Power Outage in Parsippany, NJ

Trees down onto wires resulted in power outages near Chester Twp. Time estimated from radar.

Power lines were downed near Route 24 in Schooley's Mountain. Time estimated from radar.

Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received. The Morristown AWOS (KMMU) measured a 59 mph wind gust, and sustained tropical storm force winds very likely occurred in the county.

Widespread power outages reported near Troy Hills. Time estimated from radar.

A report of 0.25 inches of radial ice accretion was received from Butler. Dozens of reports of downed trees and power lines were received from across the county.

A heavy mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain occurred. As much as 12.0 inches of snow were measured near Madison with a widespread 6 to 10 inches of snow. Up to 0.20 inches of glaze ice were also measured near Succasunna. Widespread power disruptions resulted from this winter storm.

An EF-1 tornado with a somewhat discontinuous damage path touched |down in Harding Township along Pleasantville Road. Numerous trees |were snapped and uprooted in this area bringing down several utility |poles and power lines. From there, the tornado crossed Village Road |and Dickens Mill Road then continued toward Douglas Road and Spencer |Place where it snapped and uprooted several more trees and crossed |Spring Valley Road. The tornado then crossed into Chatham Township |passing over a mostly uninhabited area. The tornado then passed into |Madison Borough along Prospect Place and Gibbons Place. In this |area, numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, |some falling onto homes, however no significant structural damage |occurred. The tornado then continued towards Drew University where |numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, some falling |onto and crushing several vehicles. The tornado's path became ill-|defined as it passed through the northern portion of downtown |Madison then re-intensified as it approached Greenwood Avenue. A |few trees were snapped and uprooted in this residential area a few|blocks northeast of downtown Madison. As the tornado continued |toward Sherwood Avenue, further intensification of damage was |noted. A few large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted in |this area. One snapped tree fell and crushed the front porch of a |home and an uprooted tree fell onto another home. The tornado then|crossed NJ Route 24 into Florham Park Borough. A few trees were |snapped and uprooted along Woodbine Road, East Madison Avenue, |Pierson Lane, and Insley Road. The tornado finally dissipated near|the intersection of Insley Road and Pierson Lane.

Trees and power lines were downed near Old Turnpike Rd and Settlers Ridge Court. Time estimated from radar.

Downed trees resulted in multiple power outages in the area. Time estimated from radar.

West Hanover Road closed due to fallen utility pole and power lines in Morris Plains.

A heavy, wet snow accumulated to a depth of over 11 inches in the higher elevations of the county, and around 2 inches or so in the lower elevations. Some snowfall totals include 11.8 inches in Green Pond, 10.6 inches in Jefferson Township, 10.0 inches in Lake Hopatcong, 9 inches in Mount Arlington, 9.0 inches in Schooleys Mountain, 8.0 inches in Marcella, 6.0 inches in Rockaway, and 4. 3 inches in Denville. A wind gust of 49 MPH was reported in Morristown at 1145EST on March 2nd. Blowing and drifting snow made travel hazardous Friday afternoon and evening. Numerous power outages, some lasting over two weeks, were widespread throughout the county due to tree and wire damage.

A downed tree closed three lanes of I-287 near Morristown. A downed tree closed the southbound lane of Rt. 206 at Drakesdale Road in Mount Olive Township. At one point during the event, more than 14,000 customers were without power in Morris County. A wind gust of 49 mph was recorded by the AWOS unit at Morristown Airport at 1145EST on March 2nd.

Thunderstorm winds took down trees and power poles in Long Valley.

Power lines downed in Mt.Lakes area that closed route 46.

Tree fell onto power lines due to a non thunderstorm wind gust and the Morris/Essex rail station, suspending service for a time.

A tree fell onto a car and knocked power poles down at the intersection of Hoagland and Halsey ave.

Wind knocked down a power line along Highway 46 at the intersection of Foxhill road.

A severe thunderstorm knocked numerous large tree limbs, wires and several trees in the Shongum Lake area as well as along New Jersey State Route 10 in Randolph Township. Downed wires also started small fires. Power was not fully restored in the township until later in the day on the 13th.

A lightning strike caused 700 homes to lose power in Parsippany.

Lightning struck a power line in Jefferson Township and caused about 2,000 homes and businesses to lose power at around 9 a.m. EDT on the 10th. Power was not restored until 7 p.m. EDT that evening.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees in several additional municipalities in central Morris County. Downed trees were reported in Dover, Hanover, Montville, Morris Plains, Parsippany and Wharton. There were still 180 people without power in the county on the afternoon of the 18th.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous trees and wires in western Morris County. In Jefferson Township, downed trees blocked the northbound lane of New Jersey State Route 15. Downed trees and wires were reported in Rockaway, Roxbury and Denville Townships. In Denville, downed trees tore down some wires. The surge damaged the electrical wiring in seven homes. A bedroom fire started in one home and four fire companies helped extinguish it. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Morris County.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous trees and wires in western Morris County. In Jefferson Township, downed trees blocked the northbound lane of New Jersey State Route 15. Downed trees and wires were reported in Rockaway, Roxbury and Denville Townships. In Denville, downed trees tore down some wires. The surge damaged the electrical wiring in seven homes. A bedroom fire started in one home and four fire companies helped extinguish it. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Morris County.

A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees and power lines in northwestern Morris County. About 1,300 homes and businesses lost power throughout the county.

A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees and power lines in northwestern Morris County. About 1,300 homes and businesses lost power throughout the county.

A trough of low pressure ahead of a cold front led to the development of several clusters of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these thunderstorms became severe producing damaging winds and even a tornado in Warren County. A 53 mph wind gust was measured at the Morristown Municipal Airport. Several thousand were left without power, mainly in Morris and Warren Counties.

