N.J. power outages: Thousands lose power as 50 mph winds batter state for 2nd day
N.J. power outages: Thousands lose power as 50 mph winds batter state for 2nd day
Thousands of New Jersey residents are without power on Friday afternoon as wind gusts up to 50 mph battered the state for a second day.
More than 16,000 homes and businesses have lost power as of 3 p.m.
JCP&L reported the most customers without power with Morris and Sussex counties reporting more than half of the total outages.
The outages among New Jersey’s four major utility companies:
- JCP&L: 13,004 outages
- PSE&G: 1,800 outages
- Rockland: 1,165 outages
- Atlantic City Electric: 313 outages
Wind speeds will peak late Friday afternoon and early evening with sustained values close to 30 mph and gusts to 45 mph, with isolated peak gusts possibly reaching 50 mph.
Winds will diminish later tonight but remain brisk, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures on Friday night are expected to drop into the 30s and low 40s.
The winds will ease a bit Saturday, but gusts of 25 to 30 mph remain likely, particularly near the Jersey Shore.
Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story, which was reviewed and edited by NJ Advance Media staff.
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