Winter Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Of Jersey Shore Residents

A pre-Valentine's Day winter storm knocked out power for thousands of Jersey Shore customers.

A snowplow clearing a parking lot on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Photo Credit: *Cecilia Levine*

02/13/2024 12:38 p.m.

According to the outage map for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), 4,019 customers in Monmouth County lost electricity as of 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The vast majority of those were in Ocean Township with 3,371 customers without power, which is nearly 25 percent of the township.

At least 100 customers were without service in Middletown, Tinton Falls, Colts Neck, and Manalapan.

JCP&L also said 24 customers lost power in Ocean County. Sixteen of those were in Toms River.

Atlantic City Electric's outage map reported less than five customers without power as of 11:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

This is a developing story. Check back for details.

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