A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage, power outages, and at least one fatality in Central Jersey on Thursday evening.

A lingering few customers are still without power in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.

In sweltering conditions, almost 2,800 customers of Jersey Central Power & Light were without electricity in Ocean County and more than 9,500 customers in Monmouth County in sweltering heat on ...