At least 1,486 customers had remained without electricity in Pemberton as of noon on Wednesday, Aug. 7, according to the outage map for Jersey Central Power & Light. Crews were responding to the area to find the cause of the outage and to restore service.
Communities across the Garden State lost power and experienced flash flooding from the severe storms on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Traffic was heavily impacted by flooded roads in places like Englewood, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Hillsdale, Leonia, and Madison.
The National Weather Service said more rain and flash flooding were expected until Saturday, Aug. 10. The remnants of Hurricane Debby were forecasted to move up the Atlantic coast after dumping heavy rain in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
Power was expected to be restored to most JCP&L customers in Pemberton by around 1:30 p.m.
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