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More Than 15,000 Without Power As Storm Blows Through; 1,000 in Lacey

JCP&L Working to Restore Electricity; National Weather Service Had Issued Storm Alert

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Tens of thousands are without power after a storm blew through Monmouth and Ocean counties Saturday.

A half-hour storm just blew threw Ocean County and parts of Monmouth, and Jersey Central Power and Light says it hopes to have power restored by 3 p.m.

The storm threat was issued for primarily northern Ocean and Monmouth counties.

“We have 27,000 people in Ocean County who have been affected by the outage,” said Stan Prater, Area Manager for JCP&L.

Prater explained that the towns hardest hit by the storm were Lacey, with 1,000 customers experiencing a power loss, Brick, which had 5,000 customers without electricity, Lakewood, with a total of 5,400 without power, and most especially, Toms River, which saw 11,500 who lost electricity.

The outages affected traffic lights throughout the area, causing traffic backups on Route 70, residents reported.

“We are doing our assessments now, for the storm which just passed through,” said Prater.

Prater could not give a timetable for when power would be restored to all residents in the region at this time, and commented that this storm differed from the one on Thursday evening, which affected more citizens throughout the state. The impact of this storm, Prater indicated, was more isolated to Ocean County.

For updates and a power outage map updated in real-time, please visit JCP&L’s website for more information on your area.

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darrell

1:45 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

No problem in the Cedarwood Park section yet. Bought a generator a year ago and haven't had to use it yet. So far this section has been very lucky with each storm.

barbara

1:47 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

hir here in whiting about 12:30 - 1:45. really scary, but now sunny. mother nature, go figure.

SoylentGreen

2:04 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Scary, really?

want2say

6:31 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

that lightning was really scary, especially those two that must have been right in my yard! i swore it hit my tree!

barbara

1:49 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

we did not lose power, got a generator after hurricane irene and have not used it yet

Tom Davis

1:55 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Power outages are now up to 23,000

Laurel Lee

2:07 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

nothing in Oceanport

Tom Davis

2:12 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

yes, it looks like the story is done and JCP&L says it's doing a damage assessment

1stcav

2:23 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

OK in East Dover ( By Yellowbank & Fisher ) so far, if lightning strikes in Newark we usually loose power ( underground wiring ) here ! The least flash and boom we loose , 16 hrs last storm and about 12 hrs the one before.....Hang in there capacitors and stay energized for once !!!! Look cross-eyed at these wireless poles and the power is out !

John

2:28 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Here in Ortley Beach the storm was not very serious, but we lost power about 20 minutes prior the storms arrival. Seems like this happens on a regular basis, anyone no why this is happening?

Pat L

2:38 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Because our supplier is JCP&L

.

12:28 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012

Isn't it ridiculous? I can remember years ago power going out whenever we had a storm and now years later with all this modern technology, we lose power more than ever...and if youl live in Toms River, you get those 1 minute outages for no reason, but just long enough that you have to reset every clock in the house!

I'm Constipated

2:34 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

More proof of Global Warming

Bob Basher

4:55 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

why on earth is your being constipated proof of global warming....id say it should be the opposite lol lol lol hey they want to stick corks in cows butts....I kid you not!!!

Jeannie Blythe

5:59 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Now I see the reason for your name!!!!

type writer

10:36 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Smoke a little choom. It's medicinal you know. Might help that constipation.

Karen Ann Campbell

2:38 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

How is Bellcrest?

butch cassidy

7:20 pm on Sunday, July 29, 2012

sort of like south toms river

I'm Constipated

2:42 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

We need more solar and wind power.

Tom McCarthy

3:04 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Don't need it with your hot air!!

mary_kate

9:50 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

We need to go and blow up the moon.

nascarfan

2:47 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

The storms weren't bad here in the Herbertsville section of Brick. Some thunder and lightning but mostly torrrential downpours. We did lost power for about a half hour. I was surprised it came back on so quicly as I thought we were in for the long haul.

barbara

2:48 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

yea, mr. common sense, really scary. after having a neighbors old birch tree fall thru our house 2 years ago and seeing other neighbors old pine tree swinging back and forth, very scary. thankfully we were not home when the birch tree crashed thru our house, but am home alone today, yea SCARY!!!

Melissa

3:07 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Greenwood park is flooded....waist deep on one side, cant get in or out!!

Mark Story Jenks

3:11 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

The garden is happy.

Comfortably Numb

4:15 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

ITS RAINING AGAIN!!!!!

Bob Basher

4:57 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

whats that you say? it's raining MEN? where are my spectacles?

Elaine Buzzeo

5:01 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

No power here at my house :(

2much2say

6:47 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Right on mark story!
Green grass!

Doris Cauda

6:53 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Here in Silver Ridge Park, in the wrinkled villages, we had two periods of heavy rain. One about noon with thunder and later around 3:00 p.m. with no thunder but strong winds. The lights went out for a split second, enough to knock off my microwave and satellite dish but nothing else. At least my hanging basket ferns got watered but good! Waiting for the cool weather of October, hate hot and humid. Ugh

Mattie

7:01 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

I haven't been to the community pool in a week. My tan is fading! ;-)
I'm so tired of cloudy, humid, 90 degree weather with the daily downpours. I feel like I'm living in the rainforests!

George

7:29 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Climate change brings more extreme weather, not just warmer on average...
More violent storms, droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards...
But some of you will vote for Romney because the Party of No opposes all that.

Stan Walker

7:33 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Give it a rest.

Joe P

9:05 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012

ABO!!!

wharfrat

9:23 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

We're in Cranberry Hill area of Lacey. Our power was out from about 6:30 PM until 7:20.

mary_kate

9:54 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Power still on in Silverton, looks like another round coming though.

Laci

9:56 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012

Moisture from these recent thunderstorms do little for dry soil, just runs off into the bay as compared to a nice slow steady 24 hour rainfall. Great for a green crabgrass infested lawn though.. Other than that, work outside and your tan will be just fine and the snowblower I bought last year was never even fired up.