Power Outage in Vineland, NJ

Multiple observations were made of 40 to 60 mph sustained winds including at Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV). Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received.

Trees and power lines were downed in the area. Time estimated from radar.

Trees and power lines were downed in the area. Time estimated from radar.

Several reports of about 10 power poles snapped along Roadstown Road between Randolph Road and Raodstown. Time estimated from radar.

Trees and power lines reported down on NJ-47.

Trees and power lines downed due to thunderstorm winds.

Several trees and power wires taken down due to thunderstorm winds in Greenwich and Hopewell townships due to thunderstorm winds.

Downed trees and power lines due to high winds. A church caught fire in Millville due to the downed and arching power lines.

A microburst wind event moved through Bridgeton and Hopewell Townships east of Shiloh during the late evening hours on April 2nd. Damage began on Shoemaker Lane at the intersection of Barretts Run Road in Hopewell. The damage was most concentrated on the western end of Shoemaker Lane...with numerous trees sheared off and some uprooted. Some trees were in excess of 2 feet in diameter. There was also substantial damage to a metal garage on Shoemaker Lane. The damage ended near the Walmart on Route 77 in Bridgeton...where several power poles and trees were felled. There was also damage to roof shingles and flashing along the 1000 foot wide path. Estimated peak wind speeds, based mainly on tree damage, was estimated at 85 MPH by a NWS team which surveyed the damage, with assistance from the Cumberland County Office of Emergency Management. No injuries or deaths were reported.

Severe wind gusts associated with a cold front moving through the area knocked down numerous trees and wires, which in turn caused numerous power outages.

A convective line knocked down large tree limbs and power lines in Vineland.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees throughout Upper Deerfield Township. About 1,100 homes and businesses lost power because of the lightning and damaging winds.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down many large trees, poles and wires along New Jersey State Route 77 in Upper Deerfield Township. Power was out for as long as 48 hours for some residents.

Severe thunderstorms produced a swath of wind damage across central Cumberland County. Numerous trees, wires and poles were damaged. Atlantic City Electric, reported about 30 percent of its customers, 12,000, lost power in the county. A microburst occurred around the Pleasant Drive area of Millville and produced about a half mile of intense tree damage. Wind gusts were estimated around 70 mph.|Wind damage was reported in Bridgeton, Commerical, Port Elizabeth and Vineland, but the worst wind damage occurred within Millville. Within Millville, three major roadways were closed. A sedan on Fulton Street was totaled by a downed tree. There were still about 5,100 homes and businesses without power the following evening, the 26th.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous trees and wires across Cumberland County. About 5,800 homes and businesses lost power. Hardest hit were Bridgeton and Hopewell Township. A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Millville Municipal Airport.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and tree limbs in Vineland. There were ten major roadways with downed trees in the city. Most of the wind damage occurred south of Chestnut Avenue and east of the Boulevard. Large fallen trees were reported on Garry Avenue and South Lincoln Street. A downed tree damaged the roof, garage and porch of a home on Blackberry Court. A vehicle was damaged by a downed tree. The gust front from the same severe thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in Millville. There were three reports of downed trees. Vineland Electric and Atlantic City Electric reported about 7,300 homes and businesses lost power in the county. Power was restored by midnight EDT that night.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few large tree limbs and wires across Deerfield and Upper Deerfield Townships. About 2,500 homes and businesses lost power in the county.

A severe thunderstorm downed several trees along the 200 block of Rosenhayn Avenue in Upper Deerfield Township. The downed trees damaged four homes on the block. The left side of one home was destroyed. Another home was impaled twice by a downed tree. Another home had its awning torn away from its porch, outdoor furniture damaged and a tree on its pool. Elsewhere in Upper Deerfield Township, downed trees blocked Park Avenue. Several pine and oak trees were split and twisted. About 5,200 homes and businesses lost power in the county. Outages lasted into the 12th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in Upper Deerfield Township. A downed tree damaged a home within the township. A mesonet site measured a wind gust to 60 mph within the township. A couple of thousand homes and businesses lost power because of the lightning and wind in Cumberland and neighboring Gloucester County.

A strong low pressure system over the Great Lakes and a departing high pressure system to our east lead to a tight pressure gradient and a round of strong winds. Over 25,000 homes and businesses lost power. Several school districts had to close because of the power loss. ||Damage occurred in several locations occurred in several locations due to the high winds. A tree fell onto a car in Pitman, trees and wires were taken down in Hamilton township. Trees were also reported down in Springville and Burlington Township in Burlington county along with Monroe Township in Gloucester county. in Gloucester county, Tree damage was also reported in Whitman square, Downer and Clayton along with Harding and Mullica Hill. Tree damage due to winds extended north in Leonardo and Pleasant Grove along with Hanford in Sussex county.

A stationary frontal boundary was located across the region. This frontal boundary led to the formation of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall which resulted in flooding. Severe weather was also reported with several of the storms. Thousands were left without power due to thunderstorms.

