Posted: 1.9.24 (PM)
JCP&L Restoration Process
After a storm, our crews follow a formal process to restore all customers as quickly and safely as possible. Storms may damage a variety of electrical facilities, affecting our customers in different ways. Power may be knocked out to large numbers of residential customers, as well as hospitals, police and fire departments, water pumping stations, schools, or other important public facilities.
When an outage is widespread, restoring power to all affected customers at the same time may not be possible, so our crews follow an established protocol to help ensure public safety while returning customers to service as quickly as possible. The restoration effort generally begins with transmission and substation facilities, since they supply power for local distribution systems.
JCP&L prioritizes:
- Electrical hazards such as downed wires
- Critical Facilities
- Outages that restore the largest number of customers
- Localized and individual customers
Occasionally, customers may wonder why they don't see crews in their area, or why crews drive past their homes instead of stopping to restore their power. Linemen may be en route to address a hazardous situation, to repair the transmission or substation facilities that feed the local network, or to address outages at critical public service facilities. The linemen, tree crews, or other workers you see may also be on their way to make repairs that must be completed before electricity can safely reach your location. Lines may be damaged in multiple locations, or the problem affecting your service could be located at some distance from your immediate community.
After local power lines are repaired and put back in service, damage to individual customer service wires may become apparent. If your neighbor's power is on and yours is not, the problem may be isolated to your individual service. Reporting the outage to us, even if it is later in the restoration process, can help us identify any problems that we may not have been aware of earlier.
https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/outages/storm_restorationprocess.html
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Posted: 1.9.24 (AM)
Flooding: The heaviest rain falls from 6 PM this evening – to 2 AM Wednesday. River flooding risk continues Wednesday and beyond. Several rivers will experience moderate to major flooding, especially across northern NJ and southeast PA.
Widespread urban & small-stream flooding is possible. Snowmelt with heavy rain across the northern areas will enhance runoff & flooding potential.
Strong/Damaging Winds: High Wind Warning for the NJ and DE coastal counties for southeast to south wind gusts up to 65 mph tonight. Wind Advisory for inland areas. A line of heavier showers tonight with the cold front could potentially produce a period of stronger winds. Gusty west-to-southwest winds continue on Wednesday.
Marine: Storm Warning in effect for all marine zones with gusts up to 60 knots. Dangerous seas building to 15-20 feet later today and lingering into Wednesday.
Coastal Flooding: This afternoon into Wednesday. Coastal Flood Warning for moderate flooding for the tidal Delaware River, portions of Delaware Bay, and eastern MD Shore areas. Locally major flooding in northern Chesapeake Bay. The severity of flooding will depend on surge timing with respect to high tide, and excessive runoff from heavy rain may elevate water levels even more. Coastal Flood Advisory for N NJ.
Click here for the full weather briefing packet.
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PREVIOUS BRIEFINGS
Posted 1.8.24 - PM
Flooding: Heaviest rain falls Tuesday 6 PM – 2 AM. River flooding risk continues Wednesday and beyond. Several rivers may experience moderate to major flooding, especially across northern NJ and southeast PA. Widespread urban & small stream flooding possible. Snowmelt with heavy rain across the northern areas will enhance runoff & flooding potential.
Strong/Damaging Winds: High Wind Warning for the NJ and DE coastal counties for southeast to south wind gusts up to 65 mph Tuesday night. Wind Advisory for inland areas. A line of heavier showers Tuesday night with the cold front could potentially produce a period of stronger winds. Gusty west to southwest winds continue on Wednesday.
Marine: Storm Warning in effect for all marine zones with gusts up to 55 knots. Dangerous seas building to 15-20 feet later Tuesday and lingering into Wednesday.
Coastal Flooding: Tuesday PM into Wednesday. Coastal Flood Warning for moderate flooding for the tidal Delaware River, portions of Delaware Bay, and eastern MD Shore areas. Severity of flooding will depend on surge timing in respect to high tide, and excessive runoff from heavy rain may elevate water levels even more.
Click here for the full weather briefing packet.
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Posted: 1.8.24 - AM
Flooding: Several rivers may experience moderate to major flooding, especially across northern NJ and southeast PA. River flooding risk continues Wednesday and beyond. Widespread urban & small-stream flooding is possible. Snowmelt and heavy rain across the northern areas will enhance runoff.
Strong/Damaging Winds: High Wind Watch for the NJ and DE coastal counties for the potential for southeast to south wind gusts up to 65 mph Tuesday night. There is lower confidence regarding how strong the winds get farther inland. A line of heavier showers Tuesday night with the cold front could potentially produce a period of stronger winds. Gusty west-to-southwest winds continue on Wednesday.
Marine: Storm Watch is in effect for all marine zones with gusts up to 55 knots possible. Dangerous seas building to 15-20 feet later Tuesday and lingering into Wednesday.
Coastal Flooding: Tuesday PM into Wednesday. Coastal Flood Watch for the potential for moderate flooding for the tidal Delaware River, Upper Delaware Bay, and eastern MD Shore areas. The severity of flooding will depend on surge timing with respect to high tide, and excessive runoff from heavy rain may elevate water levels even more.
Click to view the full weather packet briefing. Storm_January9-10_Briefing2
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Posted: 1.7.24
Flooding Rains across the entire area, with the heaviest occurring
Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. Widespread urban & small
stream flooding, widespread moderate/major river flooding especially
for northern New Jersey. Flooding continuing Wednesday and
beyond.
Damaging Winds South to southeast wind gusts 40 50 mph inland,
with gusts up to 65 mph for coastal areas. The strongest winds occur
Tuesday night. Gusty westerly to southwesterly winds continue on
Wednesday.
Marine: Storm Watch in effect for all marine zones. Dangerous seas
building 15 20 feet Tuesday night lingering into Wednesday.
Minor to Moderate Coastal Flooding Tuesday night into
Wednesday. Coastal Flood Watch for Tidal Delaware River.
Click here to view the full weather briefing packet.
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