Middletown Roads Closed; 17,000 Currently Without Power

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — There are currently more than 17,000 without electricity as of 1 p.m. Tuesday in Middletown, according to Mayor Tony Perry.

Pockets of Middletown often lose power, especially during high-wind storms. Trees are down all over New Jersey, including a tree that fell on a house in Neptune Twp.; see below. Nobody was injured.

In Middletown, downed trees are currently blocking Navesink River Road. Kings Highway is blocked in both directions due to fallen trees. A witness said a tornado touched down in Corbin City, just south of Ocean City, Tuesday morning, but that has not been confirmed by the National Weather Service.

From Mayor Tony Perry, as of 2 p.m., these are the following Middletown roads that have downed trees:

Leonard Ave
Conover Place
Kings Hwy East
Woodbine Dr
McClees/ Brown Dock Road
Garyford Drive
Haven Street
Greenfield Way
Main Street & Myrtle (Belford)
Sleepy Hollow Road
Stephenville Road
Red Hill Road
Alexander Road
Lefferts Road
Ivy Hill Road
Birchwood Lane

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