A strong cold frontal passage brought strong winds in its wake into New Jersey during the evening and overnight on the 4th. The strongest winds occurred in eastern New Jersey and over the higher terrain of northwest New Jersey. Peak gusts in those locations averaged 50 to 55 mph, while elsewhere most peak gusts were between 40 and 45 mph. The strong winds knocked down weak tree limbs, trees and wires and caused isolated power outages. Peak wind gusts included 57 mph in Wall Township (Monmouth County), 54 mph in Woodbine (Cape May) and High Point (Sussex County), 51 mph in Beach Haven (Ocean County), 50 mph at Cape May Harbor (Cape May County), 49 mph in Sea Isle City (Cape May County), 48 mph in Millville (Cumberland County) and Perth Amboy (Middlesex County), 46 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport and Port Monmouth (Monmouth County) and 41 mph in Trenton (Mercer County).

Strong northeast to east winds associated with the coastal low pressure system occurred across Eastern New Jersey during the morning of the 13th. While these winds were strong enough to change the snow to rain, they also helped cause minor tidal flooding during the evening high tide cycle in north coastal New Jersey including Raritan Bay and both high tide cycles in south coastal New Jersey and Delaware Bay. The strong winds also tore down weak tree limbs and wires and caused power outages. About 1,700 Atlantic City Electric customers lost power. The highest tides in all areas occurred during the evening high tide cycle. Tidal flooding affected Albany Avenue (U.S. Route 322) and Fairmount Avenue in western Atlantic City (Atlantic County), Third and Sixth Streets in Ocean City (Cape May County) and Third Avenue and 93rd Street in Stone Harbor (Cape May County). ||Peak wind gusts included 51 mph in Tuckerton (Ocean County), 50 mph in Sea Girt (Monmouth County) and Seaside Park (Ocean County), 49 mph in Ocean City (Cape May County) and Cape May (Cape May County), 48 mph in Monmouth Beach (Monmouth County) and Wildwood (Cape May County), 47 mph in Barnegat, Brick Township and Seaside Heights (all Ocean County), 46 mph in West Cape May and Sea Isle City (Cape May County), 45 mph in Millville (Cumberland County) and 44 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, Berkeley Township (Ocean County) and Sandy Hook (Monmouth County).||The highest tide reached 6.91 feet above mean lower low water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water. The highest tide reached 6.42 feet above mean lower low water at the Marina in Atlantic City (Atlantic County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.0 feet above mean lower low water. The highest tide reached 6.86 feet above mean lower low water at the Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water.||The strong winds and the subsequent trigger for minor tidal flooding were caused by a low pressure system that moved northeast along the seaboard on the 13th. The strongest pressure gradient (difference) between the approaching low pressure system and a departing high pressure system south of the Canadian Maritimes was maximized during the morning of the 13th.

An approaching cold front and lee side trof helped trigger strong to locally severe thunderstorms across central and southern New Jersey during the afternoon and evening of the 17th with Salem County hit the hardest. Small hail also fell from the thunderstorms. Atlantic City Electric reported about 7,000 of its customers lost power, most of them in Salem County.

A low pressure system that moved along the Eastern Seaboard on the 22nd and 23rd caused gusty winds along north coastal New Jersey on the evening of the 22nd and minor tidal flooding along Delaware Bay and south coastal New Jersey the same evening. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph along north coastal areas and 40 to 45 mph along the south coastal areas and along Delaware Bay. The combination of wind and heavy rain knocked down weak tree limbs and caused widely scattered power outages. Public Service Electric and Gas reported about 2,500 of its customers lost power, while Atlantic Electric reported about 200 of its customers lost power. The strong northeast winds increased in time to cause minor tidal flooding in southern New Jersey along the ocean and Delaware Bay. In Gandys Beach (Cumberland County), the high tide fell just short of closing roadways in the area. Peak wind gusts included 51 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), 48 mph in Tuckerton (Ocean County), 45 mph in Barnegat (Ocean County), 44 mph in Monmouth Beach (Monmouth County) and 43 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic County). The evening high tide on the 22nd reached 6.90 feet above mean lower low water in Cape May (Cape May County). Minor tidal flooding begins at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water. The evening high tide reached 6.28 feet above mean lower low water in Atlantic City (Atlantic County). Minor tidal flooding begins at 6.0 feet above mean lower low water. The wind and minor tidal flooding was caused by a low pressure system that formed over South Carolina early on the 22nd. By 2 p.m. EDT on the 22nd, the intensifying low had reached the coastal waters off of Wilmington, North Carolina. It continued to intensify and moved northeast, reaching the Delmarva Peninsula at 8 p.m. EDT on the 22nd, southern New Jersey at 2 a.m. EDT on the 23rd and New York City at 8 a.m. EDT on the 23rd.

A rapidly intensifying low pressure system caused strong west to northwest winds to occur across New Jersey from the afternoon of the 27th through just after midnight on the 28th. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 55 mph, resulting in downed tree limbs and isolated power outages. The highest wind gusts occurred over the higher terrain of Sussex County and along the New Jersey shore.||Peak wind gusts included 55 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 54 mph in Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 52 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 51 mph in Barnegat (Ocean County), 50 mph in High Point (Sussex County), 48 mph in Chatsworth (Burlington County), 46 mph in Harvey Cedars (Ocean County) and 45 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County).