A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain occurred at the onset of precipitation associated with a strong nor'easter during the morning of the 9th. Ice accumulations averaged one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch with the highest amounts over the higher terrain. Untreated roadways and walkways were hazardous. Icy conditions were reported throughout most of Sussex and Warren Counties as well as parts of western Morris County and northern Hunterdon County. Schools in Hackettstown (Warren County) had delayed openings. Isolated power outages were reported in Sussex County.||In northwest New Jersey, precipitation started briefly as sleet from south to north between 3 a.m. EST and 5 a.m. EST on the 9th. Precipitation then changed to freezing rain quickly within the hour of onset and then changed to plain rain between 6 a.m. EST and 8 a.m. EST on the 9th.||Ice accumulations included .25 inches in Milford (Hunterdon County) and Allamuchy (Warren County), .15 inches in Hopatcong (Sussex County) and Mount Olive (Morris County) and .10 inch in Andover (Sussex County) and Fredon (Sussex County). ||The cold air, especially near the surface, was supplied by a high pressure system that moved across the southern tier of Canada and reached the Canadian Maritimes overnight on the 8th. Meanwhile, a low pressure system formed off the Carolina coastal waters on the 8th. It tracked northward and deepened as it reached the Delmarva coastal waters at 7 a.m. EST on the 9th. The low pressure system deepened 12 millibars in six hours and was off the New Jersey coastal waters at 1 p.m. EST on the 9th. The track and rapid intensification helped bring warmer air near the surface into northwest New Jersey and changed precipitation to plain rain. The low pressure system stopped intensifying and drifted off to the northeast reaching the Rhode Island coastal waters during the evening of the 9th and eastern Massachusetts around Midnight EST on the 10th.

An approaching cold front helped trigger some strong to locally severe thunderstorms across northwestern New Jersey during the late afternoon of the 13th. Hardest hit was Warren and Morris Counties. Jersey Central Power and Light reported over 1,500 of its customers lost power. Downed trees forced the suspension of travel along one commuter rail line between Warren and Morris Counties.

A strong cold front helped trigger of line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved through northern and central New Jersey during the early evening on the 12th. More than 50,000 homes and businesses lost power in the state. Hardest hit were Jersey Central Power and Light customers in Warren, Sussex and Morris Counties as more than 30,000 customers lost power. Power was not fully restored until later in the day on the 13th.

Scattered strong to locally severe thunderstorms moved into northwest New Jersey during the early evening of the 7th. The thunderstorms were triggered by an approaching upper air disturbance and surface trof. Thunderstorms that tracked across Morris County dropped hail and produced damaging winds, resulting in downed trees and power lines. Approximately 5,500 customers in Mine Hill Township, Roxbury Township, and nearby areas lost power as a result of the thunderstorms during the evening of the 7th. With power outages continuing, Mine Hill and Roxbury Townships opened air-conditioned community centers and town halls for residents who needed to cool down from the ongoing heat and humidity or recharge electronic devices. There were still about 2,500 homes and businesses without power on the afternoon of the 8th.

A line of strong to widely scattered severe thunderstorms that preceded a cold front moved through New Jersey during the second half of the afternoon and first half of the evening on the 8th. Most of the severe thunderstorms occurred in northwest New Jersey. Approximately 17,000 PSE&G and JCP&L customers lost power in the state. All power was restored by the 10th.

A nor'easter brought an early season measurable snow to the higher terrain of Northwest New Jersey from the afternoon of the 15th into the morning of the 16th. Accumulations on the higher terrain averaged one to four inches. ||Rain began falling during the morning of the 15th and mixed with or changed to snow over the higher terrain as a heavier precipitation burst moved across the region during the afternoon. This precipitation burst coincided with the start of evening commute and accidents occurred along the Interstate 80 corridor. Precipitation became lighter during the evening and overnight and changed back to rain in most places except for the higher terrain of Sussex County. Precipitation ended during the morning of the 16th. By then temperatures were above freezing.||Because the ground was still warm, most of the accumulations occurred on non paved surfaces, bridges and overpasses as well as clinging to the trees and leaves. A few accidents were reported. Northeast winds averaged 10 to 20 mph. This was strong enough to remove some of the snow off the trees and power outages were generally isolated. ||Specific accumulations included 4.0 inches in Vernon (Sussex County), 2.7 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 2.2 inches in Randolph (Morris County), 2.0 inches in Blairstown (Warren County) and 1.0 inch in Knowlton (Warren County), Sparta (Sussex County) and Roxbury (Morris County). ||The nor'easter that caused the snow moved from the Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 14th to the northern North Carolina coastal waters on the morning of the 15th. It then moved northeast and by sunrise on the 16th was already southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

A brush fire caused by a downed utility line damaged 150 acres of Troy Meadows wetlands from the night of the 18th into the morning of the 19th. The fire was reported shortly after 6 p.m. EST along the Parsippany and Hanover municipal border, across Troy Road from the Hanover Sewerage Authority. An east wind helped fuel the blaze through open fields in Parsippany and East Hanover. As the fire spread through dry grass and weeds and sent up a thick column of smoke, state firefighters and local fire departments worked through the night plowing dirt perimeters to contain the blaze. Houses about half a mile away from the blaze on South Beverwyck Road were not threatened. The fire was reported 100 percent contained at 9 a.m. EST on the 19th. The high humidity and showers helped get it under control at noon EST on the 19th. South Beverwyck and Troy Roads were closed due to the fire. No injuries were reported. One household lost power, and Jersey Central Power and Light stopped power to 50 other customers to restore the lines. Most power was restored within 15 minutes. Peak wind gusts at Newark International Airport on both the 18th and 19th were around 25 mph.

As a low pressure system intensified as it moved from the Gulf of Maine into the Canadian Maritimes overnight on the 21st, strong gusty west winds developed across New Jersey. The strongest winds occurred from the late evening on the 21st into the pre-dawn hours on the 22nd and were concentrated in the eastern and higher terrain locations in the state. The strong winds caused some isolated power outages. The most concentrated outages (about 500) were reported in Morris County in Flanders, Mountain Lakes and Parsippany. ||Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph and included 57 mph at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), 54 mph at the Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County), 52 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 50 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 48 mph at High Point (Sussex County) and Barnegat (Ocean County) and 41 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County) and Wrightstown (Burlington County).

