power outages

It would seem obvious but if it wasn't yesterday, it is today for utility companies to prioritize the restoration of power in the event of an outage to hospitals and nursing homes.

Friday night storms have knocked power out to thousands of customers in Ocean County, most in Toms River.

Ocean County Freeholder Director Vicari along with Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone announced that they are teaming up and making a push to have a Jersey Shore representative on the State Board of Public Utilities.

Thousands are in the dark across the state, while the North Jersey Coast Line was suspended.

A developing story this morning out of Toms River, fire crews and police are on the scene of a structure fire at a couple adjoining homes on Seagull Lane in the Ortley Beach section.

With widespread coastal flooding, power outages, and high winds, this week's nor'easter hasn't been pretty. But as we sit here today on January 24th watching the last of it begin to move out, there's one thing that we can take comfort in - at least it wasn't snow.

Last week we talked about the most important things that you should have on your emergency checklists as we head into winter in Ocean County. Today, we want to focus specifically on what you should do when the power goes out.

Wednesday's thunderstorm moved quickly across New Jersey but its gusty winds left behind a lot of damage.

From last night until now a major snow storm rocked the Garden State and thousands are without power but there are still a few things in play as the storm turns it's ugly head tomorrow.

It's the calm before the storm on this Friday afternoon, and we're expected to get a little bit of everything here in Ocean County - snow, high winds, and high tides. Taken individually, they would cause concerns for the power grid. All together, many areas are sure to experience at least some problems.