NJ Weather: 49K Without Power, Roads Closed As More Storms Coming

Nearly 50,000 people were still without power, and a number of roads were closed Wednesday after a wild pack of lightning and thunderstorms roared through New Jersey (see list of towns with power outages below).

Tuesday night's storm knocked down trees and power lines across New Jersey, leaving a trail of road closures and power outages as residents get ready for work Wednesday morning.

The storms even caused a tsunami off the Jersey Shore. Read more: NJ Storms Generated Small Tsunami Off Jersey Shore, NWS Says

And more bad weather is expected. A wet and stormy pattern will continue in New Jersey and much of the eastern U.S., with flash flooding and strong thunderstorms possible, according to the National Weather Service (see forecast below).

Morris County was especially hard-hit, just as it was when nor'easters hit the region in March. Multiple highways in the county are totally closed because of fallen trees or wires as of 7:17 a.m., the NJ DOT said. Read more here...

A lightning strike sent a tree falling onto two cars driving in opposite directions on Tabor Road during Tuesday's storm, Parsippany Patrolman Brian Conover told Patch. Read more here...

More than 5,000 people were without power Wednesday morning after a brief, but powerful storm blew through Bergen County. Read more here...

Route 46 east was closed on Tuesday in Clifton before Van Houten Avenue because of a transformer fire at Schumacher Chevrolet and downed poles and wires. Read more here...

The Montclair Boonton line is back in operation after shutting down following Tuesday evening's thunderstorms, NJ Transit said. Read more here....

Trees and power lines in Cranford were knocked down, and Route 202/206 northbound has reopened at I-287 north ramp following an accident, Bridgewater Police reported at 7:10 p.m. Read more here....

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Here are the towns with power outages as of 9 a.m.:

1. PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 5030
2. SPARTA TOWNSHIP 4404
3. MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 2592
4. DENVILLE TOWNSHIP 2309
5. STILLWATER TOWNSHIP 2014
6. ANDOVER TOWNSHIP 1834
7. BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP 1739
8. LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH 1657
9. WAYNE TOWNSHIP 1331
10. BYRAM TOWNSHIP 1214
11. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP 1103
12. KNOWLTON TOWNSHIP 1027
13. HOPATCONG BOROUGH 993
14. PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP 959
15. FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP 917
16. MINE HILL TOWNSHIP 865
17. FREDON TOWNSHIP 856
18. CALDWELL BORO 750
19. NEWTON TOWN 740
20. ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP 717
21. EAST RUTHERFORD BORO 680
22. WANTAGE TOWNSHIP 639
23. HAMPTON TOWNSHIP 620
24. MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 618
25. HARDWICK TOWNSHIP 570
26. HO-HO-KUS BORO 533
27. PARAMUS BORO 516
28. FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP 515
29. BOONTON TOWN 437
30. MONTCLAIR TWP 428
31. RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP 426
32. OGDENSBURG BOROUGH 421
33. WASHINGTON TWP 402
34. SADDLE BROOK TWP 392
35. RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE 372
36. BOONTON TOWNSHIP 360
37. MAYWOOD BORO 349
38. LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP 331
39. HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP 326
40. NEWARK CITY 318
41. WHITE TOWNSHIP 315
42. GREEN TOWNSHIP 286
43. HOPE TOWNSHIP 272
44. ROXBURY TOWNSHIP 248
45. LIBERTY TOWNSHIP 238
46. NORTH CALDWELL BORO 226
47. WAYNE TWP 194
48. WALDWICK BORO 192
49. SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP 186
50. GLEN RIDGE BORO 184
51. GLEN ROCK BORO 164
52. BELLEVILLE TWP 131
53. LIVINGSTON TWP 127
54. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 126
55. EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP 120
56. WESTFIELD TOWN 115
57. WESTWOOD BORO 111
58. WANAQUE BOROUGH 108
59. VERONA TWP 103
60. RUTHERFORD BORO 102
61. ESSEX FELLS BORO 100
62. BLOOMFIELD TWP 91
63. MOUNT ARLINGTON BOROUGH 87
64. BERGENFIELD BORO 86
65. WYCKOFF TWP 86
66. FAIRFIELD TWP 85
67. PLAINFIELD CITY 80
68. ORADELL BORO 79
69. HANOVER TOWNSHIP 74
70. EMERSON BORO 73
71. MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP 71
72. NUTLEY TWP 70
73. LIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP 68
74. WEST ORANGE TWP 67
75. WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP 67
76. ENGLEWOOD CITY 64
77. JERSEY CITY 63
78. CEDAR GROVE TWP 62
79. PATERSON CITY 59
80. CLIFTON CITY 57
81. RAHWAY CITY 55
82. ANDOVER BOROUGH 54
83. HILLSDALE BORO 53
84. WEST CALDWELL TWP 51
85. BRANCHVILLE BOROUGH 47
86. ALLAMUCHY TOWNSHIP 46
87. MIDLAND PARK BORO 44
88. KENILWORTH BORO 44
89. HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 43
90. HAWORTH BORO 42
91. RIVER VALE TWP 42
92. SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE TWP 42
93. MORRIS PLAINS BOROUGH 42
94. CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO 41
95. DUMONT BORO 39
96. EAST ORANGE CITY 39
97. DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 39
98. POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 38
99. TOTOWA BORO 36
100. LITTLE FALLS TWP 35
101. MORRIS TOWNSHIP 35
102. BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP 32
103. TEANECK TWP 31
104. HILLSIDE TWP 31
105. MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 31
106. WHARTON BOROUGH 30
107. VERNON TOWNSHIP 30
108. KEARNY TOWN 29
109. CRANFORD TWP 29
110. CLARK TWP 27
111. RINGWOOD BOROUGH 26
112. ELMWOOD PARK BORO 25
113. HAMBURG BOROUGH 25
114. RIDGEFIELD BORO 24
115. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 24
116. SUSSEX BOROUGH 23
117. HACKENSACK CITY 22
118. NEW MILFORD BORO 21
119. WOOD-RIDGE BORO 21
120. WALLINGTON BORO 20
121. DOVER TOWN 20
122. MENDHAM TOWNSHIP 18
123. WALPACK TOWNSHIP 18
124. FAIR LAWN BORO 17
125. NORTH HALEDON BORO 15
126. SCOTCH PLAINS TWP 15
127. RIDGEFIELD PARK VILLAGE 14
128. ROSELAND BORO 14
129. ROCKAWAY BOROUGH 14
130. Mannington Twp 13
131. ROCHELLE PARK TWP 12
132. ELIZABETH CITY 12
133. PHILLIPSBURG TOWN 12
134. FRANKLIN BOROUGH 11
135. BELVIDERE TOWN 11
136. Quinton Twp 11
137. UNION CITY 10
138. MOUNTAINSIDE BORO 10
139. LEBANON TOWNSHIP 9
140. UNION TOWNSHIP 9
141. READINGTON TOWNSHIP 8
142. RIVERDALE BOROUGH 8
143. POMPTON LAKES BOROUGH 8
144. FANWOOD BORO 7
145. STANHOPE BOROUGH 7
146. CITY OF ORANGE TWP 6
147. CARLSTADT BORO 5
148. NORTH BERGEN TWP 5
149. KINNELON BOROUGH 5
150. OXFORD TOWNSHIP 5

Here are the road conditions as of 9 a.m.:

• NJ 53: Downed pole, downed tree and downed wires on NJ 53 in both directions between NJ 10 in Morris Plains and Park Rd in Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 29: Downed tree on NJ 29 northbound South of Kingwood Station-Barbertown Rd in Kingwood Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• US 206: Downed tree and downed wires on US 206 southbound area of North of CR 618/Fredon Springdale Rd in Andover Twp. All lanes closed 2 way traffic on northbound roadway.
• I-295: Accident on I-295 northbound at Exit 63 - NJ 33 in Hamilton Twp. Right shoulder closed; use caution.
• Garden State Parkway: Accident on the Garden State Parkway southbound north of Exit 148 - John F Kennedy Dr North in Bloomfield. Center lane blocked.
• NJ 38: Sinkhole on NJ 38 eastbound east of CR 613/Mansion Blvd in Pennsauken Twp. Right lane closed; use caution.
• US 46: Downed wires on US 46 westbound area of CR 634/main St in Mine Hill Twp. Right lane closed for repairs.
• S Jefferson Road: Downed pole and Downed wires on S Jefferson Road at NJ 10 East in Hanover Twp. All lanes closed and detoured until further notice.

Here is the forecast:

• Wednesday: Showers likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 2pm, then showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 65. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Wednesday night: Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 57. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Thursday night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 62. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Image via Parsippany Police

Image submitted by Diane Kachoogian of Cranford