A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain fell across most of northwest New Jersey on the 1st. Sleet accumulations ranged up to around an inch in Sussex County. Ice accretions reached up to around half an inch in Sussex County. The northwestern part of the state was hit hardest as a series of accidents occurred but very few serious injuries were reported. Throughout the day about 107 reported accidents occurred between 5:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST in northern New Jersey. New Jersey State Police reported about 50 accidents in the northwest part of the state between 6:00 AM EST and 9:00 AM EST. A few school districts never opened for the day.| |Precipitation began as a mixture of sleet and freezing rain between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. EST across northwest New Jersey. Elsewhere, temperatures were above freezing as precipitation arrived. As warm air moved in northward at the surface, the freezing rain changed to plain rain by Noon EST across most of Hunterdon County, but took until the afternoon for this to occur in Warren, Morris and Sussex Counties. Ice accretions averaged around one quarter of an inch, except around half an inch in Sussex County and parts of Morris County. The rain ended during the evening of the 1st. ||In Sussex County, in Hopatcong, an unoccupied school bus slid off the road and hit a parked car. Montague police responded to a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 206 shortly before Noon EST that sent the driver of the car to Morristown Hospital with multiple spinal and pelvic fractures. In Morris County, more than 60 accidents were reported; roads were shut down and power was lost in some areas. Slick roads in Kinnelon lead to about 10 accidents, including one at 11:00 AM EST in which a car slid into a house on Kinnelon Road. No serious injuries were reported. Some power outages were reported. The most disruptive accident occurred on Interstate 80 West in Mount Olive at 7:30 AM EST. A tractor-trailer jack-knifed and leaked fuel. The road was closed for some time but reopened by late morning. Between Mount Olive and Mount Arlington, about 15 spinouts were reported during the morning rush. Jefferson Police reported 9 accidents. Parts of New Jersey State Route 15 in Jefferson were shut down because of icy conditions reported on Weldon Road just before a steep hill, along with several accidents. There were numerous spinouts reported as well. Randolph Police also closed parts of New Jersey State Route 10 West to clear accidents at Franklin and Dover-Chester Roads at around 9:00 AM EST. The road was also closed in both directions later in the day at Canfield Avenue for several hours after a car hit a utility pole at 3:00 PM EST. In Rockaway Township, 20 fender benders occurred between 8:12 AM EST and 8:30 AM EST, including an overturned truck on Richard Mine Road that took out a telephone pole. Six people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries, including two detectives who tried to block off Mount Pleasant Avenue only to slide into a telephone pole. Jersey Central Power and Light reported 5,000 customers without power in Morris County and 7,500 total in northern New Jersey. The most outages were in Dover, Chester, and Randolph. In Hunterdon County, towns experienced problems with black ice on the roads early in the morning of the 1st. In Lebanon Township, four ice-related accidents occurred between 7:10 AM EST and 8:30 AM EST (three on one road). ||The low pressure system that caused the wintry mix moved from Mississippi on the evening of January 31st northeast through the Ohio valley on the morning of February 1st. It reached western Pennsylvania during the afternoon of February 1st and passed near Scranton, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. EST on February 1st before heading northeast into New York State. Preceding this low pressure system, a fairly strong high pressure system (around 1040 millibars) was able to leave a large pool of cold air in place at the surface across Northwest New Jersey that was difficult for the low pressure system to scour.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a large tree and six poles on Mills Street in Morristown. One vehicle was damaged and two blocks were closed. Power was restored on the morning of the 12th.

During the early evening hours of June 1st, lightning struck a home at 80 Maple Avenue in Dover, forcing the family from their home and sparking a fire in the homes attic. No injuries were reported as a result of the lightning strike and fire, however some 2,500 customers in Dover were left without power during the storm.

A line of severe thunderstorms caused pockets of wind damage across the northern tier of Morris County. Several trees and wires were knocked down. One downed tree damaged a house in Jefferson Township. The downed trees, tree limbs and wires caused about 18,000 homes and businesses to lose power in northwestern New Jersey from all of the severe storms. The downed tree limbs and wires also caused about one hour delays for westbound New Jersey Commuter Trains between Essex and Morris Counties and 15 minute delays for eastbound New Jersey Commuter Trains between Boonton and Montclair.

The second severe thunderstorm for the day caused wind damage across the central third of Morris County from Roxbury and Randolph Townships eastward through Parsippany. In Parsippany, one downed tree fell into the family pool of one home. The downed trees, tree limbs and wires caused about 18,000 homes and businesses to lose power in northwestern New Jersey from all of the severe storms. The downed tree limbs and wires also caused about one hour delays for westbound New Jersey Commuter Trains between Essex and Morris Counties and 15 minute delays for eastbound New Jersey Commuter Trains between Boonton and Montclair.

Thunderstorms with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning caused two house fires in Morris County. The lightning caused about 8,000 homes and businesses to lose power in Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex and Morris (1,100 without power) Counties in northwestern New Jersey. Power was not fully restored for the last 1,000 until that evening. In Wharton Borough, a large tree was struck by lightning. It snapped and hit the side of a house. The ensuing fire started on a rear exterior wall and was spreading into the second floor of the home. All of the second floor and some of the first floor suffered water damage. A firefighter was injured after he stepped on a nail. In Mine Hill Township, a lightning strike started a fire in one of the bedroom walls and on the first floor of a home. The fire was extinguished quickly and damage was described as minor. Power outages caused many traffic signals on major roadways to not work through the morning rush including New Jersey State Route 10. In Randolph Township, the municipal building was evacuated after the restored electricity caused a short in a relay switch. The building became filled with smoke.

Heavy rain and widespread flooding affected the Passaic and Delaware River Basins. In all, about 6,000 persons were evacuated along the Delaware and Passaic River Basins in New Jersey with about 3,200 homes damaged. New Jersey Acting Governor Richard J. Codey declared a state of emergency on April 3rd. In Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer and Morris Counties, about 1,800 homes and businesses were flooded, 25 homes were destroyed. Many of the homes and businesses that were flooded, had flooding into the first floor of their dwellings. About 4,000 people were evacuated from the five counties. Shelters were opened in schools, fire houses and churches. Both the Red Cross and Salvation Army assisted with the evacuations and distributing food and drinks. Many major roads were closed. Total statewide damage from this storm was estimated at $52 million dollars. The worst damage was reported in Lambertville (Hunterdon County) and Trenton (Mercer County). Miraculously there were no deaths or major injuries. Residents and businesses found raw sewage that backed into water-logged cellars. Many furnaces, water heaters, electrical panels, washing machines and dryers were destroyed. In many places, everything that was stored below ground level was destroyed. The flood waters dislodged propane and oil tanks. Some basements were contaminated with oil. First floor damage included ruined hardwood floors, furniture, carpeting, vinyl flooring and dry walls. The homes that were greatly affected had their electricity and gas service turned off and in many instances had to get the former replaced. Private wells had to be tested for contamination. On April 19th, President George W. Bush declared a major disaster area in Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties. This opened the door for federal aid for homeowners and businesses. Persons could get grants for temporary housing and to clean and rebuild their homes. Homeowners and businesses were now eligible for low interest loans to cover uninsured property losses and other federally funded programs. The northeastern part of Morris County was hit the hardest by flooding along the Pequannock, Pompton and Passaic Rivers. Isolated sections of the Passaic River never went below flood stage from the flooding on March 28th as the next batch of heavy rain arrived. The rain began falling around Midnight EST on the 2nd and fell heavy at times during the afternoon into the early evening. Lighter rain and/or drizzle fell through the rest of the night and ended during the morning of the 3rd. Storm totals averaged around three inches. About 500 people were evacuated mainly from Pequannock and Lincoln Park Boroughs. In Lincoln Park, thirty streets were closed and over 100 homes were flooded near the Pompton and Passaic Rivers. As of April 8th, about 100 people could not return to their homes as several streets were still flooded. In Pequannock, four major roads were closed including New Jersey State Route 23. Schools were closed on Monday the 4th. All power to the borough was restored on the 6th. Road closures due to flooding also occurred in Dover, Rockaway, Randolph, Denville, Netcong, Morris and Mount Arlington. The Rockaway River above the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood stage from 728 p.m. EST on the 2nd through 1118 p.m. EDT on the 4th. It crested at 6.33 feet at 1030 a.m. EDT on the 3rd. The Rockaway River below the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood stage from 645 p.m. EST on the 2nd through 1230 a.m. EDT on the 6th. It crested at 7.19 feet at 1 p.m. EDT on the 3rd. The Pompton River at Pompton Plains was above its 16 foot flood stage from 1122 p.m. EST on the 2nd through 315 a.m. EDT on the 5th. It crested at 20.42 feet at 4 p.m. EDT on the 3rd. The Pequannock River at the Macopin Intake Dam was above its 5.5 foot flood stage from 630 p.m. EST on the 2nd through 830 p.m. EDT on the 4th. It crested at 6.12 feet at 215 p.m. EDT on the 3rd. The Whippany Creek at Morristown crested at 6.03 feet at Midnight EST on the 3rd. It was above its 6 foot flood stage from 1015 p.m. EST on the 2nd through 315 a.m. EDT on the 3rd. The Passaic River at Chatham was above its 6 foot flood stage from 640 p.m. EST through 1032 p.m. EST on the 2nd. It crested at 6.07 feet at 8 p.m. EST on the 2nd. The river was above flood stage again from 1030 p.m. EDT on the 3rd through 545 p.m. EDT on the 4th. It crested at 6.03 feet at 145 a.m. EDT on the 4th. Farther downstream at Pine Brook, the Passaic River was above its 19 foot flood stage from 3 p.m. EST on the 2nd through 1130 p.m. EDT on the 8th. It crested at 20.7 feet at 1045 p.m. EDT on the 4th. Farther downstream at Two Bridges, the Passaic River never receded below flood stage from the March 28th heavy rain. It remained above the 9 foot flood stage until 4 p.m. EDT on the 9th. The highest April crest was 13.23 feet at 1115 p.m. EDT on the 4th.Specific storm totals included 4.20 inches in Chester, 3.80 inches in Jefferson Township, 3.72 inches in Ironia, 3.20 inches in Pequannock, 3.00 inches in Morris Plains, 2.72 inches in Marcella, 2.57 inches in Boonton and 2.33 inches in Morristown.The flooding heavy rain was caused by a low pressure system that moved from the southern Gulf Coast States on the morning of April 1st northeast to the eastern Tennessee Valley during the evening of the 1st, to far western Virginia just after Midnight EST on the 2nd, into central Virginia at 7 a.m. EST on the 2nd, near Washington, D.C. at 1 p.m. EST on the 2nd, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. EST on the 2nd, near Scranton, Pennsylvania at 1 a.m. EST on the 3rd, over the Finger Lakes in New York at 8 a.m. EDT on the 3rd and into eastern Lake Ontario at 2 p.m. EDT on the 3rd. The strong southeast flow preceding the low pressure system was able to entrain Atlantic Ocean moisture in addition to the Gulf of Mexico moisture into the system. The flooding was exacerbated by the already wet soil conditions due to heavy rain on both March 23rd and 28th.

A winter storm affected northwestern New Jersey on January 5th and 6th. A combination of snow, sleet and ice fell throughout the region. While downed trees and tree limbs caused about 3,000 homes and businesses to lose power; the region escaped the catastrophic damage that occurred to the trees in the Poconos. Ironically precipitation started as plain rain around dawn on the 5th. It changed to snow during the morning in Sussex County and then later during the afternoon in Warren and Morris Counties. Precipitation then started to transition to freezing rain and sleet during the late evening of the 5th in Warren and Morris Counties and overnight in Sussex County. It took until the morning of the 6th for precipitation to change to freezing rain throughout Sussex County. Precipitation ended as freezing rain during the daylight hours on the 6th. Precipitation also fell as freezing rain between Midnight and 6 a.m. EST on the 6th in northern parts of Hunterdon County where ice accretions were generally less than two-tenths of an inch. Ice accretions in Warren and Morris County averaged between one-quarter and half an inch and around one quarter of an inch in Sussex County. Snowfall accumulations averaged 1 to 2 inches, except between 2 and 6 inches in Sussex County. The ice caused treacherous traveling conditions. A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 78 in Pohatcong Township in Warren County. About 3,000 homes and businesses lost power with the hardest hit townships included Blairstown and Hope in Warren County. All power was restored by Midnight EST on the 8th. Sussex County was spared outages as more precipitation fell as snow and sleet and not freezing rain. Snowfall accumulations included 6.0 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 4.6 inches in Barry Lakes (Sussex County), 4.0 inches in Sussex (Sussex County), 2.0 inches in Butler (Morris County) and Andover (Sussex County) and 1.2 inches in Blairstown (Warren County). Ice accretions included one half of an inch in Blairstown (Warren County), one quarter of an inch in Dover (Morris County) and one-sixth of an inch in Port Murray (Hunterdon County). The set was stage for a winter storm when a cold front moved through the region on the 4th. This allowed a cold air mass in the low levels to establish itself in the region. As a low pressure system moved east from the the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley, it pushed warmer air aloft above this cold air mass. Initially there was enough cold air from a high pressure system that slid across nearby Canada for precipitation to fall as snow. Eventually enough warm air moved in aloft for precipitation to fall as rain. But the high pressure system in nearby Canada kept enough of a fresh supply of cold air near the surface to have either sleet fall or the rain freeze on contact.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Mendham Borough, including across New Jersey State Route 24. A Skywarn Spotter also reported quarter size hail with the severe thunderstorm. Severe thunderstorms caused about 700 homes and businesses to lose power because of downed trees and wires during the afternoon of the 11th in Morris County. All power was restored by the evening.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Madison Borough. Severe thunderstorms caused about 700 homes and businesses to lose power because of downed trees and wires during the afternoon of the 11th in Morris County. All power was restored by the evening.

