Town Hall Open As Work To Restore Power Continues In Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Bernards Township Town Hall will remain open until 11 p.m. on Monday night for residents experiencing power outages.

"JCP&L is rapidly restoring power," said Bernards Township Office of Emergency Management in an alert.

The township urged residents who are still without to report it at 1-888-544-4877 or firstenergycorp.com/outages_help/Report_Power_Outages.html.

"Severe storms have knocked down trees and utility poles in the Township - avoid travel unless necessary. Report power outages to JCP&L.," said Bernards Township Police in an alert.

As of 8:30 p.m., JCP&L is reported 706 customers without power in the township and more than 2,500 in Somerset County. Restoration is estimated around 1 a.m. This is down from more than 5,500 in the township and 12,000 in the county.

Other Somerset County towns with outages include Bedminster, Bernardsville, Bridgewater, Far Hills, Peapack and Gladstone, Warren, and Watchung.

Customers should immediately report downed wires to their local police or fire department and to JCP&L by calling the Outage Reporting number below or clicking the “Report Outage” link on the FirstEnergy website firstenergycorp.com.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch through 9 p.m. on Monday and a flood watch through midnight.

More storms and rain are expected throughout the week. Take a look at the upcoming forecast:

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 a.m. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. Patchy fog between midnight and 5 a.m. Low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. High near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Friday: A chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

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