UPDATE: Power Restored For More Than 2K In Lacey

LACEY, NJ — UPDATE: Jersey Central Power & Light restored power for over 2,000 Lacey residents.

There were 2,732 homes in Lacey without power as of 10:45 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The power outage left a fifth of the town without power, according to JCP & L.

JCP&L estimates power will be restored at 1 p.m. They have counted 6,573 outages in Ocean County as of 10:45 a.m.

A nor’easter is expected to hit New Jersey Wednesday with strong 35 to 50 mph winds. According to the National Weather Service, the storm will be fierce enough to knock down power lines and cause power outages and other damage.

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