Latest Updates On NJ Christmas Storm: 74K Power Outages, Flooding

Point Pleasant NJ

24 December, 2020

12:37 PM

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NEW JERSEY – A severe storm packing 70-mph winds arrived in New Jersey on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that could cause power outages and flooding. More than 74,000 were without power early on Christmas, and the number could rise (see towns that lost power and other trouble spots below). Much of the storm arrived after 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve and could last until 12 noon on Christmas, dumping several inches of rain across the state. Read more: NJ Weather: Timeline, Hour-By-Hour Christmas Week Storm Forecast Any break in precipitation over area will be short-lived as a strong line of storms will move in shortly... more heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected with this line. #njwx #dewx #mdwx #pawx pic.twitter.com/tyyVG2Trwp— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) December 25, 2020Here were the towns that lost power as of 2 a.m.: GLOUCESTER 5,227GLASSBORO BORO 3,691JACKSON TOWNSHIP 3,260MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP 3,254HACKENSACK CITY 3,169MOUNT LAUREL TWP 3,036PARAMUS BORO 2,459FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 2,418HOWELL TOWNSHIP 2,290FORT LEE BORO 1,962ROXBURY TOWNSHIP 1,929HAMILTON TWP 1,655RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP 1,494CLIFTON CITY 1,429WOODBRIDGE TWP 1,417READINGTON TOWNSHIP 1,384MEDFORD TWP 1,354POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH 1,323OCEAN CITY 1,274BAYONNE CITY 1,222FREEHOLD BOROUGH 1,111HAZLET TOWNSHIP 1,076HAMMONTON TOWN 1,003BYRAM TOWNSHIP 996PENNINGTON BORO 985MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP 902CHATHAM TOWNSHIP 807BLOOMFIELD TWP 739BELLEVILLE TWP 723CEDAR GROVE TWP 670OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP 649TEANECK TWP 638SOUTHAMPTON TWP 582SAYREVILLE BOROUGH 557MARLBORO TOWNSHIP 498EGG HARBOR CITY 496OCEAN TOWNSHIP 465HOPEWELL TWP 448NETCONG BOROUGH 427FRANKLIN TWP 392HARDING TOWNSHIP 376COLTS NECK TOWNSHIP 356LONG HILL TOWNSHIP 348ROCHELLE PARK TWP 346VERONA TWP 340EDGEWATER PARK TWP 337JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP 326MOUNT ARLINGTON BOROUGH 309NUTLEY TWP 288UNION TOWNSHIP 286GLOUCESTER TWP 285HAINESPORT TWP 281WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 275Wildwood 272PENNS GROVE BORO 240MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP 237EDISON TWP 235TINTON FALLS BOROUGH 230Monroe TWP (Goucester) 229DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 212ELK TWP 204STANHOPE BOROUGH 199ORADELL BORO 199LIVINGSTON TWP 199BERGENFIELD BORO 196LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP 192NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 179SHREWSBURY BOROUGH 177CHESTER TOWNSHIP 177MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP 170GALLOWAY TWP 163EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 161POINT PLEASANT BEACH BOROUGH 161PISCATAWAY TWP 154HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP 153EAST BRUNSWICK TWP 153SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP 148ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 143ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP 142SADDLE BROOK TWP 135HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP 133LOWER TWP 133BOONTON TOWN 132OXFORD TOWNSHIP 131UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP 130KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP 129PITTSGROVE TWP 128KEYPORT BOROUGH 125ROBBINSVILLE TWP 125FIELDSBORO BORO 124HOPEWELL BORO 124EAST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP 121PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP 117WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 116MIDLAND PARK BORO 114BORDENTOWN TWP 113HASBROUCK HEIGHTS BORO 112PENNSVILLE TWP 112MENDHAM TOWNSHIP 110CHERRY HILL TWP 109WEST NEW YORK TOWN 104MONTGOMERY TWP 104UNION BEACH BOROUGH 102MORRIS PLAINS BOROUGH 94WILLINGBORO TWP 93EMERSON BORO 92BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP 91MOORESTOWN TWP 89MATAWAN BOROUGH 87ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP 87RIVER EDGE BORO 87SPOTSWOOD BOROUGH 83BRICK TOWNSHIP 82MAYWOOD BORO 81WHITE TOWNSHIP 80ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP 78BEACHWOOD BOROUGH 67MANVILLE BORO 67CLINTON TOWNSHIP 62MONROE TOWNSHIP 62LACEY TOWNSHIP 58LEONIA BORO 57UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 56SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 