A rapidly intensifying low pressure system caused strong northwest winds to occur across Eastern New Jersey and over the higher terrain of Sussex County from the middle of the evening on the 7th through the early morning on the 8th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph. Combined with the heavy rain, the strong winds downed tree limbs, shallow rooted trees and caused widely scattered power outages.||Peak wind gusts included 57 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 53 mph in West Cape May (Cape May County), 52 mph in Barnegat (Ocean County), 51 mph in Tuckerton and Brick (Ocean County), 50 mph in Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 49 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 48 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 47 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic County) and Belmar (Monmouth County), 46 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County) and 43 mph in Bivalve (Cumberland County). The strong winds were caused by the increasing circulation around the same low pressure system that brought heavy rain to the state. The low intensified from 1007 millibars over western North Carolina at 7 a.m. EST on the 7th, to 996 millibars over Delaware and Virginia at 7 p.m. EST on the 7th, to 989 millibars over Long Island at 1 a.m. EST on the 8th to 978 millibars over Eastport, Maine at 7 a.m. EST on the 8th. The 29 millibar drop in 24 hours qualified it for the meteorological definition of a bombing low pressure system and was the main reason for the strong winds. While the low continued to intensify (it was down to 963 millibars at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th), it moved far enough away from New Jersey so that the strong winds subsided after the sun rose on the 8th.

Strong southeast winds channeled up the Delaware Bay and also affected southeast New Jersey during the late afternoon and early evening of the 10th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph. The combination of the wind and heavy rain that loosened the soil caused weak trees, tree limbs and power lines to be knocked down. From the combination of the wind in the south and the flooding in the north, throughout the state, about 4,500 homes and businesses lost power. In Salem County, trees were knocked down across five roadways and stop signs were knocked down on two other roadways. Peak wind gusts included 49 mph in Bivalve (Cumberland County) and 47 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport. The southeast winds also help cause pockets of minor tidal flooding along the ocean in southeast New Jersey at the time of the late evening high tide. In Atlantic City (Atlantic County), the high tide reached 6.06 feet above mean lower low water. Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.0 feet above mean lower low water. The strong winds were caused by the pressure difference between a strong high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes and an approaching frontal boundary from the Ohio Valley. This difference was at its strongest during the late afternoon and evening of the 10th and lessened after a warm front moved through southern New Jersey.

