Nearly 2,000 remain without power at Shore as JCP&L offers water and ice to customers
Nearly 2,000 remain without power at Shore as JCP&L offers water and ice to customers
NJ power outage: I lost power to home. What do I do in my house?
The first steps: Confirm that the power is really out by checking for tripped breakers. Then call the utility company to report the outage.
About 2,000 Jersey Central Power & Light customers across Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties were still without power on Saturday morning and could be waiting until Sunday for it to be restored according to the company’s power outage map.
Power was knocked out to over 30,000 customers on Thursday night following quick-moving thunderstorms that downed wires and trees across the region. JCP&L said its crews are working around the clock to restore service to customers. While some customers are expected to have their power restored on Saturday, JCP&L is advising that some customers might get the power back on until 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.
A JCP&L spokesman told the Asbury Park Press on Friday that the delays in restoring service are “just due to the sheer volume of damage locations.”
The outages occured during an extreme heat warning from the National Weather Service, station Mount Holly. The service warns dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108 are expected in western Monmouth and Ocean counties starting Sunday morning at 8 a.m. The heat wave is forecast to last several days, until Wednesday evening.
More: 22,000 still without power from storms; outages to extend to Sunday for some
JCP&L is offering water and ice to customers. See this link for locations. Customers are advised to visit the service desk to get a voucher.
Water & Ice locations
| Monmouth County | Acme | 3241 Rt 9 | Freehold |
| Monmouth County | Acme | 507 Prospect Ave. | Little Silver |
| Monmouth County | Acme | 576 River Rd. | Fair Haven |
| Monmouth County | Acme | 616 Newman Springs Rd. | Lincroft |
| Monmouth County | Food Circus | 362 Broad St. | Red Bank |
| Monmouth County | Food Circus | 426 Rt 36 & Wilson Ave. | Port Monmouth |
| Monmouth County | Food Circus | 9 Rt 36, Bayshore Plaza | Atlantic Highlands |
| Monmouth County | Shop Rite | 1500 Rt 35 | Middletown |
| Monmouth County | Shop Rite | 280 Rt 9 N | Morganville |
| Monmouth County | Shop Rite | 3140 State Rt 35 | Hazlet |
| Monmouth County | Shop Rite | 318 Lloyd Rd | Aberdeen |
| Monmouth County | Shop Rite | 3585 Rt 9 | Freehold |
When Jersey Shore native Dan Radel is not reporting the news, you can find him in a college classroom where he is a history professor. Reach him at dradel@gannettnj.com.