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Traffic Gridlock & Blackouts: Powerful July 4th Storms Leave Parts of Washington Township in the Dark

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Severe July 4th Storms Leave Washington Township Battling Power Outages and Traffic Disruption

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Twp. of Washington NJ, A celebratory Independence Day weekend took a chaotic turn as a series of fast-moving, powerful storms slammed into the Township of Washington on Saturday evening, July 4th. Packing destructive wind gusts and driving torrential rain, the severe weather uprooted mature trees and snapped utility lines, triggering widespread power outages centered heavily on the south end of town.

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