Snowstorm Knocks Out Power To Dozens In Ocean County

BRICK, NJ -- Dozens of Ocean County resident remain without power Friday afternoon in the wake of a snowstorm that dropped about 3 inches of heavy, wet flakes around the area, according to Jersey Central Power & Light’s outage map.

The outages are scattered but primarily in northern Ocean County, with Brick, Lakewood and Jackson having pockets of customers without electricity, as well as the barrier island.

The outages aren’t as severe as those that occurred during the blizzard two weeks ago, where 117,000 JCP&L customers lost power, with the majority of those in Ocean County.

The majority of the outages are very localized, affecting 20 customers or fewer. A number of Monmouth County towns are affected as well.

The snow that began falling shortly before 5 a.m. is a heavy, wet snow that is accumulating even on the thinnest tree branches and wires.

JCP&L is attributing most of the outages to “inclement weather” and has estimated power will be restored by 6:30 p.m.