A powerful nor'easter produced wind gusts to nearly 60 mph, widespread moderate tidal flooding, heavy rain and severe beach erosion along the New Jersey coast from November 12th through the 14th. Initial damage estimates were placed at 180 million dollars. By several measures this was one of the worst nor'easters to affect New Jersey since 1990. The Dolan Davis Nor'easter power ranking for Long Island Buoy 44025 ranked it 4th and the strongest since March of 1994. The Miller Storm Erosion Index and the Kraus and Wise Maximum Wave Run-up Index were both ranked second only to December 1992 nor'easter. The highest winds occurred from the afternoon of the 12th into the afternoon of the 13th. Several thousand people lost power. The heaviest rain fell on the 12th. The highest tides occurred with the morning high tide on the 13th except in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties where they occurred with the morning high tide on the 14th. This was the highest tides in central and southern New Jersey since either 1998 or 1996. Tidal departures reached up to four feet. Governor Jon Corzine declared a state of emergency in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean and Monmouth Counties on November 15th.||Cape May County reported the worst damage. A State of Emergency was declared on the 12th. There were no mandatory evacuations, but about 100 people left their homes in Ocean City and Wildwood. Shelters were opened in Avalon, Lower Township and North Wildwood. During the morning high tide on the 13th, nearly every bridge and causeway leading to the barrier islands were closed. Several of them were also closed on the 12th and 14th. The Townsend Inlet Bridge between Sea Isle City and Avalon was closed through the 15th after a work barge rammed into it. Motorists were rescued from flood waters in Avalon. The business districts in Avalon, Sea Isle City and Stone Harbor were all flooded. Homes in Sea Isle City also had homes that suffered first floor flooding. Significant erosion was reported in Ocean City, Sea Isle City (three dune breaches) and Avalon. In Ocean City along damage was expected to exceed 90 million dollars. The city lost 7 million cubic yards of sand. There was no beach left north of 21st Street in Avalon. The high winds damaged the roofs of three motels in Wildwood along with one large restaurant sign. Service on the Cape May Lewes Ferry was limited. ||In Atlantic County, flooding caused the closure of the Black Horse (U.S. Routes 40 and 322) and White Horse (U.S. Route 30) Pikes near Atlantic City on the 12th and 13th. This caused huge traffic delays on the Atlantic City Expressway. Motels were also evacuated along the Black and White Horse Pikes. Dozens of motorists were rescued from flood waters along the White Horse Pike and U.S. Route 9. The high surf and coastal flooding caused about 10 million dollars in damage to the Atlantic City boardwalk and beach. In Atlantic City and also Ventnor, ramps to the beach and boardwalk were destroyed. Overall county damage was estimated at 16 million dollars. ||In Ocean County, foundations to homes were exposed and threatened in Beach Haven on Cape May, Atlantic and Mercer Avenues in Harvey Cedars. New Jersey State Route 72, the route off and on Long Beach Island, the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge was closed around high tide on the 13th. Dunes were wrecked and bulkheads exposed on Long Beach Island. Damage on Long Beach Island was estimated at 30 million dollars. Waves breaking on Long Beach Island were measured at 9 feet. Most of the beach at Island Beach State Park was deeply eroded. The high winds blew the sand onto roadways adjacent to beaches and caused very large drifts in Seaside Park. In Monmouth County, Sea Bright was hit the hardest by the flooding. New Jersey State Route 35 and many side streets were flooded. The coastal flooding tides also caused flooding adjacent to the Navasink, Shrewsbury and Shark Rivers in Monmouth Beach, Long Branch, Belmar and Manasquan. Elsewhere tidal flooding was minor within Delaware Bay and tidal sections of the Delaware River. Some streets were flooded in Downe Township (Cumberland County).| |The high tide reached 8.21 feet above mean lower low water in Cape May (Cape May County), the highest tide since the February 5, 1998 nor'easter. The high tide reached 7.57 feet above mean lower low water in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), the highest tide since March 19, 1996 nor'easter. The high tide reached 7.84 feet above mean lower low water in Sandy Hook. A higher tide occurred with the recent nor'easter on October 18th. ||Other peak tides included 8.33 feet above mean lower low water in South Amboy (Middlesex County), 8.35 feet above mean lower low water in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 6.79 feet above mean lower low water in Sea Bright (Monmouth County), 7.7 feet above mean lower low water in Belmar (Monmouth County), 7.41 feet above mean lower low water in Absecon (Atlantic County), 7.53 feet above mean lower low water in Margate (Atlantic County), 7.62 feet above mean lower low water in Ocean City (Cape May County), 7.96 feet above mean lower low water in Sea Isle City (Cape May County), 7.69 feet above mean lower low water in Avalon (Cape May County), 8.49 feet above mean lower low water in Bivalve (Cumberland County), 7.65 feet above mean lower low water in Greenwich (Cumberland County), 7.78 feet above mean lower low water on Reedy Island (New Castle County, Delaware) and 8.70 feet above mean lower low water in Philadelphia. ||Peak wind gusts included 59 mph at the Atlantic City Marina (Atlantic County) and Barnegat (Ocean County), 57 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 55 mph in Tuckerton (Ocean County), 54 mph in Avalon (Cape May County) and Brant Beach and Harvey Cedars (Ocean County), 52 mph in Seaside Heights (Ocean County) and Ocean City (Cape May County), 51 mph in Wildwood and 47 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport. ||The nor'easter was originally Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in Alabama on the morning of the 10th. As Ida made landfall, it lost tropical characteristics and transformed into an extratropical low pressure system. On the morning of November 11th, the low pressure system reached southern Georgia and the next morning (12th) it was located over the coastal waters east of Wilmington, North Carolina. Of equal importance, was a high pressure system that moved across New England and the Canadian Maritimes from the 12th through the 14th. Its effects were threefold, it increased the difference in surface pressure (thus increased the winds), it blocked the low pressure system from moving offshore and provided a very long fetch of onshore flow. The extratropical low pressure system reached its maximum strength of around 995 millibars during the evening of the 12th as it was located just off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. From there, the low pressure system slowly drifted off the North Carolina coast as it slowly weakened on the 13th and 14th.

Strong to high winds occurred just after Midnight EST on March 2nd across eastern New Jersey as a gravity wave helped mix stronger winds aloft to the ground. Peak wind gusts reached around 60 mph in along the immediate coast. The combination of the wind and heavy snow helped cause power outages across the region. About 20,000 homes and business lost power in Atlantic Electric's service area in southeastern New Jersey and more than 2,000 in Jersey Central Power and Light's service area in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. In Cumberland County, downed trees took down four poles in Vineland. Downed wires were reported in Maurice River Township. All power was restored by 6 p.m. EST on the 2nd. The strong to high winds also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow and made it difficult for crews to keep roads plowed and open. The high winds and waves caused minor beach erosion along the Atlantic coast. Peak wind gusts included 60 mph in Barnegat (Ocean County) and Atlantic City (Atlantic County), 59 mph in Eldora (Cape May County), 53 mph in Millville (Cumberland County) and 48 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County). The strong to high winds were associated with the nor'easter that brought the heavy snow to the state. The nor'easter low pressure system moved from the Georgia and South Carolina border at 7 a.m. EST on the 1st to about 150 miles east of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the 2nd. The strongest winds occurred during the early morning of the 2nd as a gravity wave that emanated from the low pressure system passed across the eastern part of the state.

