Crime & Safety

Saturday Storm Brings Power Outages for 100+ Residents

JCP&L says it hopes to restore electricity as soon as possible.

Saturday's weather emergency has left some residents without electricity, say .

Jersey Central Power and Light's online outage map shows 144 Parsippany customers are without power as of 6:45 p.m.

A handful of customers in nearby Morris Plains and 172 in Boonton are also in the dark at present, according to JCP&L.

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The outages, police said, are a result of the winds and rain that hit the area Saturday afternoon.

JCP&L said efforts are underway to try and restore electricity as soon as possible.

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If you are without power, contact the utility at 888-544-4877.

The National Weather Service has a severe thunderstorm watch in effect in Morris County until 10 p.m.


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