55EVESHAM TWP 54RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE 51MANNINGTON TWP 51LONG BRANCH CITY 49MEDFORD LAKES BORO 43METUCHEN BORO 43CHATHAM BOROUGH 41JERSEY CITY 41AVON BY THE SEA BOROUGH 40GLEN ROCK BORO 36EATONTOWN BOROUGH 34PEMBERTON TWP 34ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS BOROUGH 33ELMWOOD PARK BORO 32LAWRENCE TWP 32EWING TWP 31NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP 30RIDGEFIELD PARK VILLAGE 30RED BANK BOROUGH 29NEWARK CITY 29TENAFLY BORO 28LUMBERTON TWP 28MANSFIELD TWP 28MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 25WASHINGTON BOROUGH 25WEST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 24PASSAIC CITY 22WALDWICK BORO 21MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 20HADDONFIELD BORO 20MOUNTAINSIDE BORO 20LEBANON TOWNSHIP 19CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP 18ENGLEWOOD CITY 17MILLBURN TOWNSHIP 16EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP 16CAMDEN CITY 16HILLSBOROUGH TWP 16TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 14MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP 14FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 13MENDHAM BOROUGH 13KEANSBURG BOROUGH 11WALL TOWNSHIP 11HAMPTON TOWNSHIP 11SPARTA TOWNSHIP 11PALISADES PARK BORO 11SPRINGFIELD TWP 11SECAUCUS TOWN 11PENNSAUKEN TWP 10BOONTON TOWNSHIP 9DENVILLE TOWNSHIP 9PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 9RUTHERFORD BORO 9RUNNEMEDE BORO 9HIGHTSTOWN BOROUGH 8OAKLYN BORO 8FRANKLIN TWP 8CRANFORD TWP 8FANWOOD BORO 8RARITAN TOWNSHIP 7WEST LONG BRANCH BOROUGH 7ASBURY PARK CITY 6MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 5TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP 5HOPATCONG BOROUGH 5RIVER VALE TWP 5HADDON HEIGHTS BORO 5Here were the towns that lost power as of 12:30 a.m.: Gloucester Twp. 2,565PASSAIC 2,562PARAMUS BORO 1,908BERGENFIELD BORO 1,844HAMILTON TWP 1,647MILLVILLE CITY 1,576MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP 1,536READINGTON TOWNSHIP 1,375OCEAN CITY 1,359PASSAIC CITY 1,322MEDFORD TWP 1,299RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP 1,293SAYREVILLE BOROUGH 1,261CLIFTON CITY 1,237WEST NEW YORK TOWN 1,140TINTON FALLS BOROUGH 1,122PENNINGTON BORO 984EVESHAM TWP 931DENNIS TWP 905WOODBRIDGE TWP 860BLOOMFIELD TWP 740ESTELL MANOR CITY 666Voorhees 595MANSFIELD TWP 594HOPEWELL TWP 591SOUTHAMPTON TWP 581BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 567Weymouth 522SPARTA TOWNSHIP 520SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 429SHREWSBURY BOROUGH 370SUMMIT CITY 355HAMILTON TWP (Atlantic) 350LAWRENCE TWP 349Lindenwold 316UNION TOWNSHIP 285HOPEWELL BORO 285FIELDSBORO BORO 281FLORENCE TWP 278MIDDLE TWP 266Hammonton 259JACKSON TOWNSHIP 233MAURICE RIVER TWP 218BUENA VISTA TWP 210DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 207ORADELL BORO 199ROCHELLE PARK TWP 177TENAFLY BORO 171BORDENTOWN TWP 171FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 166EDISON TWP 164BORDENTOWN CITY 145ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 143HACKENSACK CITY 135LOWER TWP 132ROBBINSVILLE TWP 125WILLINGBORO TWP 123CLINTON TOWNSHIP 118EAST BRUNSWICK TWP 113MOUNTAINSIDE BOROUGH 112MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP 111Mullica 111CHESTER TOWNSHIP 110LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP 110MENDHAM TOWNSHIP 108FAIRFIELD TWP 100RIVER EDGE BORO 97PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP 93COLTS NECK TOWNSHIP 92BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP 88MOORESTOWN TWP 87EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 77ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP 76KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP 73KEARNY TOWN 73DOWNE TWP 70MANVILLE BORO 67HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP 60LACEY TOWNSHIP 57MATAWAN BOROUGH 51SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 47HOPATCONG BOROUGH 47TEANECK TWP 46MEDFORD LAKES BORO 43HUNTERDON 43EAST AMWELL TWP 43LONG HILL TOWNSHIP 41MONROE TOWNSHIP 39MAYWOOD BORO 36UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 31LAWRENCE TWP 31HOPEWELL TWP 31HOWELL TOWNSHIP 30PEMBERTON TWP 30METUCHEN BORO 29ELIZABETH CITY 29PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE BOROUGH 28BELLEVILLE TWP 28BRICK TOWNSHIP 25WEST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 21TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP 18LEBANON TOWNSHIP 17TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 13MENDHAM BOROUGH 13FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 11KEANSBURG BOROUGH 11RIDGEFIELD PARK VILLAGE 11WALL TOWNSHIP 10FAR HILLS BOROUGH 10HAMPTON TOWNSHIP 10MONTGOMERY TWP 10MOUNT LAUREL TWP 9SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP 9RARITAN TOWNSHIP 8FREEHOLD BOROUGH 8BERKELEY HEIGHTS TOWNSHIP 8SPRINGFIELD TWP 8CRANFORD TWP 8BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH 6ENGLEWOOD CITY 6MARLBORO TOWNSHIP 5MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 5NEW MILFORD BORO 5 Winds were clocked at 63 mph in some areas. Just measured at 63mph gust at Wilmington Airport!— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) December 25, 2020 Here were the impacts: Downed tree on NJ 34 southbound South of Garden State Parkway in Wall Twp. 1 Right lane closed.Crash and a downed tree on New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 Local Lanes southbound Exit 70B - Teaneck in Teaneck Twp. 1 Right lane and shoulder blocked.Flooding on I-80 eastbound Off-ramp Exit 27 - NJ 183/US 206 in Mt Olive Twp. All lanes closed.Flooding on NJ 70 westbound East of CR 627/Cooper Landing Rd in Cherry Hill Twp. All lanes closed. Flooding on NJ 70 eastbound East of CR 627/Cooper Landing Rd in Cherry Hill Twp. All lanes closed.Flooding on I-80 westbound East of Exit 56 - Squirrelwood Rd in West Paterson. 1 Right lane closed.Downed tree on NJ 179 southbound South of US 206 in West Amwell Twp. All lanes closed.Downed tree on NJ 179 northbound South of US 206 in West Amwell Twp. All lanes closed.Flooding on CR-622 southbound from CR-607 to Baekeland Avenue in Middlesex. All lanes closed.Downed tree on the New Jersey Turnpike northbound North of Interchange 1 - Delaware Memorial Bridge in Carneys Point Twp. Right shoulder blocked.Downed tree on NJ 77 northbound South of CR 552/Irving Av in Bridgeton. All lanes open. Downed tree on US 206 northbound South of CR 607/Lackawanna Dr in Byram Twp. 1 Right lane closed.Downed tree on US 9 southbound area of NJ 33 Business in Freehold Twp. 1 Right lane closed.Downed tree on NJ 47 northbound South of US 322/CR 641/High St in Glassboro. All lanes closed.Crash on New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 Local Lanes northbound North of Exit 69 - I-80 in Teaneck Twp. Two Left lanes blocked.Downed pole on Tices Lane eastbound between RT-18 and Old Bridge Turnpike in East Brunswick Twp. All lanes closed. The state Office of Emergency Management told New Jerseyans to secure loose items in their yards, charge up mobile devices and check http://511nj.org for traffic updates if you must travel. Col. Pat Callahan, superintendent of State Police, speaking during a Friday news conference, said it was possible that many people could "wake up on Christmas with no power." Callahan said the wind is a "great concern," and he suggested that New Jerseyans should make sure they have generators "ready to go." Weather Update Secure loose items in your yard Charge up mobile devices Check https://t.co/Z29sBX8YGa for traffic updates if you must travel Report a power outage ASAP https://t.co/guqhDHLfF9 Stay tuned to local weather#ReadyNJ #Christmas2020 #BeReady pic.twitter.com/iAaJEjLPF5— NJOEM(@ReadyNJ) December 24, 2020 The National Weather Service said that heavy rain and warm temperatures could lead to rapid snowmelt and areas of flooding, especially northwest of the urban corridor. Strong winds were expected to cause power outages and tree damage. Isolated showers and storms were to produce gusts of 70 mph or more, leading to wind damage, especially south and east of I-95. Here are the expected wind impacts: Callahan also said the quick melting of snow could lead to flooding, and then black ice could form once the temperatures drop on Friday night. Here are the expected flooding impacts: Here is what you should expect: AccuWeather says the storm was predicted to unleash rain that will eat away at the snow cover in New England and the coastal mid-Atlantic. The anticipated rainfall would be heavy enough to trigger flooding in urban and poor drainage areas, AccuWeather says. Winds moving 30 to 70 mph can not only send trash cans and holiday decorations sailing through neighborhoods, but trees can be knocked over in the high winds and pose a risk to motorists and pedestrians, according to AccuWeather. Regional to widespread power outages may happen along the mid-Atlantic coast and in New England from this storm, according to AccuWeather. Here is the forecast: Christmas Day: Rain before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 1 p.m. Temperature falling to around 36 by 5 p.m. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph.