Scattered Power Outages Still Affecting Bergen County After Storm

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Wednesday's nor'easter brought thunder, high winds, and some power outages to Bergen County.

Even late Thursday morning, outages remained scattered around the county, according to PSE&G.

Late Wednesday, the Ridgewood police posted that several hundred residents were without power on the east side of town:

According to Patch, a total of 24,500 homes in the state were without power at 9 a.m. on Thursday.

By 11 a.m., the PSE&G map showed the most homes without power near Englewood, Teaneck, and Fair Lawn, around 365 households, and some near Dumont.

See current outages with this link.

You can report a power outage by texting OUT to 4PSEG (47734), report it online, through our app, or call us 1-800-436-PSEG (7734).

Get an update on power restoration here.

When's The Next Big Storm?

As for other impacts, the Saddle River reached its 5-foot flood stage around 11 p.m. Wednesday night, during a nor'easter, but has come down. You can see the staging of the river, and how high it is currently, with this link.

The flood watch and wind advisory were expected to expire in the wee hours of Thursday morning. (See current watches here.)

The next big rainstorm is forecast for next Thursday.

The Significant River Flood Outlook map is here.

Get Updates With These Links

Forecasting weather is an imperfect science, so it's best to be prepared, then to check the most up-to-date numbers:

• Keep an eye on the radar here.
• See a current map of all watches and warnings in New Jersey here.

See the updated NWS forecasts, watches, and warnings for North Jersey:

• Bergen County here
• Essex County here
• Hudson County here

What about the rivers? This NWS map of the United States will show the potential for flooding.

Come back to Patch for updates.