A potent low pressure system in the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours of May 11th moved eastward and gradually weakened. A secondary low formed over northeastern North Carolina during the late afternoon on the 11th and eventually absorbed the other low pressure system, becoming the dominant storm. This storm gradually moved east northeastward late on the 11th into the 12th. Early on the morning of the 12th, the storm was centered over the southern Delmarva. As this storm strengthened fairly rapidly, a strong northeast wind developed and persisted through the evening of the 12th. The prolonged northeasterly flow combined with higher than normal tides, caused moderate tidal flooding and areas of beach erosion in New Jersey. The heaviest rain remained across Delaware and Maryland. By the evening of the 12th, the coastal storm tracked eastward and gradually moved away from the region.||The Nor���easter of May 12th downed trees and wires, and flooded streets in dozens of beach towns. Tidal flooding forced the closure of schools and roads in parts of coastal New Jersey on the 12th and 13th. In Stafford (Ocean County), a truck that was buffeted by the winds got stuck on the Route 72 causeway bridge and blocked traffic. In Ocean County, widespread problems were reported from Stafford Township to Bass River Township due to downed power lines and trees on the 12th, most of which were considered nuisances and annoyances. Minor flooding, which in some cases resulted in road closures were reported. High winds caused the Route 72 Bridge to be closed for an extended period of time late in the morning on the 12th. The bridge was reopened shortly after 4:00 PM EDT on the 12th. Across the island, high winds brought down utility lines and sent debris flying. A billboard for a local ReMax real estate office on East Bay Avenue in Stafford Township was shredded on the 12th due to winds topping nearly 70 mph. In Barnegat Township (Ocean County), nearly 20 trees in various spots of town were knocked down, however there were no power outages or injuries reported. Bayshore Drive was shut down as bay water inundated it in the portion by the public beach and the municipal dock. A tree, which fell on Lower Shore Road, closed that road near the recreation complex. Bay Beach and the municipal dock parking lot were under a foot-and-a-half of water. Some of the older homes reportedly lost some roof shingles as one resident reported them laying in their yard. The strong winds even blew the shopping carts from the Genuardi's supermarket onto West Bay Avenue. ||In Surf City (Ocean County), the Causeway Bridge was closed by authorities from midday to about 5:00 PM EDT on the 12th when the winds approached 65 mph. A truck actually got stuck on the bridge as the driver could not control the drift of the vehicle. The flood-prone and low-lying Tuckerton Beach (Ocean County) experienced increased tides due to the coastal storm, which flooded some areas, and at least two cars were lost. During the morning of the 12th, residents awoke to three feet of water around their homes. There were portable toilets on their sides and floating in the middle of the street, and numerous 20-pound propane tanks also floated around. The strong winds also brought down a couple of power lines and blew a boat off of a boatlift. Some homes lost their siding while others had lost roof shingles. In Beach Haven (Ocean County), the high tide and strong onshore winds allowed water to breach over the street entrance off of Merivale and Nelsen Avenues. On the Bayfront, the water had cleared over some of the bulkheads at Taylor Avenue. The usual flooding occurred along some of the side streets off of Bay Avenue. In Harvey Cedars (Ocean County), extra sand was brought in to fill in beach entrances from Passaic Avenue southward. Severe winds damaged houses throughout the borough, with three separate reports of windows being blown open and one house had siding torn off. The bridges to Long Beach Island (Ocean County) were closed shortly before 11:00 AM EDT on the 12th when a box truck was immobilized in high wind near the crest of the span. At approximately 2:30 PM EDT on the 12th, the wind speed was 67.9 mph on the bridge, according to officials. Also, a section of Long Beach Boulevard was closed due to flooding that reached heights of one and a half feet in some spots. Route 72 was blocked off at Marsha Drive near Beach Haven West on the 12th when the causeway bridge connecting Stafford to Long Beach Island (Ocean County) was shut down because of strong winds. ||The Nor'easter of May 11-12 uprooted a few large trees in the Manasquan area (Monmouth County). Also, tree limbs and branches, as well as trash and recycling, were scattered and strewn around the streets. Sand from the local beaches was also swept up over the boardwalks and deposited onto Ocean Avenue, and other beach roads, as a result of the strong winds. Many area power lines were downed, which caused a number of power outages. Waves crashed over the inlet promenade at Riverside Drive on the afternoon of the 12th, which spilled onto the roadway. The combination of the waves and high winds led trash receptacles along a walkway to take flight. The length of Brielle Road was blocked off as more than a foot of water covered it. Main Street was closed between Potter Avenue and Third Avenue due to flooding. A downed power line over Stockton Lake Boulevard, along with flood conditions from the overflowing lake, caused much of the length of that street to be closed. Manasquan's deputy Office of Emergency Management coordinator reported that a storm surge of 3.5 feet came ashore in the borough.||In Belmar (Monmouth County), many large trees, tree branches and tree limbs had fallen due to the high winds. A handful of utility poles throughout the borough were also damaged from the storm. On the afternoon of the 12th, the ocean's waters reached up to the borough's boardwalk at high tide. A large tree limb snapped off and fell onto a home in the Shark River Hills section of Neptune (Monmouth County) on the 12th. In Bradley Beach (Monmouth County), beachfront was hit with severe beach erosion along Ocean Avenue, with a lot of sand that blew up onto the roadways and boardwalk. The storm caused minor damage to the boardwalk gazebos, with shingles being blown away. Large amounts of sand, some to the depth of two feet, in Sea Girt (Monmouth County) was blown onto the boardwalk and Ocean Avenue. A weather station at Sea Girt's beachfront pavilion measured sustained winds of 60 to 64 mph between 9:30 AM EDT and 10:00 AM EDT on the 12th.||Wall Township (Monmouth County) received several reports of downed trees, and also some debris in the roads along with traffic lights that were not working. Brielle Borough experienced numerous downed wires and utility poles, several downed trees and moderate tidal flooding. The borough of Spring Lake (Monmouth County) and its boardwalk as well as much of Ocean Avenue, was inundated with sand blown in from the beach. Some downed trees were also reported with one downed tree near the intersection of Third and St. Claire avenues, which caused the road to be temporarily closed. Avon-by-the-sea beaches had sand pushed back towards the boardwalk, and crews used front-end loaders to try and spread the sand across the beachfront after the storm passed. Sea Bright (Monmouth County) experienced flooding on the 12th as strong winds and high tides occurred. Approximately 3,000 Jersey Central Power and Light customers in northern Monmouth County lost power in the storm. The strong winds, coupled with the rain, had loosened up some of the tree branches, which then fell onto electrical equipment, according to the power company. Ocean Avenue in front of a deli store became flooded with about four feet of water, while areas of the store had two feet of water.