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N.J. live power outage tracker: Fierce storm knocks out power to nearly 50K - NJ.com

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N.J. live power outage tracker: Fierce storm knocks out power to 45K - nj.com

A fierce storm hitting New Jersey with flooding downpours and wind gusts topping 50 mph has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses early Monday.

As of 7:20 a.m., more than 45,000 customers were without power statewide, according to NJ Advance Media’s power outage tracker, which shows the latest data reported by area utility companies.

The National Weather Service has issued multiple warnings, watches and advisories through Monday morning for flooding and high wind. Numerous road closures from flooding were reported through the state ahead of the morning rush.

More than half of the outages reported were for JCP&L customers. Monmouth County had the most outages at more than 10,000, followed by Morris County with more than 8,000.

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