UPDATE: Tinton Falls Mayor Urges Residents to Stay Home

According to Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera, it was the water from Irene's torrential rains that wreaked the most havoc on borough roads.

Police and fire crews have checked homes along Swimming Road, which experienced severe flooding following the hurricane that swept through the area early Sunday morning. As of 3:30 p.m., 3,148 people remain without power in Tinton Falls and Skudera said that those affected are mostly north of Sycamore Avenue.

Skudera said problem areas for flooding in Tinton Falls were Asbury Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, Water Street, Swimming River Road and Route 33. Portions of Water Street have also eroded, which the mayor said will have to be repaired.

The mayor also reported several fallen trees, downed wires and a lot of fallen debris caused by the rain and high wind gusts.

Residents are urged to continue to stay off the roads to allow borough crews to clean up faster.