||Adams Avenue in Margate (Atlantic County) along with sections of Bay and New York Avenues in Somers Point (Atlantic County) were flooded due to high tides and a strong onshore wind associated with the Mother���s Day Nor���easter. A huge piece of sheet metal landed on the Atlantic City Boardwalk (Atlantic County) after it blew off an unknown location on the 12th. The incident closed the Boardwalk from St. James Place to New York Avenue. A large tree came to rest on a building in the 200 Block of Mount Vernon in Northfield (Atlantic County) on the 12th. Strong winds toppled a signal light at Washington Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Margate (Atlantic County) at about 6:30 AM EDT on the 12th. Flooding occurred on New York Avenue on the 12th in Somers Point (Atlantic County). Flooding in Atlantic City closed down the White Horse and the Black Horse Pikes on the 12th. These reopened at 9:30 PM EDT and 10:00 PM EDT respectfully. In Atlantic City, a man who was walking on Albany Avenue near the edge of the city was hit by flying debris, but was not seriously injured. The city had to shut down sections of its Boardwalk to pedestrian traffic for part of the day after a 20-by-25-foot piece of metal blew down. East Shore Drive and 12th Street North in Brigantine (Atlantic County) was flooded on the 12th.||Streets, homes and property were flooded on the 12th from high tides and strong winds in Ocean City and Strathmere (Cape May County). Even bridges into Ocean City were closed for a time and portable toilets on construction sites floated away. Some motorists disregarded warnings and the flooding levels and had to be removed from their stranded vehicles. Some areas that received significant flooding included Third and Fourth Streets along Bay Avenue, 30th Street and 34th Street between West, Simpson and Haven Avenues. The city closed the Route 52 causeway at 3:00 PM EDT on the 12th, and closed it again from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT during high tides. The 34th Street Bridge into Upper Township (Cape May County) was open to traffic for only one lane. Law enforcement received numerous calls about downed utility wires and minor power outages. Trash and debris floated in neighborhood streets as the floodwaters rose during the afternoon high tide on the 12th. On West 17th Street, plastic portable toilets from neighboring construction sites floated down the road. Cape May County declared a limited state of emergency from May 12th to the 13th due to the Nor���easter. At 9:15 PM EDT, Atlantic City Electric reported 16,521 customers in Cape May County and nearly 9,100 customers in Atlantic County were without power.||Cape May County declared a state of emergency due to flooding at 2:00 PM EDT on the 12th. The flooding occurred on all the barrier islands, and people left on their own, but it was not mandatory. Schools were closed in Wildwood, North Wildwood and West Wildwood due to tidal flooding, and the Route 52 causeway between Ocean City and Somers Point had to be closed at 2:00 PM EDT on the 12th because of flooding. A 25-foot recreational boat docked behind a home near 18th Street in Ocean City was swamped and sunk. Schools in the Wildwoods closed and Ocean City dismissed early to avoid the worst of the flooding. An Upper Township woman who tried to drive from Strathmere through Sea Isle City became trapped at about 3:00 PM EDT on the 12th after her car stalled near 23rd Street and Landis Avenue. She was rescued by boat without incident. Lower Township Police reported multiple wires, utility poles and trees down. Several houses sustained structural damage when trees fell onto them. The North Wildwood Mayor reported downed wires with even some roofs removed from the strong winds. A live electrical line came down on a Lower Township school bus but there were no children on board, and the driver was able to get away without being injured. A section of dock at Dad's Place Marina on Ocean Drive in Middle Township was lifted and twisted apart on the 12th by high winds and waves. ||Bridges into Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood and Avalon (Cape May County) were closed on the 12th, and two of the three major routes into Atlantic City (Atlantic County) were also closed. Some schools were closed or dismissed early on the 12th. Atlantic City, the Wildwoods and Cape May County governments declared states of emergency. Atlantic Electric reported more than 45,000 of its New Jersey customers were without power.||Tidal flooding was widespread along the New Jersey Shore, in the minor to moderate range. The tidal gage at Sandy Hook peaked at 7.8 feet mean lower low water at 3:00 PM on the 12th; the Atlantic City gage peaked at 7.40 feet mean lower low water at 1:00 AM EDT on the 12th; the Atlantic City Marina gage (back bay) peaked at 8.7 feet mean lower low water at 1:00 AM EDT on the 12th; and the Cape May Ferry Terminal gage peaked at 8.1 feet mean lower low water at 2:00 AM on the 12th. Moderate flooding begins at 7.7 feet mean lower low water, except at the Atlantic City Marina gage where there is no established flood stage.||Some peak wind gusts included: 78 mph in Ocean City; 76 mph in Sea Isle City; 66 mph in Cape May (Coop) and Atlantic City (NJDOT station); 64 mph in Fortescue; 62 mph in Avalon and Harvey Cedars; 59 mph at Barnegat Light and at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona; 57 mph in Tabernacle; 56 mph in Hillsborough; 55 mph in Seaside Heights; 52 mph in Sea Girt; 50 mph Bivalve; 48 mph at the Millville Airport; 47 mph in Woodstown; 46 mph at the Trenton-Mercer County Airport; and 44 mph in Pittstown. Some rainfall totals included: 1.77 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona; 1.22 inches in Franklin Township; 1.18 inches in Brick; 1.16 inches in Estell Manor; and 1.07 inches in Manasquan.||According to a New Jersey State coastal storm survey, the following impacts to the beaches was reported. ||In Monmouth County, a sloping cut of 2 to 4 feet high by 25 to 50 feet wide was evident with some spots to 5 feet high. The largest sloping cut was generally from Bradley Beach on southward where windblown sand was reported along with no reported damage. ||In Ocean County, a sloping cut of generally 3 to 4 feet high by 50 feet to 75 feet wide was evident. Several locations, which included, Barnegat Light, Loveladies, Long Beach Township, Brand Beach, Beach Haven to Holgate, had a 6 to 8 foot (locally 10 feet or more) vertical by 6 to 10 foot horizontal cut to the dune system. Damage to the dune fencing and even some poles were washed up on the beach. At Beach Haven, the temporary dune at Merivale was washed away, and waves overwashed onto the street to Long Beach Boulevard. In Holgate, there were sporadic cuts in the dune system throughout the town, which totaled approximately 600 linear feet. The groins were exposed at the dune toe in Bay Head. ||In Atlantic County, a sloping cut of 1 to 2 feet high by 25 feet to 50 feet wide was reported along with no reported damage. ||In Cape May County, a sloping cut of generally 1 to 3 feet high to locally 4 feet high by 25 feet to 75 feet wide was reported. The vertical cut was generally up to 3 feet, however it reached up to 7 feet in Ocean City, with the horizontal cut averaging 2 to 5 feet. In Strathmere, about 80 percent of the emergency beachfill near Seaview was lost. Also, the corner of the Seaview roadway was partially undermined due to the loss of sand, and the bulkhead was completely exposed. Damage was done to dune fencing in Sea Isle City and there was damage done to the access steps near the promenade. In Avalon, windblown sand was reported and the geotubes and groin were exposed from 14th Street to 17th Street. In the Wildwoods, there was some damage done to the fencing, and there was forebeach flooding.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several large trees in the Bricksboro section (Port Elizabeth) of Maurice River Township. Damage occurred along a three block length between Delsea Drive and the Maurice River. Two eighty foot trees were uprooted on one property. One fell onto the roof of the house. The winds tore away the electrical system of a home along the river. The bulkhead on one property was torn away by an uprooted tree. A catamaran, sailboat and trailer were blown over on other properties. All power was restored on August 8th.

