Moorestown Among Burlington County Towns Hit Hardest By Storm

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown was one of the Burlington County towns hit hardest by Tuesday’s storm that tore through the region, according to county officials.

Moorestown, Willingboro, Pemberton Township, Mount Laurel, Edgewater Park, Lumberton and Southampton each saw more than 3,000 power outages, Burlington County officials said Tuesday evening.

Utilities cautioned that power may not be restored for several days. On Tuesday night, PSE&G’s outage map listed 7:45 a.m. Friday morning as the estimated time for restoration for most of Moorestown.

Countywide, nearly 86,000 properties saw outages and 24 county highways were closed on Tuesday, officials said.

Among the properties without power were several long-term care facilities that were on back-up generators. Clare Estates, an assisted living center in Bordentown, was also without electricity and had no generator power.

No evacuations have occurred, but officials were closely monitoring conditions at Clare and other facilities.

Among the properties without power were several long-term care facilities that were on back-up generators. Clare Estates, an assisted living center in Bordentown, was also without electricity and had no generator power.

No evacuations have occurred, but officials were closely monitoring conditions at Clare and other facilities.

Twenty-four county highways remained closed due to downed trees, wires or utility poles:

• Bridgeboro Road in Delran;
• Burlington Avenue at Perkins Lane in Delanco;
• Burlington-Bustleton Road at Cedard Lane in Florence;
• Camden Avenue at Flynn Avenue in Moorestown;
• Chatsworth Road in Tabernacle;
• Church Road at Preamble Drive in Mount Laurel;
• Church Street at Noorwood in Mount Laurel;
• Croshaw Road in North Hanover;
• Eayrestown Road, between Landing Street and Municipal Drive, in Lumberton;
• Green Bank-Batsto Road in Washington Township;
• Hammonton Road at Route 9 in Bass River;
• Hartford Road in Mount Laurel;
• Junction Road in Pemberton Township;
• Lenola Road at Kings Highway in Cinnaminson;
• Main Street, between Route 70 and Church Road, in Medford;
• Marne Highway at Hartford Road in Mount Laurel;
• Mill Street at Branch in Southampton;
• Monmouth Road at Springfield Road in Springfield;
• Odd Fellows Road in Pemberton Township;
• Old York Road at Burlington-Columbus and Hedding in Florence;
• Paulson Road in North Hanover;
• Pemberton-Browns Mills Road in Pemberton Township;
• River Road in Burlington City;
• Warren Street in Edgewater Park.

Emergency management officials continue to monitor flood gauges along the Rancocas Creek. None are near action or flood stages.

From 10 p.m. until 3 p.m., Burlington County Central Communications, fielded a total of 1,986 911 emergency and non-emergency administrative calls, along with an additional 6,886 incident calls from police and other sources.

During the same time period last week, dispatchers fielded about 420 911 and administrative non-emergency calls.

Burlington County is the only county in New Jersey that provides emergency 911 dispatch service to every one of its municipalities.

No injuries were reported, but emergency officials reported that several homes were struck by downed trees or branches. Damage assessments across the county are expected to begin tomorrow.

“We may have gotten through the worst of the storm’s impacts, but nearly every town has significant outages, so we all have to continue to be careful,” Burlington County Freeholder Dan O’Connell, the board’s liaison to the Department of Public Safety, said. “We’re thankful that there were no apparent injuries or major damages, but there’s still a lot of clean up left to be done. We’re asking residents to give road and utility crews room to work and to check in on elderly neighbors who are without electricity. The coronavirus pandemic is also still active, so we also need to continue to be mindful of social-distancing restrictions and mask wearing."

Located in the county Public Safety Building in Westampton, the Emergency Operations Center serves as a single location where emergency management officials can coordinate a countywide response.

The center is manned by officials from Emergency Management, Public Safety, Engineering, Health, and Highways and is in close communication with first responders throughout the county, as well as the county’s hospitals and utility companies.

Here's the forecast for Moorestown for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service:

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.