1K+ Without Power In Howell, Cooling And Charging Center Open

HOWELL, NJ - Howell Township has sent up a cooling center in light of the ongoing heat wave, officials said.

The cooling center will be set up at the Howell Senior Center at 251 Preventorium Road. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 7 for those impacted by ongoing power outages caused by Tuesday night’s storm.

In Howell, 1,172 (5.49 percent of customers in the township) households are still without electricity as of Wednesday morning, part of a total 3,521 households left without power in Monmouth County. JCP&L expects utilities to be restored by mid-afternoon.

To report an outage in Howell, contact the JCP&L outage hotline at (888) 544-4877.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Monmouth County through Wednesday night due to hot temperatures and high humidity. Temperatures could reach as high as 102 degrees, the agency said. Read more: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Heat Advisory Issued For Most Of NJ

You can view JCP&L's power outage map for the state here.