NJ Weather: 105K Without Power, 60-Wind Gusts As Storms Roll

UPDATE: 49K Without Power, Roads Closed As More Bad NJ Weather Expected

ORIGINAL STORY: More than 105,000 without power as the storm rolled through New Jersey on Tuesday, leaving downed trees and wires everywhere and closing a number of roads (see list of towns without power below).

Believe or not, the storms were powerful enough to compel some school districts to change their schedules. Read more: New Jersey School Closings/Delays List For 5/16/18

The storms could still bring flash flooding, strong winds and large hail, the National Weather Service said. More than 60-mph wind gusts could come to Ocean County and other parts of the Jersey Shore and South Jersey. There was even an explosion (see video below).

A flash flood watch also was in place from 4 p.m. Tuesday through 2 a.m. Wednesday morning (see forecast below).

Downed trees were affecting several major highways in central Morris County during the Tuesday rush hour, NJ DOT said (see list of road conditions below).

Many of the major highway closures are in central Morris. Routes 80, 287 and 202 all have lane closures and delays as of 5:54 p.m. Read more here...

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

The Montclair Boonton line has been suspended 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....

Severe weather conditions have begun to disrupt flight activity. Newark arrivals are delayed at their departure origin, on average, for more than two hours. Also, there are now 141 cancellations.

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy's office released a statement saying he has been briefed by senior officials on the thunderstorms and their impact on New Jersey, and he's closely monitoring the situation in consultation with his cabinet and senior staff.

"The governor is particularly concerned about effects of strong winds, flash flooding, localized hail, and isolated tornadoes - and is prepared to mobilize the resources of state government to assist residents, emergency personnel, and local officials to keep the public safe," the statement said.

Here is the list of towns without power:

1. PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 6398
2. SPARTA TOWNSHIP 5898
3. WALLINGTON BORO 4176
4. CLIFTON CITY 4035
5. NEWARK CITY 3033
6. WANAQUE BOROUGH 2874
7. BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP 2725
8. HOPATCONG BOROUGH 2697
9. HANOVER TOWNSHIP 2548
10. MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 2508
11. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP 2464
12. ANDOVER TOWNSHIP 2278
13. RUTHERFORD BORO 2111
14. STILLWATER TOWNSHIP 2109
15. LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH 2096
16. RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE 2066
17. PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP 1848
18. WALDWICK BORO 1838
19. BYRAM TOWNSHIP 1600
20. FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP 1379
21. HAMPTON TOWNSHIP 1355
22. WAYNE TOWNSHIP 1342
23. LIVINGSTON TWP 1314
24. FREDON TOWNSHIP 1311
25. MOUNT ARLINGTON BOROUGH 1239
26. RINGWOOD BOROUGH 1239
27. HO-HO-KUS BORO 1229
28. CALDWELL BORO 1229
29. DENVILLE TOWNSHIP 1195
30. ROXBURY TOWNSHIP 1162
31. EAST RUTHERFORD BORO 1151
32. NEWTON TOWN 1101
33. LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP 1100
34. WAYNE TWP 1057
35. MINE HILL TOWNSHIP 1021
36. WOOD-RIDGE BORO 889
37. FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP 888
38. PLAINFIELD CITY 857
39. ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP 839
40. KNOWLTON TOWNSHIP 828
41. NORTH PLAINFIELD BORO 804
42. HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP 799
43. PARAMUS BORO 796
44. WOODLAND PARK BORO 752
45. HOPE TOWNSHIP 713
46. BOONTON TOWNSHIP 690
47. HARDWICK TOWNSHIP 690
48. PATERSON CITY 646
49. WANTAGE TOWNSHIP 638
50. WASHINGTON TWP 633
51. MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 624
52. WEST CALDWELL TWP 588
53. LIBERTY TOWNSHIP 538
54. MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP 512
55. MONTCLAIR TWP 479
56. SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP 466
57. HILLSDALE BORO 430
58. OGDENSBURG BOROUGH 420
59. BELLEVILLE TWP 417
60. FREEHOLD BOROUGH 417
61. FAIR LAWN BORO 402
62. WEST ORANGE TWP 395
63. PASSAIC CITY 388
64. NUTLEY TWP 384
65. WHITE TOWNSHIP 381
66. SADDLE BROOK TWP 372
67. MAYWOOD BORO 352
68. VERONA TWP 336
69. TOTOWA BORO 336
70. LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP 331
71. CARLSTADT BORO 330
72. GREEN TOWNSHIP 324
73. FAIRFIELD TWP 319
74. SCOTCH PLAINS TWP 307
75. UNION TOWNSHIP 291
76. RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP 278
77. BOONTON TOWN 269
78. PHILLIPSBURG TOWN 267
79. NORTH CALDWELL BORO 259
80. WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP 257
81. MOUNTAINSIDE BORO 256
82. JACKSON TOWNSHIP 256
83. ESSEX FELLS BORO 249
84. VERNON TOWNSHIP 248
85. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 246
86. BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH 227
87. ORADELL BORO 209
88. DUMONT BORO 189
89. BERGENFIELD BORO 188
90. ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 186
91. WESTFIELD TOWN 184
92. EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP 166
93. CEDAR GROVE TWP 161
94. KENILWORTH BORO 161
95. TEANECK TWP 158
96. GLEN ROCK BORO 154
97. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 153
98. FANWOOD BORO 150
99. BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 145
100. COLTS NECK TOWNSHIP 136
101. MORRIS TOWNSHIP 135
102. ROSELAND BORO 133
103. FRANKLIN TWP 132
104. WALPACK TOWNSHIP 127
105. RIVER EDGE BORO 124
106. UNION CITY 116
107. BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP 114
108. BRICK TOWNSHIP 105
109. ANDOVER BOROUGH 105
110. GLEN RIDGE BORO 103
111. FAIRVIEW BORO 102
112. STANHOPE BOROUGH 101
113. WESTWOOD BORO 100
114. PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE BOROUGH 99
115. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 98
116. BERNARDS TOWNSHIP 87
117. GARFIELD CITY 85
118. WYCKOFF TWP 85
119. READINGTON TOWNSHIP 83
120. BLOOMFIELD TWP 76
121. ALLAMUCHY TOWNSHIP 70
122. CLARK TWP 69
123. EAST ORANGE CITY 66
124. BRANCHVILLE BOROUGH 65
125. LEONIA BORO 58
126. GREEN BROOK TWP 56
127. DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 55
128. MOONACHIE BORO 54
129. KEARNY TOWN 52
130. HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 45
131. EMERSON BORO 44
132. JERSEY CITY 44
133. RIVER VALE TWP 43
134. LITTLE FALLS TWP 41
135. ROCHELLE PARK TWP 39
136. MORRIS PLAINS BOROUGH 39
137. HILLSBOROUGH TWP 38
138. ROCKAWAY BOROUGH 38
139. POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 38
140. FRANKLIN BOROUGH 35
141. WATCHUNG BORO 33
142. HARDING TOWNSHIP 33
143. MIDLAND PARK BORO 31
144. HILLSIDE TWP 30
145. MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 29
146. WHARTON BOROUGH 28
147. DOVER TOWN 27
148. SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE TWP 25
149. NORTH BERGEN TWP 24
150. HAMBURG BOROUGH 24
151. RIDGEFIELD BORO 23
152. SUSSEX BOROUGH 22
153. NEW MILFORD BORO 21
154. ENGLEWOOD CITY 20
155. SECAUCUS TOWN 20
156. RAHWAY CITY 17
157. BLOOMINGDALE BOROUGH 17
158. CRANFORD TWP 16
159. MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP 16
160. SADDLE RIVER BORO 15
161. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 15
162. HACKENSACK CITY 14
163. RIDGEFIELD PARK VILLAGE 14
164. BELVIDERE TOWN 14
165. NORTH HALEDON BORO 13
166. HOLLAND TOWNSHIP 12
167. SPRINGFIELD TWP 11
168. ELIZABETH CITY 10
169. LONG HILL TOWNSHIP 10
170. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP 10
171. IRVINGTON TWP 9
172. LEBANON TOWNSHIP 8
173. MENDHAM TOWNSHIP 8
174. POMPTON LAKES BOROUGH 8
175. RIVERDALE BOROUGH 7
176. CITY OF ORANGE TWP 6
177. UNION TWP 6
178. MILFORD BOROUGH 6
179. KINNELON BOROUGH 6
180. HAMPTON BOROUGH 5
181. FAR HILLS BOROUGH 5
182. LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP 5
183. OXFORD TOWNSHIP 5

A transformer apparently exploded in Boonton:

Here are some photos from the area..Clifton:

Cranford:

Wyckoff:

Elizabeth:

Here were the road conditions:

• Garden State Parkway: Downed tree on the Garden State Parkway southbound exiting at Exit 163 - NJ 17 in Paramus. Exit ramp blocked.
• NJ 53: Downed tree on NJ 53 in both directions area of Front St in Denville Twp. All lanes closed and detoured use caution.
• NJ 94: Downed tree on NJ 94 in both directions area of CR 610/Stillwater Rd in Fredon Twp. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• NJ 94: Downed tree on NJ 94 in both directions between CR 515/Prices Switch Rd and CR 644/Vernon Crossings Rd in Vernon Twp. All lanes temporarily closed and detoured.
• US 202: Downed tree on US 202 southbound South of NJ 31 in East Amwell Twp. All lanes closed and detoured use caution.
• NJ 4: Downed tree on NJ 4 in both directions ramps to/from NJ 93/Grand Ave in Englewood. Ramp closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• NJ 7: Downed tree on NJ 7 in both directions North of NJ 17/Ridge Rd in Kearny. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 208: Downed tree on NJ 208 northbound at Grandview Av in Wyckoff. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 15: Downed tree on NJ 15 northbound area of NJ 94 in Lafayette Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• US 202: Downed tree on US 202 southbound area of NJ 10 in Morris Plains. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• NJ 94: Downed tree on NJ 94 northbound South of CR 519/West End Av in Newton. Right lane closed.
• US 46: Downed tree on US 46 in both directions area of CR 616/Knowlton Rd in Knowlton Twp. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• US 206: Downed tree on US 206 in both directions area of CR 618/Fredon Springdale Rd in Andover Twp. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• NJ 23: Downed tree on NJ 23 northbound North of Paterson Hamburg Tpke in West Milford Twp. 2 left lanes closed.
• New Jersey Turnpike - Hudson County Extension: Accident on the New Jersey Turnpike - Hudson County Extension eastbound West of Grand St in Jersey City. Left lane blocked.
• US 46: Downed wires on US 46 eastbound area of Manunkachunk Rd in White Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 94: Downed tree on NJ 94 in both directions between CR 515/Prices Switch Rd and CR 644/Vernon Crossings Rd in Vernon Twp. All lanes temporarily closed and detoured.
• I-280: Downed tree on I-280 westbound West of Exit 5 - CR 527 in Roseland. Right lane closed use caution.
• US 202: Downed tree on US 202 southbound South of NJ 31 in East Amwell Twp. All lanes closed and detoured use caution.
• NJ 4: Downed tree on NJ 4 in both directions ramps to/from NJ 93/Grand Ave in Englewood. Ramp closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• NJ 7: Downed tree on NJ 7 in both directions North of NJ 17/Ridge Rd in Kearny. All lanes closed and detoured.
• NJ 208: Downed tree on NJ 208 northbound at Grandview Av in Wyckoff. All lanes closed and detoured.
• I-287: Downed tree on I-287 southbound area of Exit 40 - CR 511/Parsippany Rd in Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp. 1 to 2 lanes closed 10 minute delay.
• NJ 15: Downed tree on NJ 15 northbound area of NJ 94 in Lafayette Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.
• US 202: Downed tree on US 202 southbound area of NJ 10 in Morris Plains. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• NJ 94: Downed tree on NJ 94 northbound South of CR 519/West End Av in Newton. Right lane closed.
• US 46: Downed tree on US 46 in both directions area of CR 616/Knowlton Rd in Knowlton Twp. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• US 206: Downed tree on US 206 in both directions area of CR 618/Fredon Springdale Rd in Andover Twp. All lanes closed and detoured 10 minute delay.
• I-80: Downed tree on I-80 westbound at Exit 35 - Mount Hope Av in Rockaway Twp. Ramp closed.
• I-287: Downed tree on I-287 southbound ramp to eastbound Exit 39 - NJ 10 in Hanover Twp. Right lane closed.
• NJ 17: Downed tree on NJ 17 northbound area of Allendale Av in Saddle River. 1 to 2 lanes closed 10 minute delay.
• NJ 23: Downed tree on NJ 23 northbound North of Paterson Hamburg Tpke in West Milford Twp. 2 left lanes closed.
• Garden State Parkway: Downed tree on the Garden State Parkway southbound exiting at Exit 163 - NJ 17 in Paramus. Exit ramp blocked.

Downed wires Downed wires US 46 As of 5:25pm, there are Downed wires on US 46 eastbound area of Manunkachunk Rd in White Twp. All lanes closed and detoured.

The severe thunderstorm watch was in effect until 11 p.m. Here are the alerted areas, 4 p.m.:

....and at 5:45 p.m.:

These ares had a severe thunderstorm warning:

• Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
• Northwestern Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
• Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
• Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
• Morris County in northern New Jersey...
• Northwestern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
• Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
• Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
• Northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
• Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
• Northern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
• Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
• Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
• Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

Forecasters say a line of intense thunderstorms was expected to move into the region from the northwest late this afternoon and into the evening.

"There are indications that storms may repeatedly move over the same areas, especially during the evening hours. Localized rainfall of one to three inches is likely where this occurs," the NWS said.

The areas of greatest risk were poor-drainage and urban locations, where rapid runoff may cause localized flash flooding. Quickly responding creeks and streams may also experience flooding in areas receiving the heaviest rainfall.

Here is a timeline of when the storms were supposed to be at their worst (severe weather is in red; the frames are for 5, 8 and 11 p.m.):

Unfortunately, this won't be the last of the rain. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast everyday through early next week.

Numerous outdoor plans will be in jeopardy this week across the eastern United States as showers and locally severe thunderstorms frequent the region, according to AccuWeather.

"After a relatively warm and dry start to the month of May, the pattern has become much more humid and wet heading into the middle of the month across the Northeast," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said in an AccuWeather release.

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The weather pattern shaping up will allow showers and thunderstorms to track across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic on a nearly daily basis this week.

"Tropical moisture flowing northward into the area combined with a stalled front will yield the unsettled weather in places such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia through much of the week," Pydynowski said.

Many sporting events and other outdoor plans can face delays or postponements this week. This includes the Major League Baseball games set to be played in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh and New York City.

Here is the forecast:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Low around 63. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday night: Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

With reporting by Kara Seymour

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