Video: Storm was close call for this Morristown woman

Outside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Outside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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Video: Monica Orecchio describes her close call

Outside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Outside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
It wasn’t quite a Sequoia. But the oak that clipped Monica and Joe Orecchio’s house on Thursday packed a mighty wallop, just the same.

Their Georgian Road home was without electricity on Friday, and the attic now has a clear view of the sky. But Monica was feeling pretty lucky that this was the extent of the damage from a tornado-like storm so strong it blew her dog’s ears up and down in their backyard.

A mountain bike proved handy for navigating over and around the damage across Morristown, where hundreds remained without power as of lunchtime. A JCP&L spokeswoman said the utility still aims to have everyone back online by 11:30 o’clock tonight, July 15, 2016.

Morristown and Morris Township each opened cooling shelters, and the town offered free use of the  Burnham Park Pool to residents on Friday.

Touring the area felt a bit like the day after New Year’s. Except these weren’t Christmas trees littering the curb.

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Slideshow photos by Kevin Coughlin

Ford Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ford Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
OXYMORON? Above Walgreen's in Morristown, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Emergency tree surgery, near Washington Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Outside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Outside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Georgian Road, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
View from inside damaged Georgian Road home, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ford Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ford Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Franklin Street, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Normandy Parkway, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Stocking up on Georgian Road, without electricity, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Emergency tree surgery, near Washington Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Emergency tree surgery, near Washington Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Columbia Turnpike and Park Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Normandy Parkway, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ford Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ford Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Emergency tree surgery, near Washington Avenue, July 15, 2016. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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