Strong winds from a thunderstorm during the late afternoon hours of July 21st downed tree limbs, which then brought down power lines, in Newport, NJ (Cumberland County) at 5:15 PM EDT. In addition, a trained weather spotter in the area measured a wind gust to 48 mph.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines in the northwest part of Cumberland County with tree and wire damage reported in the city of Bridgeton, Shiloh Borough and in Hopewell and Stow Creek Townships. About 4,800 homes and businesses lost power. All power was restored by Midnight EDT that night. The severe weather forced the cancellation of an outdoor event in Bridgeton.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in the cities of Bridgeton and Vineland and in Upper Deerfield and Hopewell Townships. Atlantic City Electric reported about 2,500 homes and businesses lost power across the southern tier of New Jersey. Power was not fully restored to all customers until the 28th.

Lightning strikes caused about 2,900 Atlantic City Electric Company customers to lose power for up to three hours in southeastern New Jersey. The greatest concentration of outages was in Upper Deerfield Township in Cumberland County.

Lightning strikes caused power outages to about 6,500 Conectiv Energy homes and businesses for about six hours in western Cumberland and eastern Salem Counties. Most of the outages were in Quinton Township in Salem County and Shiloh Borough in Cumberland County.

A lightning strike caused power outages to occur throughout Cedarville in Lawrence Township.

