More Than A Thousand Without Power In Morris County

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ— A nor'easter with heavy winds has knocked out power to more than a thousand customers in Morris County — and the strongest winds haven't started yet.

Just more than 1,000 customers are reporting power outages at 1 p.m. Monday, according to the JCP&L website, with the majority of the problems in the southern part of the county. So far, Long Hill is the hardest hit, with 17 percent of homes affected.

The storm is expected to pick up later in the afternoon, with wind gusts as strong as 55 miles per hour. A coating of sleet up to an inch could affect the northern portion of the county.

READ MORE: What To Do If You Lose Power

Here's a town-by-town breakdown of where power is out (you can also check out a map here). The number on the left is homes without power, and the number on the right is total homes, courtesy of JCP&L. Patch will be updating this article as the day goes on.

READ MORE: Hour-By-Hour Storm Forecast

If power is out in your home, report it to JCP&L:

• Text OUT to 544487
• Online at www.jcp-l.com
• Use the JCP&L smartphone app (iPhone and Android)
• Via the "Report an Outage" tab here on Facebook (http://statictab.com/h8vmadi from a mobile device)
• Call 888-LIGHTSS (888-544-4877)

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