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The storm became the worst hurricane to affect the state on record, killing 37 and causing nearly $30 billion in damages. Widespread devastation is noted, particularly on Long Beach Island and the Barnegat Peninsula, where the Seaside Heights boardwalk collapses into the ocean.
The storm crossed the Delaware River around 12:30 p.m. EDT and reached Long Beach Island by 1:15 p.m. The derecho was most severe in Ocean County, New Jersey, where wind speeds were measured at 93 mph (150 km/h) in Beach Haven and 92 mph (148 km/h) in Surf City. [1] By 2 p.m. EDT, the storm had moved off of the New Jersey coast. [6]
The storm knocked out power for thousands of people Monday morning. Some of the outage numbers, by customers served, as of 1:30 p.m. include: Bergen County: 1,384
The most famous of such storms was the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, which split Long Beach Island into numerous pieces and nearly destroyed the island in its entirety. The storm caused the destroyer USS Monssen to run aground in Beach Haven Inlet, Long Beach Township. The existing Route 72 Causeway was erected in the late 1950s, which replaced ...
Toms River weather — and Ocean County region. Friday night- A chance of showers, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30% ...
The most intense storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. For days ahead of its eventual landfall , the hurricane was expected to turn toward New Jersey, as anticipated by tropical cyclone forecast models and the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Weather. Drone sightings live updates: NJ mayor rips ‘dismissive’ FBI, White House drone briefing with local officials. Patrick Reilly, Chris Nesi, David Propper, David Spector, Kaydi Pelletier.
Of this total, 65,000 were from Long Beach Island and 12,000 on the Barnegat Peninsula. [8] With Hurricane Belle expected to make landfall around high tide and a full moon, the forecast storm tide was expected to rival that of Hurricane Donna in 1960. This placed roughly 500,000 people in danger and officials in New York immediately began ...