Downed Wires, Road Closures, Outages Reported In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — Multiple roads are closed and power outages were reported Friday morning in Princeton following a severe wind storm last night.

A tornado warning was issued in Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer and Hunterdon counties on Friday morning. A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued nearly across the state.

Meadowbrook Drive, Library Place and Hodge Road in Princeton were all closed on Friday due to down wires and trees, Princeton Police said.

Drivers were asked to use other roads and avoid the area.

Roughly 1,500 residents were without power in Mercer County Friday morning PSE&G and JCP&L are reporting.

PSE&G reported 29 Princeton residents were without power and 516 Hopewell Township residents. JCP&L reported 703 Hopewell residents are without power.

Power has since been restored.

In total more than 24,000 residents across the state were reporting outages. (See Related: 24K Lose Power, Schools Close After Severe NJ Weather Slams State)

Photos on social media showed damage that closed streets and major roadways throughout the state.

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