For the second straight day, window-rattling winds have been whipping across New Jersey, with some gusts peaking near 60 mph.
The fierce winds continue to topple trees and snap electrical lines Monday afternoon, sparking power outages in thousands of homes and businesses in the Garden State.
A tree fell Monday morning on railroad tracks along the North Jersey Coast Line in Spring Lake, causing rail service to be suspended between Long Branch and Bayhead, officials said. The tree was removed and service was restored by the afternoon.
Downed wires were reported Monday afternoon on at least three state highways — Route 1 South in South Brunswick, Route 38 West in Mount Laurel and Route 206 in both directions in Princeton.
What’s causing these wild winds? The National Weather Service says the atmosphere is being stirred up by the big difference in pressure between a strong low pressure system northeast of our region and a strong high pressure system in the northern Plains and Mississippi Valley.
Top wind gusts in each county
Here’s a look at the highest wind gusts reported across the state as of 1:30 p.m. Monday. Data was provided by the National Weather Service and the Rutgers NJ Weather Network.
Atlantic County
- Pleasantville Point: 54 mph at 8:46 a.m.
- Atlantic City Marina: 51 mph at 2:20 a.m.
- Atlantic City: 46 mph at 8:30 a.m.
- Pleasantville: 45 mph at 9:25 a.m.
- Brigantine: 44 mph at 6:56 a.m.
Bergen County
- Fair Lawn: 47 mph at 7:10 p.m.
- Teterboro Airport: 47 mph at 10:49 a.m.
- Hasbrouck Heights: 45 mph at 7:54 a.m.
Burlington County
- McGuire AFB: 48 mph at 8:47 a.m.
- Mount Holly: 47 mph at 7:55 a.m.
- Moorestown: 44 mph at 8:25 a.m.
- Silas Little: 43 mph at 10:10 a.m.
- Lumberton: 42 mph at 8:30 a.m.
- Oswego Lake: 42 mph at 12:00 p.m.
Camden County
- Pennsauken: 52 mph at 1:25 a.m.
Cape May County
- Cape May: 42 mph at 7:25 a.m.
- Dennis Twp: 41 mph at 9:50 a.m.
- Cape May: 40 mph at 6:59 a.m.
- Cape May Point: 40 mph at 7:10 a.m.
- Sea Isle City: 40 mph at 10:45 a.m.
Cumberland County
- Fortescue: 50 mph at 9:40 a.m.
- Millville: 44 mph at 11:03 a.m.
Essex County
- Newark Airport: 59 mph at 10:03 a.m.
- Caldwell: 47 mph at 5:03 a.m.
Gloucester County
- Kingsway Regional HS: 43 mph at 9:50 a.m.
- South Harrison: 41 mph at 9:05 a.m.
Hudson County
- Bayonne: 44 mph at 9:35 a.m.
Hunterdon County
- Readington: 51 mph at 10:54 a.m.
- Pittstown: 45 mph at 8:30 a.m.
- Teetertown: 45 mph at 9:51 a.m.
- Alexandria: 40 mph at 8:34 a.m.
Mercer County
- Trenton: 49 mph at 10:44 a.m.
- Ewing: 45 mph at 7:53 a.m.
- Hopewell Twp: 41 mph at 9:20 a.m.
- Mercerville: 40 mph at 8:34 a.m.
Middlesex County
- Perth Amboy: 50 mph at 8:38 a.m.
- Edison: 43 mph at 8:45 a.m.
- Deans: 43 mph at 10:10 a.m.
- Yorketown: 43 mph at 11:34 a.m.
- New Brunswick: 40 mph at 10:30 a.m.
Monmouth County
- Sea Bright: 51 mph at 9:27 a.m.
- Sea Girt: 50 mph at 12:10 p.m.
- Monmouth: 49 mph at 9:03 a.m.
- Belmar Farmdale: 49 mph at 9:55 a.m.
- Cream Ridge: 48 mph at 9:35 a.m.
- Oceanport: 43 mph at 10:30 a.m.
- Freehold: 42 mph at 8:45 a.m.
Morris County
- Morristown: 49 mph at 9:45 a.m.
- Randolph: 45 mph at 7:24 a.m.
Ocean County
- Beach Haven: 56 mph at 9:01 a.m.
- Mantoloking: 55 mph at 8:19 a.m.
- Lakehurst NAS: 54 mph at 7:49 a.m.
- Little Egg Harbor Twp.: 54 mph at 3:30 a.m.
- Toms River: 53 mph at 9:01 a.m.
- Seaside Heights: 50 mph at 7:35 a.m.
- Rutgers: 50 mph at 7:53 a.m.
- Berkeley Twp: 48 mph at 7:20 a.m.
- Tuckerton: 48 mph at 7:57 a.m.
- Surf City: 46 mph at 8:00 a.m.
- South Seaside Park: 46 mph at 8:47 a.m.
- Trixies: 45 mph at 9:36 a.m.
- Harvey Cedars: 44 mph at 7:45 a.m.
- Seaside Heights: 44 mph at 10:50 a.m.
- North Beach Haven: 43 mph at 10:40 a.m.
- North Beach: 41 mph at 7:55 a.m.
- Jackson: 41 mph at 8:15 a.m.
Passaic County
- Ringwood: 40 mph at 10:10 p.m.
Salem County
- Lower Alloways Creek: 54 mph at 12:20 a.m.
- Mannington Twp: 40 mph at 10:15 a.m.
Somerset County
- Somerville: 52 mph at 7:37 a.m.
- Basking Ridge: 42 mph at 9:30 a.m.
Sussex County
- Hardyston Twp: 46 mph at 10:55 a.m.
Union County
- Newark Airport: 59 mph at 10:03 a.m.
- Linden Airport: 48 mph at 6:15 a.m.
Warren County
- Stewartsville: 47 mph at 10:25 a.m.
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NJ Advance Media staff writer Larry Higgs contributed to this report.
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