A series of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires, dropped large hail across the western part of the county and produced two funnel clouds over Vineland and Port Elizabeth. The funnel clouds did not reach the ground. Nevertheless, SKYWARN Spotters measured wind gusts to 68 mph in Port Elizabeth (Maurice River Township), 62 mph in Newport and 60 mph in Fortescue (both in Downe Township). About 6,200 homes and businesses lost power in the county, with the greatest concentration in Greenwich Township. Power was restored to all except 900 in the Port Norris (Commercial Township) area on the 15th. Downed trees and wires were reported in the following municipalities: Bridgeton, Commercial, Downe, Greenwich, Lawrence, Maurice River and Millville. Several roads were blocked by the downed trees and one tree fell through the windows of a home in Bridgeton City. Large hail (as large as quarter size) also fell in Greenwich, Deerfield and Upper Deerfield Townships.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and wires throughout Cumberland County. Hardest hit municipalities included Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland and Port Norris (Downe Township). In Millville, one tree crashed into the bedroom where children were sleeping. They were unharmed. Another tree crashed through the kitchen of another Millville home. Conectiv Energy reported about 38,000 of its customers lost power because of the severe thunderstorm in southeastern New Jersey.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in Fortescue (Downe Township). Firefighters measured a wind gust to 89 mph. Two poles were snapped at the base and temporarily sent live wires across a van with two people inside. Phone service was also lost by a few homes. A party boat in dry dock was blown off its block. Tables that weighed up to 400 pounds were tossed down a block. Twenty foot long rescue boats, smaller sheds and boat trailers were displaced up to 50 feet. Some came to rest in marshes. The Bayview Water Company which serves 300 residents was unable to supply water through 10 a.m. EDT on the 28th. Once power was restored, the company recommended as a precautionary measure to not drink or cook with the water or use it for brushing teeth without boiling it first until water quality results were ascertained.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees, poles and power lines in Cumberland County. The worst wind damage was reported within Millville. Conectiv Energy reported about 12,000 of its customers lost power in southern New Jersey. The bulk were in Cumberland and Gloucester Counties. Power was not fully restored until the evening of the 23rd.

A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in Lawrence Township and Millville City. Numerous trees and wires were knocked down. The worst damage occurred at Millville Airport. The measured 72 mph gust blew three bay doors off the New Jersey Academy of Aviation Sciences hanger at the Millville Airport. The wind also ripped a twelve foot hole in the building's side wall. The winds damaged two planes; scattered tools throughout the hanger and destroyed an administrative office. Debris from the side wall was found three hundred feet from the hanger. The strong winds pushed a Twin Beech plane about 200 feet. The plane knocked over several trees and damaged its rear wing. A King Air twin engine turbo prop passenger plane was spun by the wind and smashed into the hanger door damaging its wing. Elsewhere in the central part of the county, the damaging winds tore down trees and wires and caused power outages to about 1,000 Conectiv Energy customers.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees across Cumberland County. The combination of wind and lightning caused about 28,000 Conectiv Energy customers throughout southeast New Jersey to lose power that afternoon and evening. Vineland electric also reported about 1,200 of its customers lost power. In Upper Deerfield Township, three to four large trees fell down. In Bridgeton, wires were pulled down on Penn Street. One large tree was knocked down in Port Norris. In Vineland, downed limbs had to be cleared from seven city blocks.

A severe thunderstorm pulled down four large trees in Greenwich Township and a couple of smaller ones in Vineland City. Conectiv Energy reported about 8,500 of its customers lost power.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous tree limbs, trees and wires across the northern half of Cumberland County from Hopewell Township eastward through Vineland City. Trees blocked at least one roadway in Vineland. Conectiv Power reported about 5,700 homes and businesses lost power in southern New Jersey because of the storms. Most of the outages were in Salem and Cumberland Counties.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in Cumberland County from Hopewell Township east through Millville. Power outages were reported in Hopewell Township. Pea to marble size hail also fell during the thunderstorm. The peak wind gust at Millville Municipal Airport was 52 mph.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines in Bridgeton.

A pair of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires across Cumberland County. The first storm went across the northern part of the county and caused wind damage from Hopewell Township east to Millville. The worst damage was reported in Hopewell Township where an irrigation system was blown over and shingles were torn from roofs. The second severe storm moved across the southern part of the county hitting the Cedarville area the hardest. In addition to 60 mph wind gusts, nickel size hail also fell. Conectiv Energy reported 16,200 customers lost power in Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland Counties.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires throughout Cumberland County. Downed trees or wires were reported in Bridgeton, Cedarville (Lawrence Township), Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Millville and Vineland. About 300 Conectiv customers lost power and all power was restored by the early morning of the 28th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down or sheared the top off from numerous trees in Rosenhayn (Cumberland County) and Parvin State Park (Salem County). The worst property damage occurred in Rosenhayn as trees as large as 100 feet were knocked down. Most of the trees that were knocked down were either dead or dying. Nonetheless, a couple of homes and vehicles were damaged. One tree punctured the window of one house. A picnic table and lawn furniture were blown through a screened porch. Several corn fields were flattened in Rosenhayn and elsewhere within Deerfield Township. About 7,400 customers lost power, most were restored by 4 p.m. EDT on the 8th.