A cluster of thunderstorms produced considerable cloud-to-ground lightning across northwestern New Jersey. Approximately 5,200 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occurred in northeast Pennsylvania and northwest New Jersey between 11 p.m. EDT on the 10th and 1 a.m. EDT on the 11th. About 3,000 Jersey Central Power and Light Customers lost power in northwestern New Jersey. Concentrated outages occurred in Dover and Boonton in Morris County and Newton in Sussex County. Nine other municipalities in Sussex County and Blairstown in Warren County also reported power outages. In Parsippany (Morris County), the sixth green of the Knoll West Country Club was scorched brown in three distinct patterns after being struck by lightning.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Jefferson and Roxbury Townships and in Dover Town. Jersey Central Power reported about 3,000 of its customers lost power across northern New Jersey. Hardest hit in Morris County was Dover. All power was restored by the morning of the 1st. Some marble size hail also fell during the thunderstorm in Milton (Jefferson Township).

A severe thunderstorm caused considerable tree damage and dropped hail as large as quarters across eastern parts of Morris County. In Morris Plains Borough, one tree fell on an occupied vehicle, but no injuries occurred. In Parsippany, a tree fell through the addition of one house. In Florham Park Borough, trees took down numerous power lines and fell on one unoccupied vehicle. Most of the borough lost power. In Cedar Knolls, downed trees blocked a roadway. In Chatham Borough, one intersection was completely blocked by fallen trees. A large tree fell through the roof of one home and heavily damaged the second floor. In Chatham Township, trees damaged homes on two blocks and also damaged the Chatham Emergency Squad Building. Wind gusts were estimated to reach 70 mph. Jersey Central Power and Light reported about 10,000 residents lost power in northwest New Jersey because of the severe thunderstorms. Most of the power was restored by 10 p.m. EDT that evening.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous large limbs in Dover Town. Most of the town lost power overnight.

A line of thunderstorms with frequent cloud to ground lightning caused damage in Morris County. But, no serious injuries occurred. In Roxbury Township, a silo was damaged by a lightning strike. In Boonton Township, a house struck by lightning developed warm spots in the kitchen's walls. In Denville Township, one house was struck by lightning. Firefighters prevented serious damage to the home. Elsewhere in Denville, a chimney at a Sovereign Bank branch was struck by lightning. The lightning stroke shattered bricks which fell onto the drive-through lane and damaged a car. Mainly lightning strikes caused about 20,000 GPU Energy customers to lose power across eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey. Cloud-to-ground strokes averaged about 3,000 per hour as this line moved through New Jersey, Delaware and the Maryland Eastern Shore.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down many trees and power lines on Main Road and Donna Lane in Mount Olive Township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines across central Morris County in Dover, Mendham and Morris Townships as well as in Morristown. A power substation in Morristown was struck and damaged by lightning. GPU Energy reported about 20,000 customers lost power across the northern two thirds of New Jersey. Power was completely restored in Morris County by the evening of the 2nd.

The second severe thunderstorm of the evening knocked down trees, tree limbs and power lines, mainly in the eastern part of the county and affected Morris Township and Morristown again. About 3,700 customers lost power in Boonton, Florham Park, Morristown and Whippany. In Morris Township, the severe thunderstorm knocked down trees onto vehicles and boats in the Cromwell Hills development.

