Multiple Crashes, Lingering Outages From Major Storm In Gloucester Twp.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Multiple vehicles crashed during Tuesday's rainstorm, while power outages continued to linger Wednesday in Gloucester Township.

Although outage totals continue to fall, 76 homes and buildings around the township lacked electricity as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. PSE&G expects power to return by around 7:30 p.m. Gloucester City, meanwhile, has 156 outages, which PSE&G expects to restore by around 6 p.m.

Township police investigated two separate crashes Tuesday afternoon — before the storm's nighttime peak. Each appeared to be caused by "excessive" speed on wet roadways, authorities said. No injuries were reported.

Several local roads were closed as of Wednesday morning because of downed poles and wires, including the following:

• Hider Lane, between Chews Landing and Little Gloucester, was closed due to a pole in the roadway. The road reopened at 10:30 a.m.
• County House Road, between Woodbury Turnersville Road and Mount Pleasant Road, was closed because of downed wires.
• Prospect Avenue, between Hampshire Road and Parsons Court, was also closed because of downed wires.
• Blackwood Clementon Road by Highland Regional High School had only one eastbound lane open because of low-hanging wires.

Several major roadways near the township remain closed or obstructed as of 2 p.m. Wednesday because of storm impacts, according to the NJ Department of Transportation:

• Route 322: closed in both directions just east of Route 641/High Street in Monroe because of a downed tree. Detours have been posted.
• Route 130: all northbound lanes are closed and detoured because of flooding in the area south of Route 322 in Logan Township.
• Route 130: closed in both directions and detoured because of flooding by Route 45 in Westville.
• Route 130: all lanes closed in both directions at Route 551 in Brooklawn.
• Route 47: all northbound lanes closed and detoured between Route 551 and Route 130 in Westville.
• Route 44: all lanes closed in both directions at Route 656/Paradise Road in West Deptford.

The storm, which lingered into Wednesday, brought 2.56 inches of rain to Mount Ephraim and Sicklerville — some of Camden County's highest-reported totals — according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Peak-wind estimates from the storm remain limited, but the NWS reported 54 mph gusts in Pennsauken and 50 mph in Pine Hill — both around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The NWS's preliminary data is subject to change.