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More Than 7K Lose Power In Berkeley Amid Storm
Nearly a third of Berkeley lost power Wednesday afternoon, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.
Update: Estimated restoration is no longer available as of 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. JCP&L previously estimated restoration by 4 p.m.
BERKELEY, NJ — There are 7,481 without power in Berkeley as of 1:50 p.m. Wednesday. That leaves 29.7 percent of town without power, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.
JCP&L expects power to return at 4 p.m. They have counted 48,422 outages in Ocean County.
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Thunderstorms and severe winds have moved through New Jersey on Wednesday. The forecast anticipated winds of up to 80 mph in the Garden State.
Several trees have fallen in Berkeley.
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Related article: NJ Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Hail, 80-MPH Winds
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