State of Emergency Declared, Outages on the Rise

All non-emergency vehicles are prohibited from Florham Park streets until further notice after a State of Emergency was declared Monday night by borough officials.

Mayor R. Scott Eveland and Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Montuore issued the State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Sandy ripped through the area Monday night.

The declaration prohibits all non-emergency vehicles from the borough streets, allows members of the police and fire departments to order evacuations as needed and empowers police officers to arrest anyone who does not comply.

As of late Monday night, more than 4,500 JCP&L customers in Florham Park were without power and 2,600 were left in the dark in East Hanover.

As Sandy moves through the area, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a high wind warning for Tuesday for several northern New Jersey counties, including Morris.

Sustained winds are expected from 35 to 55 miles-per-hour, with gusts of up to 75 miles-per-hour, with the strongest winds expected Monday afternoon and early Monday night. The warning remains in effect through 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The NWS described the situation as "extremely dangerous." Trees could get uprooted and power outages could be widespread and "of long duration."