A nearly unprecedented thunderstorm with torrential downpour remained nearly stationary for about six hours from 9 a.m. EDT through 3 p.m. EDT on August 12th over the Hamburg Mountains of eastern Sussex County. Doppler Radar Storm total estimates reached around 15 inches along the Sussex/Morris County border. Two to three inches of rain fell per hour in the strongest storms and caused considerable, widespread and devastating flooding across southeastern Sussex County and western Morris County. Mud and rock slides exacerbated the damage. This was approximately a one in a thousand year event. About 2,700 homes and businesses were flooded. Eight houses were totally destroyed, about one hundred suffered major damage. About 2,600 persons were evacuated in Morris, Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon Counties, including children at a day camp in Byram Township (Sussex County). In Morris County, three bridges were destroyed, two dams were badly damaged, four others suffered some damage and about two dozen roads were closed or damaged. The torrential rain caused a record rise in Lake Hopatcong and lakeside flooding in Jefferson and Roxbury Townships (Morris County). The record level of Lake Hoptacong led to downstream flooding along the Musconetcong River through Warren and Hunterdon Counties. In Sussex County: three dams were destroyed, six other dams were damaged, three bridges were destroyed, eight others were closed or damaged and three roads were swept away. Countless others were closed. Newton's water mains were ruptured by the flash flooding cutting off its main water supply. A temporary hookup was made to Sparta's water system. It might be up to four years before the lines will be repaired. Water restrictions were placed in effect for those two communities. In addition, residents in Newton, Ogdensburg, Sparta (all Sussex County) and Jefferson and Roxbury (Morris County) were advised to boil their water before consuming it. The greatest damage to any business occurred to Compac Corporation in Stanhope (Sussex County) after the Furnace Pond Dam failed on Sunday the 13th. The Musconetcong River crashed into the building and flooded the entire first floor. Throughout the area persons were rescued after their vehicles drove into the water on collapsed roadways. Miraculously no serious injuries occurred. Around an inch of additional rain fell on Monday the 14th. This continued the fear of further mudslides, dam collapses and flooding, especially along the Musconetcong River. The additional rain also caused flooding along the main stem of the Passaic River in Morris County. A state of emergency was declared for Morris and Sussex Counties on the 14th. A federal disaster area declaration was issued by President Clinton for Morris and Sussex Counties on the 16th. Damage was estimated at 179 million dollars. About 12,000 GPU Energy customers lost power. The only death occurred when a 58-year-old man's kayak overturned on the Musconetcong River in Hunterdon County on the 15th and he apparently drowned. **** IN SUSSEX COUNTY ****Sussex County bore the brunt of the storm with about 1,700 homes and businesses damaged. About half of the monetary damage occurred to roads, dams, bridges and public buildings. No place was hit harder than Sparta Township. Devastating flooding occurred near and along the Glen Brook and Wallkill River. The raging Glen Brook carved a canyon in Sparta Glen (a township park), uprooted trees and brought boulders down from Edison and Sparta Mountains. The brook also tore the water mains of Newton's water supply from Morris Lake. The two mains were torn for 1.5 miles. Repairs were expected to take up to four years. The lower section of Glen Road (County Route 620) fell into the Sparta Glen. It continued to collapse through Monday (the 14th). A 50 foot by 50 foot and 20 foot deep hole was created where the road was. Repairs were expected to take one year and damage to Sparta Glen was estimated at 2 million dollars. The torrential rains filled ponds and lakes and caused dam failures. Both the Edison Pond and Seneca Dams were destroyed. In the latter, the 25 acre lake completely drained leaving behind dead fish. The Sparta and Hawthorne Lake Dams were damaged. Three hundred tons of gravel was used to shore the Fox Trail Lake Dam. One hundred homes were evacuated near the dam. Mudslides down Sparta and Edison Mountains through the 14th covered County Route 517 (Main Street), the tracks of the New York-Susquehanna and Western Railroad and the Eagle's Nest Wastewater pump station. About 200 persons along Main Street were evacuated through Monday (the 14th) out of fear of further mudslides. Slow service along the railroad was restored that afternoon. The road was totally repaired in early October. In addition to Glen Road and the Glen Road Bridge, the flash flooding totally swept away sections of Edison Road and Old Forge River Road and totally destroyed the Seneca Lake Bridge. Other bridges were damaged including the Main Street, Station Road, Park Street, Morris Lake and the bridge near Arapaho Trail. Persons living on Old Forge River Road and Morris Lake Road only access to the outside world was via foot bridges. Temporary bridges were reopened by August 26th. The bridge repair near Arapaho Trail was completed on September 25th. Prior to that repair, it took residents and school buses over 45 minutes to reach the downtown areas of Sparta (normally a 10 minute trip). Most of the home damage occurred along Main Street and Glen Road. Three homes in the township were destroyed, seven were deemed uninhabitable and fifty other were damaged. In Stanhope Borough, the largest singular loss occurred when the Musconetcong River Dam and the Furnace Pond Dam were damaged. The drainage conduit on the Furnace Pond Dam was eroded to three times its normal size when a large concrete chunk broke away. It increased the outflow along the Musconetcong River. The river rose from five feet to twenty feet. The river normally flows underneath the Compac Corporation's building. But the sudden rise ripped away a bank that normally channeled the flow away from the first floor. Instead it flowed straight into the first floor of the building. The water reached six feet high and shifted large amounts of inventory, pushed 2,000 rolls of paper out of the building and drenched thousands of dollars of equipment. A forty-two inch diameter tree became stuck within the first floor. About 1,800 feet of the parking lot was ripped away. The structural integrity of the building was intact, but all of the company's machinery was damaged. Damage was expected to be in the millions. Production resumed in mid-September. Flood damage also occurred to the nearby Isolatek International Company, but was not as substantial. A few other businesses in Stanhope and Netcong (Morris County) suffered minor damage. The Kelly Place Bridge was damaged and not reopened until September 4th. The New Jersey State Route 183 bridge was also closed because it was flooded, but it was not damaged. In Ogdensburg Borough, three bridges over the Wallkill River were badly damaged (Corkhill Road, Kennedy Avenue and Bridge Street) and closed. About 200 persons were evacuated. These closings either isolated families (they had to walk across makeshift foot bridges) or forced them to go into the next township to reach their homes. Two were still closed in early October. Two roads were closed because the Wallkill River tore away the asphalt. One of them, the Corkhill Road Tunnel was closed indefinitely. Four homes had water damage up to their second floor. A water main on Corkhill Road was breached. This forced the borough to declare a state of emergency because of low water supply. It was repaired on Tuesday (the 15th),In Byram Township, the failure of the Seneca Lake Dam led to the destruction of the Tomahawk Lake Dam and the Tomahawk Trail Bridge (near the Sparta border). The Tomahawk Water Recreation Park was destroyed. The Lake Drive Bridge near Lake Lackawanna was closed indefinitely. The Kelly Place Bridge was also damaged. Three hundred families in the Brookwood Neighborhood along River Road near the Musconetcong River were evacuated on Monday (the 14th). Hundreds of children were evacuated on Monday from the Jefferson Lake Day Camp because of the unknown integrity of a nearby dam. In Hardyston Township, About 20 families were evacuated from around Summit Lake. The dams around Summit Lake, Tamarack Lake and Lake Girard were damaged, but remained intact. The Tamarack Lake Dam was aided by 1,000 sandbags. New Jersey State Route 23 was closed in Stockholm. The township estimated property damage at nearly one million dollars. In Newton Town, a strip mall was submerged. But the largest problem was the loss of its two water mains from Morris Lake. It supplied 80 percent of the town's water. Half of the town lost its water instantaneously. The town set up four 5,000 gallon water tankers to distribute water. Many businesses were closed on Monday the 14th. A temporary connection to Sparta's water supply was completed on Tuesday the 15th. But it was estimated that it will take from 1 to 4 years to re-establish its own water supply at a cost of up to 3 million dollars. In Franklin Borough, about 130 persons were evacuated along the Wallkill River and Franklin Pond. County Route 517 into Sparta Township was closed because of mudslides. Elsewhere in Sussex County, a few roads were closed due to flooding in Frankford Township, Hamburg Borough, Lafayette Township and Wantage Township. About a dozen businesses suffered flood damage in Franklin and Hamburg Boroughs and Sparta Township. Farms were flooded along the Wallkill River. Saturday's storm totals included 14.11 inches in Sparta, 6.84 inches in Hamburg, 4.33 inches in Stockholm, 2.84 inches in Vernon, 2.47 inches in Wantage, 2.08 inches in Sussex and 1.18 inches in Andover. On Monday the 14th, 1.15 inches fell in Andover and 0.71 inches in Andover.**** IN MORRIS COUNTY ****In Morris County, the unprecedented rainfall caused a record rise on Lake Hoptacong as well as flash flooding across the western part of the county. Flooding along the Rockaway River then pushed downstream toward and beyond the Boonton Reservoir. Flooding also occurred around Lake Shawnee and was exacerbated by damage to its dam. About 1,000 homes and businesses were damaged. Two houses were destroyed, 75 suffered major damage while 727 others suffered minor damage. About two dozen county bridges and roads were damaged. Three bridges were destroyed. Hundreds of roads were closed including the much traveled New Jersey State Route 15. Vehicles drove into flood waters after several roadways collapsed. About 150 persons were rescued from flood waters. About 400 persons were evacuated, mainly from locations near Lake Hopatcong and Lake Shawnee. Damage in the county was estimated at 12 million dollars.The hardest hit municipality in Morris County was Jefferson Township. The heaviest rain in the county fell over this township with Doppler Radar storm total estimates of 15 inches. The township suffered flooding from three fronts: Lake Hopatcong, Lake Shawnee and the Rockaway River and its tributaries. Lake Hopatcong rose nearly twelve feet on Saturday (the 12th) to its highest level in 114 years of record. At 6 a.m. EDT on Sunday (the 13th), the lake was 34 inches above the dam that spills into the Musconetcong River (in Roxbury Township). The previous record was set in 1955. The rise in Lake Hopatcong flooded the basements of lakeside homes. Fish were found in the basements. The lake also lifted boats above fixed docks and eventually pulled them under water. Hundreds of docks and dozens of boats were pulled under water. Other boats sunk. Boat lines were cut in the hopes of stopping boats from sinking. Sections of docks, propane tanks and lawn furniture were floating in the lake. The State Police Marine Bureau in Great Cove was flooded. After the rain ended, a boating ban was placed in effect to prevent damage to boats by the debris and further lakefront home damage from waves. A swimming ban was also in effect due to goose droppings that streamed into the lake, oil escaping from sunken boats and outflow from nearby septic tanks. A boil drinking water advisory was issued by both Jefferson and Roxbury Townships. The Lake Shawnee Dam was badly damaged. The lake engulfed homes, damaged boats and tore off driveways. Residents were evacuated from around the lake. The loosened ground helped a tree crash onto a house near the lake. The torrential rain caused flash flooding along the Rockaway River and its tributaries. The Dover-Milton Road Bridge and two bridges on Taylor Road between County Route 699 and New Jersey State Route 15 were destroyed. They were reopened by the 28th of August. Bridges on Lower Berkshire Valley Road, Russia Road and Lorettacong Trail were closed due to roadway washouts. Vehicles drove into flood waters. Boulders, tree stumps and tires littered roadways. New Jersey State Route 15 was closed in several locations because of either flooding or rock slides. The worst one occurred toward Interstate 80. The state route was reopened on the 13th by using the shoulder on the south side of the highway. Flooding was so high on Espanong Road that a dog was rescued from a roof. Roads along Weldon Brook were also flooded. Several township dams (Lake Winona, Swannanoa, Hartung and No Name #51) showed signs of erosion and wear, but held. In Roxbury Township, all 160 lakeside (Hopatcong) homes had water encroaching upon the docks. Forty-eight homes had either interior flood or structural damage. Two businesses along the lake were badly damaged. Berkshire Valley Road was closed. In Mount Arlington Borough, flooding near the lake started at 10 a.m. EDT. About 50 homes were evacuated along the lake. In Mount Olive Township, the worst flooding occurred on Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th after the Furnace Pond Dam was damaged. The rising Musconetcong River changed its course and flooded the Tilcon Quarry. The quarry became a 75 acre lake. Two bridges were closed between the township and Netcong Borough. As a precaution, New Jersey Transit canceled service between Mount Olive Township and Hackettstown on the 14th. The fortunate diversion of the river into the active quarry prevented flood damage from occurring farther downstream in Warren and Hunterdon Counties. It is expected to take several months to dry the Tilcon Quarry. About five homes along the river were evacuated on the 14th. A couple of businesses along the river in Netcong Borough were flooded. In Washington Township, the East Avenue Bridge (over the Musconetcong River) into Hackettstown was closed through the morning of the 15th. Elsewhere, in Rockaway Township, New Jersey State Route 15 was also closed near Mase Mountain as trees, boulders and dirt washed across the roadway. Several families were evacuated after flood waters ripped away a 30 foot chunk of the foundation under Mountain View Manor. There were wet basements throughout the township. Even though the rain was lighter, flooding along the Rockaway River extended downstream from Jefferson Township. In Wharton Borough, the Washington Forge Dam was badly damaged. The overflow from the dam divided the borough in half. One family along Main Street was rescued and evacuated. Ross Street was damaged. In Dover Township, forty people were evacuated near the Rockaway River. Nine roadways including New Jersey State Route 15 was flooded. Basements were flooded and cars were stuck in flood waters. In Denville Township, five roads were closed on the 13th near the river. Property right along the river was submerged. A canoeist was rescued from the river after it capsized. The Rockaway River above the Boonton Reservoir reached its 5 foot flood stage at 8 p.m. EDT on the 13th. It crested at 5.04 feet at midnight on the 14th and was back within bankfull at 2 a.m. EDT on the 14th. The Rockaway River below the Boonton Reservoir reached its 5 foot flood stage at 7 a.m. EDT on the 13th, crested at 6.59 feet at 1230 p.m. EDT on the 13th and was back within bankfull at 3 a.m. EDT on the 16th. The Passaic River at Pine Brook reached its 19 foot flood stage at 8 p.m. EDT on the 14th, crested at 19.24 feet at 1245 p.m. EDT on the 15th and was back within bankfull at Midnight EDT on the 17th. Storm totals on the 12th included 8.46 inches in Berkshire Valley, 6.50 inches in Middle Valley, 5.63 inches in West Wharton, 4.20 inches in Milton, 2.56 inches in Boonton, 1.85 inches in Ironia, 1.82 inches in Chatham, 1.53 inches in Marcella and 1.51 inches in Morris Plains. On Monday the 14th, an additional inch to inch and a half of rain fell across the county. Storm totals included 1.68 inches in Marcella, 1.30 inches in Long Valley and 0.90 inches in Chatham. **** IN WARREN AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES ****Warren and Hunterdon Counties suffered flooding from two sides. There was the initial small stream flooding that occurred with the torrential downpours during the afternoon of the 12th. Then there was the subsequent river flooding along the Musconetcong River after the Furnace Pond Dam was damaged on the 13th through the 16th. On the afternoon of the 12th, small stream flooding in Warren County was mainly confined to Allamuchy Township. In Hunterdon County, there was more widespread torrential downpours and flooding affected the eastern half of the county. In Raritan Township, eight apartments were evacuated as access to the homes was cut off by flood waters. Three township roads were closed as the South Branch of the Raritan River flooded. In Readington Township, the Pleasant Run Brook flooded. It flooded and eroded Pleasant Run Road as well as basements along the roadway. A man was rescued in five feet of water on the roadway. A tributary of the South Branch of the Raritan River flooded River Avenue. Stream flooding also caused erosion along Old York Road. In Tewksbury Township, the Rockaway Creek overflowed. In Hampton Borough, the borough park was flooded. After the Furnace Pond Dam (in Sussex County) was damaged on the 13th, flooding began along the Musconetcong River. But, downstream locations received a lucky break when the river flooding changed the course of the river itself. The river diverted itself into the Tilcon Quarry in Mount Olive Township. The quarry became a 75 acre lake and by holding back part of the discharge prevented worse flooding from occurring downstream. Nevertheless, evacuations took place in Warren and Hunterdon Counties, partly because the river was flooding, but also from fear that the Furnace Pond and Musconetcong Lake dams would completely fail. In Hackettstown (Warren County), East Avenue was flooded by the river and families and the elderly were evacuated from Waterloo Road and East Avenue. The East Avenue Bridge into Washington Township (Morris County) was closed due to flooding through Wednesday morning (the 16th). There were several evacuations also in Allamuchy Township (Warren County). About an additional 300 families were recommended to evacuate in the event of dam failure. Families were evacuated near the Musconetcong River in Hunterdon County in Bethlehem Township, Bloomsbury Borough, Hampton Borough and Lebanon Township. In Lebanon Township, the Musconetcong flooded Butler's Park and adjacent roadways. Some sheds and barns were flooded. The Musconetcong River crept into some streets and grassy areas as well as throughout the Musconetcong River Greenway. It crested the night of the 14th. The only river related death occurred on the 15th, when a 58-year-old kayaker leapt out of his kayak about twenty yards upstream from the Finesville Road Bridge. Saturday (the 12th) storm totals included 2.87 inches in Stanton (Hunterdon County), 2.60 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County) and 1.51 inches in Hackettstown (Warren County). On Monday the 14th, around an additional 1.50 inches of rain fell, with the highest amounts in southern Hunterdon County. Storm totals included 2.23 inches in Wertsville (Hunterdon County), 1.42 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County), 1.38 inches in Hackettstown (Warren County) and 0.60 inches in Phillipsburg (Warren County).

