 were in Monmouth County, and 78 were in Ocean County. A total of 519 customers throughout the state were in the dark, JCP&L said.
The figures are an improvement over the nearly 15,000 customers who were reported without electricity in Monmouth and Ocean at 3 p.m. Monday. Of those, 9, 596 were in Monmouth and 4,964 were in Ocean.
The outages were the result of a powerful nor'easter that battered the region throughout the day yesterday and through the night.
The heavy rain and damaging winds have moved out of the area. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a coastal flood warning that is in effect until 11 a.m.
The NWS forecasts north wind of 18 to 28 miles per hour, with gusts up to 41 miles per hour. Winds at the height of the storm were 32 miles per hour and gusting to between 60 and 65 miles per hour.
The figures are an improvement over the nearly 15,000 customers who were reported without electricity in Monmouth and Ocean at 3 p.m. Monday. Of those, 9, 596 were in Monmouth and 4,964 were in Ocean.
The outages were the result of a powerful nor'easter that battered the region throughout the day yesterday and through the night.
The heavy rain and damaging winds have moved out of the area. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a coastal flood warning that is in effect until 11 a.m.
The NWS forecasts north wind of 18 to 28 miles per hour, with gusts up to 41 miles per hour. Winds at the height of the storm were 32 miles per hour and gusting to between 60 and 65 miles per hour.
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