Power Outages, Flash Flood Warnings Remain As Storm Drenches Brick

BRICK, NJ — Severe thunderstorms packing heavy rain and frequent lightning drenched Brick Township Tuesday night, leaving roads all over town impassable and knocking out power to hundreds of homes.

Brick Township police and the Ocean County Sheriff's Office issued multiple alerts during and just after the storm, urging drivers to stay off the roads, which flooded in several areas.

Mantoloking Road had 10 inches of water in the area from Traders Cove to the Mantoloking Bridge, police said.

"Advisory: Roadways are still impassible and vehicles are disabled all over the streets," Brick police said in an alert about 6 p.m. "PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DRIVING AND MAKING MATTERS WORSE!"

The storm, which dumped nearly 3 inches of rain across Brick, also included reports of homes struck by lightning, and nearly 5,000 homes and businesses were without electricity at one point due to power outages.

Service had been restored to all but about 150 homes as of about midnight, according to the First Energy website.