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50 MPH Winds Knock Power To More Than 30K New Jersey Residents
Wind gusts nearing 50 miles per hour left thousands of New Jersey residents without power Monday, March 11.
According to the National Weather Service, winds are expected to die down in the evening with a wind advisory in effect until 11 p.m.
Skies will be mostly cloudy with a high near 50.
As of 4:15 p.m., the following areas did not have power:
JCP&L:
Hunterdon County: 4,264 without power mostly in Bethlehem, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon, Readington
Middlesex County: 8,359 without power mostly in Monroe Township
Morris County: 10,049 mostly in…
Hang On Tight: Downed Trees, Power Lines Coming As Winter’s Last Gasp Hits 50+ MPH
Rain and snowfall totals are always tough to forecast, but not wind.
And according to North Jersey's premiere meteorologist, sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph will start kicking up Sunday afternoon and continue, nonstop, well into Monday.
Gusts will hit more than 50 mph -- a last, powerful gasp from winter and the first genuine sign that spring is on its way, Joe Cioffi said.
Unfortunately, that means downed trees and utility lines, along with the power outages and driving risks they bring.
This follows a Saturday night rainstorm, offering “wind-blown hair, hat hair, and bad hair weath…
