Jersey Turnpike extension at Merseles Road this afternoon. Present day

Jersey Turnpike extension at Merseles Road this afternoon. Present day windy climate wreaked havoc in Jersey Town where the police and fire departments responded to over 200 weather-related calls as gusts of around 48-miles-per hour whipped through the metropolis, auto diagnostics tools officials stated this afternoon.The Jersey Metropolis Fire Section responded to 104 calls considering that 7 a.m. which includes responses to downed wires, bushes and other incidents, said Greg Kierce, the city's director from the Place of work of Unexpected emergency Management.The police department responded to about 100 calls at the same time, such as storm connected motor vehicle crashes, vehicles disabled as a result of driving via flooded regions, and aiding at the scenes of other automotive scanners incidents, Kierce explained.Montgomery Street and also other roadways in close proximity to Ferris Higher School ended up closed briefly due to development within the Turnpike overpass where straps holding down a plywood construction snapped because of the wind, Kierce explained.There were 67 downed or damaged utility poles in Hudson, Essex and Bergen counties, Kierce said. About three utility poles ended up damaged at Path 440 and Kellogg Street.Inside the Heights, the wind peeled the stucco facade off parts of a three-story developing at Central Avenue and Bleeker Road, sending masonry crashing towards the sidewalk.At about 4 p.m. Kierce mentioned gusts as high as 60 miles-per-hour are still possible nevertheless the weather is apparently calming down.
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Window washers escape damage following becoming stuck 17 tales over Jersey Metropolis street for ninety minutes

Window washers escape injuries after being trapped 17 tales above Jersey Town road for ninety minutes
Revealed: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 6:38 PM Up to date: Tuesday, May possibly 25, 2010, eight:59 PM
Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey JournalFirefighters broke a window to rescue two