By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 15, 1992
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A tornado watch called for North Jersey and parts of other northeast states on Tuesday sent school officials scrambling, but weather officials said no tornadoes were sighted in the state and called off the watch early.
Rutherford school officials put an early end to the school day by sending students home at noon.
Lyndhurst students who normally go home for lunch were kept in school and received a free pizza lunch.
“It’s our feeling that the kids are safer inside our buildings than walking to and from school in a weather crisis,” said Schools Superintendent Joseph Abate.
As it turned out, the tornado watch, which went into effect about 10 a.m., was called off by the National Severe Storms Forecast Center, a division of the National Weather Service based in Kansas City, Mo., at about 1:40 p.m. It originally was to be posted until 3 p.m.
A National Weather Service meteorologist said Tuesday’s storm dumped nearly three-tenths of an inch of rain on North Jersey.
In Wayne, heavy winds toppled a towering pine tree just past noon, and it fell on electric lines on Valhalla Way, briefly cutting off power to some residents and closing the roadway for about an hour, police said.
A Public Service Electric & Gas crew repaired the break and power was restored and traffic allowed to move freely by about 1:10 p.m.
Record Staff Writer David Gibson contributed to this article.
Caption: PHOTO – KLAUS-PETER STEITZ / THE RECORD – In Wayne, storm gusts caused a towering pine tree on Valhalla Way to fall on power lines, briefly cutting off electricity to some residents and closing the street for about an hour.
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