NJ Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, 36K Without Power

NEW JERSEY – Bad weather hit New Jersey on Sunday night – with more expected on Monday morning – after the National Weather Service issued warnings across the Garden State. More than 36,000 lost power in towns across the state on Sunday night (see list of towns below).

Flooding and downed wires were also reported across the state, impacting a number of roads and highways (see list below).

The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm watch for 16 of New Jersey's 21 counties, saying that damaging 45-mph winds and rough weather are supposed to hit the Garden State after 8 to 9 p.m. – and maybe as late as 1 a.m.

Here are the alerted areas:

The rapidly strengthening storm was predicted to spawn high winds that could lead to power outages and property damage and flooding, according to AccuWeather.

Here are the towns that lost power as of 9 p.m. on Sunday:

1. BERNARDS TOWNSHIP 3,706
2. PALISADES PARK BORO 2,725
3. NORTH BERGEN TWP 2,619
4. FORT LEE BORO 1,952
5. NEWARK CITY 1,758
6. EWING TWP 1,350
7. WEST ORANGE TWP 1,239
8. HARDING TOWNSHIP 1,203
9. RIDGEFIELD BORO 1,002
10. BYRAM TOWNSHIP 938
11. BAYONNE CITY 929
12. MEDFORD TWP 723
13. WEST NEW YORK TOWN 665
14. SECAUCUS TOWN 663
15. KNOWLTON TOWNSHIP 643
16. LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP 628
17. READINGTON TOWNSHIP 601
18. FrankLIN TWP (Gloucester) 531
19. PENNSAUKEN TWP 502
20. BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH 495
21. ELSINBORO TWP 491
22. HADDON TWP 479
23. CLIFTON CITY 462
24. HOPE TOWNSHIP 442
25. BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP 418
26. LIVINGSTON TWP 412
27. AUDUBON BORO 404
28. WYCKOFF TWP 380
29. MONTCLAIR TWP 359
30. BRICK TOWNSHIP 280
31. FRANKLIN TWP 266
32. NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 244
33. LINDEN CITY 225
34. SALEM CITY 225
35. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 221
36. MENDHAM TOWNSHIP 208
37. HOLLAND TOWNSHIP 207
38. Deptford 196
39. MAPLE SHADE TWP 180
40. EAST ORANGE CITY 179
41. MANSFIELD TWP 171
42. BRIDGEWATER TWP 159
43. HOWELL TOWNSHIP 157
44. WEST LONG BRANCH BOROUGH 156
45. BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP 150
46. HIGH BRIDGE BOROUGH 149
47. ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP 141
48. FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP 135
49. TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP 133
50. MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP 128
51. UNION TOWNSHIP 117
52. PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP 116
53. LEBANON TOWNSHIP 108
54. WOODBRIDGE TWP 108
55. FAR HILLS BOROUGH 99
56. GLEN RIDGE BORO 97
57. BERKELEY HEIGHTS TOWNSHIP 91
58. WILLINGBORO TWP 87
59. CHATHAM BOROUGH 86
60. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 86
61. HILLSDALE BORO 83
62. COLLINGSWOOD BORO 83
63. LIBERTY TOWNSHIP 81
64. EATONTOWN BOROUGH 80
65. CAMDEN CITY 80
66. HOPEWELL TWP 80
67. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP 78
68. PARAMUS BORO 78
69. RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE 76
70. CHERRY HILL TWP 76
71. LIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP 74
72. ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP 74
73. HACKETTSTOWN TOWN 73
74. QUINTON TWP 73
75. HAMPTON TOWNSHIP 72
76. NEW MILFORD BORO 72
77. CARLSTADT BORO 71
78. SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE TWP 69
79. CLINTON TOWNSHIP 68
80. MIDLAND PARK BORO 68
81. MOUNTAIN LAKES BOROUGH 64
82. ALLAMUCHY TOWNSHIP 60
83. WALL TOWNSHIP 59
84. STILLWATER TOWNSHIP 55
85. DENVILLE TOWNSHIP 53
86. BURLINGTON TWP 51
87. BLOOMFIELD TWP 51
88. LONG BRANCH CITY 50
89. BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP 50
90. GLEN ROCK BORO 50
91. DELAWARE TOWNSHIP 44
92. RIDGEFIELD PARK VILLAGE 42
93. EDISON TWP 41
94. EAST RUTHERFORD BORO 38
95. DEAL BOROUGH 37
96. MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP 36
97. HACKENSACK CITY 36
98. HADDONFIELD BORO 33
99. PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP 31
100. HADDON HEIGHTS BORO 31
101. DUNELLEN BORO 31
102. BERGENFIELD BORO 29
103. BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP 27
104. HO-HO-KUS BORO 27
105. MENDHAM BOROUGH 25
106. PRINCETON 25
107. HAMBURG BOROUGH 22
108. TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP 21
109. EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP 20
110. VERNON TOWNSHIP 20
111. WANTAGE TOWNSHIP 18
112. MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP 17
113. GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP 16
114. RUTHERFORD BORO 16
115. MOORESTOWN TWP 16
116. BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP 15
117. WARREN TOWNSHIP 15
118. MILLBURN TOWNSHIP 14
119. MORRISTOWN TOWN 14
120. BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP 14
121. STANHOPE BOROUGH 14
122. LEONIA BORO 14
123. VERONA TWP 14
124. JERSEY CITY 13
125. LEBANON BOROUGH 12
126. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 11
127. GREEN TOWNSHIP 11
128. MORRIS TOWNSHIP 10
129. RINGWOOD BOROUGH 9
130. EASTAMPTON TWP 9
131. SPARTA TOWNSHIP 8
132. HARDWICK TOWNSHIP 8
133. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 8
134. UNION BEACH BOROUGH 7
135. HARMONY TOWNSHIP 7
136. MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 7
137. WASHINGTON TWP 7
138. PLAINFIELD CITY 7
139. LONG HILL TOWNSHIP 6
140. GREENWICH TOWNSHIP 6
141. LAWNSIDE BORO 6
142. SPRING LAKE BOROUGH 5
143. ANDOVER BOROUGH 5
144. ANDOVER TOWNSHIP 5
145. DELRAN TWP 5

Here are the flooding and other storm impacts:

• Flooding on I-80 westbound east of Exit 56 - Squirrelwood Rd in West Paterson. One left lane closed.
• Downed tree on NJ 124 eastbound Danforth Rd in Madison. One right lane closed.
• Crash on the Atlantic City Expressway eastbound East of Exit 17 - NJ 50 in Hamilton Twp. One left lane and shoulder closed. MOVE OVER FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
• Downed pole and downed wires on NJ 29 southbound area of River Rd in Hopewell Twp. All lanes closed.
• Downed pole and downed wires on NJ 29 northbound area of River Rd in Hopewell Twp. All lanes closed.
• Crash on the New Jersey Turnpike southbound South of Interchange 3 - NJ 168 in Deptford Twp. One left lane blocked.
• Downed pole and downed wires on NJ 36 northbound area of Atlantic St in Keyport. All lanes closed and detoured.

Gusty winds arriving Sunday afternoon will persist into Monday, and coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic and New England could experience wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph, according to AccuWeather.

When the rain arrives, it could contain wind-whipped rain and a burst of even stronger winds, according to AccuWeather. Gusty downpours, along with some thunder, will sweep from central Pennsylvania and northern Virginia in the late afternoon to the New England coast Sunday night.

Here is the forecast:

• Sunday night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds. Low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible