Thousands In NJ Lose Power As High Winds Batter The State

Some towns had winds blowing up to 60 mph Monday and early Tuesday as the powerful gusts brought down trees and caused thousands to lose power.

As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, 1,462 JCP&L customers had no power, according to the company's outage map. Both PSE&G and Atlantic City Electric were down to 47 customers and 53 customers respectively without power.

All of New Jersey remains under a Wind Advisory until Tuesday afternoon.

"West winds will begin to ramp up to 20 to 30 mph with with 40 to 50 mph gusts this morning as some shortwave energy passes through the region," National Weather Service forecasters said. "The pressure gradient slackens somewhat in the afternoon, and winds diminish to 15 to 20 mph with 25 to 30 mph gusts."

Wind gusts reached 40 mph to 60 mph in parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service. These are the top reported winds:

Atlantic County

• Atlantic City - 54 mph
• Pleasantville - 43 mph

Bergen County

• Teterboro Airport - 51 mph
• Hasbrouck Heights - 40 mph

Burlington County

• Mount Holly - 55 mph
• McGuire AFB - 52 mph
• Moorestown - 47 mph

Camden County

• Pennsauken - 52 mph
• Blue Anchor - 42 mph

Cape May County

• Avalon - 60 mph
• Cape May Harbor - 59 mph
• Cape May - 54 mph
• Villas - 47 mph
• Dennis Twp. - 45 mph
• North Wildwood - 45 mph
• Stone Harbor - 44 mph
• Ocean City - 43 mph
• West Cape May - 43 mph
• Wildwood - 40 mph
• Woodbine Muni - 40 mph

Cumberland County

• Fortescue - 55 mph
• Greenwich - 44 mph
• Upper Deerfield - 44 mph

Essex County

• Caldwell - 52 mph

Gloucester County

• Kingsway Regional HS - 43 mph
• South Harrison - 43 mph
• Sewell - 42 mph
• Washington Township - 40 mph

Hudson County

• Bayonne - 42 mph

Hunterdon County

• Teetertown - 48 mph
• Pittstown - 46 mph
• Milford - 40 mph
• Readington - 40 mph

Mercer County

• Trenton - 53 mph
• Mercerville - 41 mph

Middlesex County

• Deans - 41 mph

Monmouth County

• Keansburg - 60 mph
• Cream Ridge - 47 mph
• Sea Bright - 47 mph
• Belmar Farmdale - 44 mph
• Sea Girt - 44 mph
• Monmouth - 42 mph
• Oceanport - 42 mph
• N. Middletown - 40 mph

Morris County

• Randolph - 42 mph
• Morristown - 40 mph

Ocean County

• Beach Haven - 56 mph
• Mantoloking - 55 mph
• Harvey Cedars - 54 mph
• Tuckerton - 54 mph
• South Seaside Park - 47 mph
• Surf City - 47 mph
• Trixies - 46 mph
• Toms River - 45 mph
• Manchester Twp. - 43 mph
• Seaside Park - 43 mph
• Ship Bottom - 42 mph
• Lakewood - 40 mph

Passaic County

• West Milford - 46 mph

Salem County

• Mannington Twp. - 42 mph

Somerset County

• Somerville - 44 mph
• Manville - 40 mph

Sussex County

• Andover-Aeroflex Airport - 43 mph
• Lafayette - 43 mph

Union County

• Newark Airport - 51 mph
• Linden Airport - 44 mph

Warren County

• Stewartsville - 47 mph
• Blairstown - 44 mph
• Hackettstown - 42 mph