'Multi-Day' Power Restoration Likely In Wall, JCP&L Says

WALL, NJ — Crews are removing trees and slowly working to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses in Wall following Monday's storm.

That restoration could take days, however, Jersey Central Power & Light officials are saying.

Nearly all of Wall was reported as being without power on Monday night, but the number of homes and businesses without electricity fell to just under 11,000 by 10 a.m. on Tuesday. In neighboring towns — Sea Girt, Spring Lake Heights and Spring Lake, Neptune, Manasquan, Belmar and Brielle — outages continued to encompass nearly all of the residents in those towns.

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden urged residents to drive with caution as numerous traffic signals remained out in the county, where 98,000 were without power overall.

"Lights remain out and debris on roadways has lead to road closures. Remember to adhere to road closures and stop/utilize caution at intersections where traffic lights are out," the Monmouth County sheriff's office said on Facebook.

"Based on the severity of the damage and the number of damage locations, this will be a multi-day restoration," JCP&L said on its Twitter account Tuesday morning. Winds in excess of 70 mph caused significant tree and equipment damage across Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington counties.

"We continue to assess damage and clear hazards as part of our efforts to safely restore customers who remain without power following last night's storm," JCP&L said. "We understand estimated times of restoration (ETR) are important to help customers make contingency plans during significant power outages. Crews continue to evaluate damage and build their work plans, and we will provide ETRs as soon as possible."

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