A bolt of lightning hit close to the municipal building in Florham Park. The subsequent power surge blew out the borough's emergency generator, the phone system, the 911 phones, electrical power and the primary communications for the police and the Department of Public Works. The emergency 911 calls were routed to Madison Borough. The lightning also severed three main power cables located in front of the municipal building. Power was not restored until 11 p.m. EDT. Among the electronic equipment damaged by the lightning were the borough's fifteen signalized traffic intersections. No serious injuries were reported.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and power lines throughout Morris County. Hardest hit were Netcong Borough and Dover Township. New Jersey Transit was forced to suspend service for a few hours on several of its lines within the county because of downed trees on the tracks. No serious injuries were reported. In Netcong Borough, the severe thunderstorm uprooted dozens of trees. U.S. Route 46 was closed for five hours as poles were ripped in half. Trees and wires were also knocked down along New Jersey State Route 183. The borough lost power for most of the weekend (the 3rd and the 4th) and was forced to enact emergency water restrictions.Trees and wires were also knocked down in neighboring Mount Olive, Roxbury and Washington Townships. In Rockaway Township, a swing set was smashed by a fallen tree. In Dover, the severe thunderstorm devastated the trees along U.S. Route 46 from Saint Clare's Hospital to Hurd Park. One massive tree took down a brick wall. Within the park, the roof of a gazebo was torn off. Power was out throughout the downtown area and several roads were blocked by fallen trees and wires. Trees were also knocked down in Boonton Township and Morristown. In Parsippany Township, 100 foot trees were knocked down and several large spruce trees were torn on half. Wind damage reached the eastern border of the county in Chatham Borough and Township. A SKYWARN Spotter measured a wind gust to 60 mph. In Chatham Borough, one large tree fell on and damaged a house. In Chatham Township, a large tree destroyed a garage. Trees were downed on several blocks. Downed trees forced New Jersey Transit to suspend service on lines through Netcong, Chatham and Morris Plains. Service was also suspended between Dover and Summit and also on the Gladstone Branch. The severe thunderstorms caused 84,000 homes and businesses to lose power throughout northern New Jersey; 60,000 of the outages occurred in Morris, Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon Counties. All power was restored by the 5th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large trees in Rockaway Township in northwestern Morris County. The same thunderstorm also knocked down trees limbs and several trees in the southeast part of the county from Parsippany to Chatham. GPU Energy reported that 25,000 homes and businesses lost power in Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties.

Lightning struck the roof of a Morris Township house and started a small attic fire before it was extinguished. Frequent lightning caused about 6,000 homes and businesses to lose power throughout northwest New Jersey.