Full Notification

A message from the Asbury Park Office of Emergency Management. 
 
For Saturday mainly rain is expected near and southeast of I-95, though precipitation may begin or end as wet snow near I-95 with little to no accumulation. Some areas of minor coastal flooding possible. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph possible.
 
For Tuesday, heavy rainfall is possible across our entire area with rainfall amounts of 2-3” possible. Strong to locally damaging winds are possible which may result in downed trees and power lines and power outages.
 
Bring outdoor possessions, such as lawn furniture, grills and trash cans inside or tie them down securely.
 
In the event outages occur due to severe weather, customers without power are encouraged to report their outage by calling 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), clicking the “Report Outage” link on www.firstenergycorp.com, or by texting out to 544487.   
Customers should immediately report downed wires to 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or call their local police department. 

JCP&L reminds customers to stay away from downed wires, even if they believe they are no longer carrying electricity.  Extra caution should be used in areas where downed lines are tangled with trees or other debris.  Motorists are cautioned to treat intersections with inoperable traffic signals as four-way stops. 

JCP&L customers can subscribe to email and text message alert notifications to receive weather updates in advance of major storms and updates on scheduled or extended power outages.  Visit www.firstenergycorp.com/connect to enroll.