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NJ Nor'easter Aftermath: Downed Trees, Floods, 90K Without Power
It's a mess everywhere. Patch also has final snow totals and wind speeds.

Much of New Jersey was still struggling to recover Sunday after a destructive nor'easter left much of the state without power, while downed trees were discovered everywhere and roads were closed because of flooding.
A massive tree fell on a woman in Ridgewood while she was walking her dog. The woman was hospitalized. Read more: Massive Tree Falls On Woman While Walking Dog In Ridgewood. An Andover man was also killed by power lines that fell during the storm (see tweet below).
More than 90,000 people were still without power as the nor'easter left a path of downed wires and damage throughout the state (see below).
Find out what's happening in Princetonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Flooding was starting to happen at the Jersey Shore, particularly in Manasquan. A coastal flood watch was in effect along the shore until late Saturday night. Read more here: 'Significant' Flooding In Manasquan
Here are the final snow totals and wind speeds for New Jersey, town-by-town: New Jersey Snow Totals And Wind Speeds, Town-By-Town
Find out what's happening in Princetonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Here is a list of downed trees and other problems from Friday: Nor'easter Impact: 13" Of Snow, 60-MPH Winds, Many Downed Trees
Here are summaries for each area, and how many power outages they had as of 9:30 a.m.
PSEG:

JCP&L:

Atlantic Electric:

Here are number of advisories that were issued by police
Montville
Avoid Pine Brook, Waughaw, Pepper, Roome, Brook Valley and Passaic Valley roads due to closures. The Montville Township Police Department advises you to AVOID the following locations due to power lines down in roadway:
- 1. Pine Brook Rd. between Foremost Mt. Rd and Douglas Dr.
- 2. Waughaw Rd. - near number 125.
- 3. Pepper Rd. -
- 4. Roome Rd.
- 5. Brook Valley Rd. between Jacksonville Rd and Fidelian Way is closed.
- 6. Passaic Valley Rd between Horseneck Rd and Fawn Dr. is closed.
Please use caution when driving on the side roads within the township.
AVOID Jacksonville Rd at Brookvalley closed due to accident with pole & wires down. Expect long delays.
Montville warming and charging stations today and tomorrow, Montville library and Senior house between 9-4 saturday 12-4 Sunday
Morristown
Avoid Morris Avenue ( CR 510 ) eastbound near Washington's Headquarters, which will be closed to through traffic until further notice. A large tree has fallen on power lines and is completely blocking the roadway. Please plan alternate routes and avoid this area until clean up can be completed.
UPDATE: Continue to avoid Morris Avenue (CR 510) eastbound near Washington's HQ. Roadway is impassable due to downed trees and wires.
Parsippany
In the last 24 hours, the Parsippany Police Department has responded to over 200 calls for service which were predominantly related to issues caused by the storm.
As the cleanup continues, many are wondering when the power will be restored. "Unfortunately, we do not have that answer since JCP&L is currently in storm mode and usually does not provide estimates of when the remaining customers will get power back," the police said in a statement. "When updates are made regarding the power outage, the quickest way to receive them is by going to the JCP&L website and signing up for text message alerts."
Below are the current roads that are closed due to downed power lines, telephone poles and/or trees:
- South Beverwyck Road at Lord Sterling Drive
- Sommerfield Ave and West Park Place in Mount Tabor
- Glenwood Road (Rainbow Lakes)
- Beachwood Road near Brooklawn Middle School
- Hoffman Ave near Iroquois Ave
Franklin Lakes
Due to widespread storm damage in the area, electric company crews are addressing power outages; police are unsure of expected power restoration.
Princeton
There are many Road closures in Princeton as crews clear storm damage.
- Great Road closed from Ridgeview to Cherry Valley; please follow detour.
- Great Road closed from Hodge Road to 206 traffic light out; please avoid area.
- Riverside closed from Prospect to Sycamore Live wire down; please avoid area.
- Quaker Road remains closed due to flooding and debris.
- Cleveland lane closed from Library place to Elm Road traffic light out; please follow detour.
- Traffic lights are out at the following intersections - Stockton 206/ Elm, Stuart/ great , Rosedale /elm- please avoid area follow all detours.
- Please do not move barricades cones or other emergency devices as there may be unseen hazards. Find alternate routes.
Readington
Due to fallen trees/wires, the following roads are currently closed. Stanton Station, Dreahook, Old York, Rockaway, Taylors Mill.
Jersey Shore
There was flooding after high tide rolled in around 9 a.m., and much of it was expected to return after 9 p.m. on Saturday (see tweets below).
Tewksbury
Numerous Roads in the Township remained closed due to downed wires and trees. Most notably are the following: Route 517 between Laurel Mountain Road and Homestead Road; County Rt. 512 between Route 517 and Hollow Brook Road; Rockaway Road between Main Street and Still Hollow Road; Water Street between Main Street and Longview Road; and Cokesbury Califon Road between Sutton Road and Mt. Grove Road.
The road department is out in all areas working to clear the roads of trees and debris. The Road Department is not permitted to cut trees that are touching or tangled with wires. We are working with JCP&L to have these trees removed. At this time JCP&L is unable to provide us with estimated times to remove the trees and restore power.
Here are some tweets and videos of the scene on Saturday:
@CBSNewYork @CNN @cnnbrk @CBSNews live power line killed a man during the storm. This is outside our home. We called 911 3 times to report it and the power company. I was in the house when I heard a scream and then it flashed orange. pic.twitter.com/7G9KcS5dS1
— AngryCamb (@angrycamb) March 3, 2018
The Stockton Lake has completely flooded the Coastal Evacuation Route here in #Manasquan. Significant flooding has also occurred near the Glimmer Glass Bridge and East Main Street during high tide. Be careful driving this morning! @FiOS1NewsNJ pic.twitter.com/vSRk8RzzFC
— Stephen Milewski (@TheSkiReport) March 3, 2018
Wildwood police report George Redding Bridge is currently closed due to high flood waters. Please use alternate route.
— Cape May County News (@HeraldNews) March 3, 2018
SATURDAY AM STORM UPDATE... It certainly looks and sounds a lot calmer outside this morning. Still lots of cleanup to come though, with downed trees and numerous power outages across NJ. The threat for coastal flooding continues too. #NJwx @nj1015 https://t.co/B6Jo2zWwhG
— Meteorologist Dan Zarrow (@DanZarrow) March 3, 2018
HAPPENING NOW: Ocean water SPILLING OVER SEA WALL in North Wildwood as high tide rolls in. Waves are loud, rough & big. @FOX29philly @BillAFox29 @ScottFox29 pic.twitter.com/uW3oAe4wFw
— jennifer joyce (@JenniJoyceTV) March 3, 2018
This is why you don’t go near downed wires. They could be live. And may spark a fire as we are seeing in Cranford, NJ right now. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/uNFNBoJR2c
— Jessica Layton (@JLaytonTV) March 3, 2018
Minor flooding at Dune Drive and 75th Street in Avalon, NJ. #NorEaster2018 #noreaster @phillydotcom pic.twitter.com/gjrliSEIpC
— Frank Kummer (@frankkummer) March 3, 2018
The attached image was provided by the Princeton Police Department
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