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72 MPH Winds, 3+ Inches Of Rain: See Totals In Ocean County
Thousands are without power and roads are flooded countywide after Tuesday's storm.

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — It was a wet and windy night in Ocean County, and while the worst of the storm has passed, roads remain flooded throughout.
Winds hit 72 mph Tuesday night at Island Beach State Park, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Roads are flooded and causing delays in Point Pleasant, Bay Head, Toms River, Berkeley and more, with reports of trees down from Little Egg Harbor to Brick, according to the Ocean County Sheriff's Office.
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Power outages struck too, with more than 11,600 homes powerless at 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Here are the highest wind speeds from Tuesday, according to the NWS.
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- Island Beach State Park - 72 mph
- Tuckerton - 61 mph
- Seaside Heights - 59 mph
- Barnegat Light - 58 mph
- Berkeley - 53 mph
- Manchester - 52 mph
- Beach Haven - 52 mph
- South Seaside Park - 51 mph
- Jackson - 47 mph
- Mantoloking - 47 mph
- Harvey Cedars - 45 mph
Some towns saw more than three inches of rain on Tuesday, according to the NWS. Here's how much rain fell in the county.
- Berkeley - 3.36 inches
- Toms River - 3.21 inches
- Stafford - 3.04 inches
- Beachwood - 2.98 inches
- Point Pleasant Beach - 2.92 inches
- Point Pleasant - 2.89 inches
- Manchester - 2.85 inches
- Jackson - 2.78 inches
- Brick - 2.75 inches
- Ocean Gate - 2.73 inches
- Little Egg Harbor - 2.59 inches
- Surf City - 2.47 inches
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