Power Outages, Road Closures After Storm In East Windsor

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — Power outages persist throughout Mercer County and in East Windsor Tuesday morning. Monday night's storms brought destruction and power outages to the region. The following roads are closed Tuesday morning:

• Cornwall Drive at Exeter Road;
• Morrison Avenue at Dutch Neck Road (East Bound Lane Closed); and
• Woods Road at Woods Community Park.

There are over 5,000 people without power in Mercer County as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Track outages using PSE&G and JCPL's outage maps. Restoration times for JCPL customers was unknown as of Tuesday night.

Ice and water are available at no charge to East Windsor residents who remain without power at the East Windsor ShopRite, 319 Route 130 North.

“Our administration is tracking the outages across New Jersey that have resulted in over 300,000 blackouts caused by this evening’s line of powerful storms," Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday night. "The Board of Public Utilities is working closely with utilities and requesting mutual assistance in the assessment and restoration effort, which may take up to several days for some customers. We urge all residents without power to make sure their outage is called in and to keep clear of downed lines. Residents in need of a cooling center or other shelter should call 2-1-1 for the location nearest to them.”