JACKSON, NJ – Approximately 15,000 homes are without power after a passing storm with high winds and hail passed through northern Ocean County and Southern Monmouth County Saturday night.
“JCP&L is responding to outages in Monmouth and Ocean Counties due to the storm that passed through this area,” JCP&L said. “Crews will be grounded until winds subside. Currently our largest outages are affecting approximately 4,000 customers in Howell Twp, 9,000 customers in Jackson Township and 1,900 customers in Plumsted Township.”
The passing storm downed trees and caused minor damage to homes in the region.
“Multiple trees and wires are down throughout Howell. Many roadways are closed. Stay off of the roadways unless it’s absolutely necessary to travel,” First Energy Corp said.
As of midnight, 13,000 homes were still reportedly without power. You can check the status of your outage by visiting the First Energy power outage website.