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Saturday, July 30, 2011

1,300 Still Without Power, No Word on Possible Tornado

Electricity woes in the wake of powerful storm

About 1,300 customers in Brick were still without electricity Saturday afternoon, nearly 18 hours after powerful thunderstorms rolled through the area, according to Jersey Central Power and Light. The thunderstorm began around 7 p.m. Friday night, flooding roads, stranding motorists and downing trees and power lines. Traffic lights, which were either not operating or blinking amber for most of Friday night, were back on Saturday morning, but some residents and businesses did not yet have their electricity restored. The Brick Township branch of the Ocean County Library, still without power at 11 a.m. Saturday, closed for the day. A resident of the township's Lake Riviera section told Brick Patch on Saturday morning that her plants were …

kelly

4:04 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Does anybody knows if jefferson Dr is without electricity now? or when did they get it again? A causin lives there, and I want to call him, but there is no answer.   more ›

Storm Rolls Through Brick: Hospital Loses Power, PD Gets 70 Calls

Police directing traffic at several major intersections

A storm system that began rolling through Brick just after 7 p.m. Friday night flooded roads and knocked out electricity to homes, businesses and traffic lights. Ocean Medical Center was also affected by the storm. The hospital, located on Jack Martin Boulevard, lost power and experienced generator problems according to Brick Police Capt. John Rein. Hospital officials asked for assistance with restoring power, but there was no need for evacuations, according to hospital officials. Reports that lightning struck the hospital were unfounded, hospital spokespeople said, and backup generators kept everything except for the facility's air conditioning systems working. Portable air conditioners were brought in to help keep several floors cooled. …

Stefanie Yates

10:06 pm on Sunday, July 31, 2011

Well I work at Pizza Hut and we had a pretty good view. Besides the massive rain and dark clouds that were also a funny color there was lightening bolts hitting the parking lot and our roof!! It just kept coming. You can't tell me this wasn't a tornado!! Especially when people caught it on their phones!!   more ›

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