NJ Weather: 13K Without Power; Thunderstorm, Flash Flooding Alert

More than 13,000 were without power early Sunday as thunderstorms moved into New Jersey (see the list of towns affected below).

Many residents were awoken by the alarm sound of a flash flooding alert appearing on their cell phones as the National Weather Service warned about thunderstorms producing heavy rain (see forecast below).

Roads were flooding quickly across the state (see road conditions below).

As many as 2 to 3 inches of rain are expected to fall in New Jersey. Several streams and water near coastal were rising sharply on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.

Memorial Day Parades were canceled or moved indoors, and parts of Route 1 were closed as the rains fell early Sunday. Read more here...

In Princeton, Quaker Road closed, and part of Mercer Road south of Lovers Lane closed because of a downed tree. Mercer Road south of Quaker Road also had flooding.

In Howell, heavy rain overnight caused flooding in some areas Sunday morning, and police said Fairfield Road is closed as a result. Read more here...

Flooding compelled police to close the Route 35 northbound ramp to Route 88 in Point Pleasant Beach on Sunday morning. Read more here...

This came a day after the Route 88 bridge in Point Pleasant Boro was closed and reopened. Read more here...

The Edison Memorial Day Parade was canceled, and the Barnegat Memorial Day Ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. was moved to the American Legion Post on North Main Street.

Here are the alerted areas:

Here are the towns impacted by power outages:

1. Gloucester Twp 2,509
2. Lindenwold Boro 2,179
3. Pine Hill Boro 1,674
4. MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP 1,392
5. Clementon Boro 1,272
6. MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP 738
7. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP 672
8. PALMYRA BORO 492
9. MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP 352
10. HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP 273
11. BRIDGEWATER TWP 254
12. TINTON FALLS BOROUGH 240
13. COLTS NECK TOWNSHIP 227
14. LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP 216
15. UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 137
16. OCEAN TOWNSHIP 124
17. CINNAMINSON TWP 121
18. EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP 109
19. MIDLAND PARK BORO 94
20. FRANKLIN TWP 70
21. SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP 66
22. LIVINGSTON TWP 52
23. WOODBRIDGE TWP 50
24. EATONTOWN BOROUGH 46
25. LONG BRANCH CITY 32
26. EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 30
27. EVESHAM TWP 28
28. LYNDHURST TWP 24
29. Pine Valley Boro 23
30. TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP 20
31. MATAWAN BOROUGH 19
32. TEANECK TWP 10
33. OCEANPORT BOROUGH 7
34. BAY HEAD BOROUGH 5

Total: 13,557

Here is the forecast:

• Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Sunday night: A chance of showers before midnight, then areas of drizzle with a chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Memorial Day: A slight chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Here are the road conditions:

• US 130: Flooding on US 130 northbound at south of CR 571/Princeton-Hightstown Rd in East Windsor Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• US 202: Downed tree on US 202 in both directions area of Harter Rd in Morris Twp. 1 lane closed.
• NJ 29: Downed tree and Downed wires and Flooding on NJ 29 in both directions between Fiddlers Creek Rd and Pleasant Valley Rd in Hopewell Twp. All lanes closed.
• US 1: Flooding on US 1 in both directions at Raymond Rd in South Brunswick Twp. One lane closed; use caution.
• US 130: Flooding on US 130 southbound at Church Rd in Robbinsville. Right lane closed.
• NJ 34: Flooding on NJ 34 in both directions at Collingswood Circle in Howell Twp. All lanes closed.
• US 1: Flooding on US 1 southbound at South of NJ 18 in New Brunswick. Ramp closed.
• NJ 31: Flooding on NJ 31 in both directions at South of CR 579/Harbourton Rd in East Amwell Twp. 1 lane closed.
• NJ 35: Flooding on NJ 35 in both directions at NJ 71/H Street in Belmar. All lanes closed.
• NJ 33: Flooding on NJ 33 Business in both directions between US 9 and CR 537/West Main St in Freehold Twp. 1 lane may be blocked.
• NJ 35: Flooding on NJ 35 in both directions area of CR 547/Wyckoff Rd in Eatontown. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 71: Flooding on NJ 71 in both directions Brighton Av in Deal. All lanes closed.
• NJ 33: Flooding on NJ 33 in both directions area of Collingswood Circle in Wall Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 79: Flooding on NJ 79 in both directions in the vicinity of CR 537/Main St in Freehold Twp. All lanes closed.
• NJ 35: Flooding on NJ 35 northbound ramp to NJ 88 in Point Pleasant Beach. Ramp closed and detoured.
• NJ 18: Flooding on NJ 18 southbound North of Exit 6 - NJ 138 in Wall Twp. Ramp closed and detoured.
• NJ 35: Flooding on NJ 35 northbound at CR 689/Lawrence Pkwy in Old Bridge Twp. All lanes closed.
• New Jersey Turnpike: Accident on the New Jersey Turnpike southbound South of Interchange 5 - CR 541 in Westampton Twp. Left lane blocked.
• NJ 73: Traffic signal down on NJ 73 northbound north of CR 609/Stiles Av/Princeton Ave in Maple Shade Twp. Right lane closed for repairs.
• NJ 35: Incident on NJ 35 southbound ramp to Ernston Rd in Sayreville. Exit ramp closed for repairs.
• Garden State Parkway: Accident on the Garden State Parkway southbound north of Exit 102 - Asbury Av in Tinton Falls. All lanes open.
• I-295: Accident on I-295 southbound north of Exit 71 - Federal City Rd in Hopewell Twp. Left lane closed.
• I-287: Overturned tractor trailer on I-287 southbound south of Exit 13 - NJ 28 in Bridgewater Twp. Left lane closed.
• NJ 38: Overturned vehicle and a Utility Pole Down on NJ 38 eastbound approaching CR 607/Church Rd in Moorestown Twp. Right lane remains closed use caution.
• Goethals Bridge: Speed restriction on the Goethals Bridge in both directions from New Jersey side in Elizabeth to New York side in Staten Island; 30 miles per hour due to long term construction.

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