These are the highest wind gusts reported across New Jersey, county by county, as of Sunday afternoon.
Large trees have been knocked down, outdoor patio furniture has been toppled, and garbage cans have been blowing around neighborhoods like small toys Sunday morning as powerful wind gusts have been whipping all across New Jersey.
How strong are those winds?
As of 11 a.m., the two windiest spots in the Garden State were Bass River State Forest in Burlington and Ocean counties, which recorded a gust as high as 74 mph, and East Windsor in Mercer County, which had a gust of 71 mph, according to preliminary wind speeds reported by the National Weather Service and the New Jersey Weather & Climate Network at Rutgers University.
Strong winds knock out power to thousands
Powerful gusts were also reported in Port Norris in Cape May County (67 mph), Beach Haven in Ocean County (64 mph), Berkeley Township in Ocean County (60 mph), South Jersey Regional Airport in Burlington County (60 mph), Sea Girt in Monmouth County (58 mph) and Wantage in Sussex County (58 mph).
A high wind warning remains active for Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties until 2 p.m. Sunday, and a wind advisory remains in effect for the rest of the Garden State through 4 p.m.
The weather service said winds should gradually get calmer as the afternoon progresses, but some areas of the state could still get hit with frequent gusts of 25 to 40 mph in the early afternoon.
Brush fire risk and light snow
The weather service has issued an alert for an elevated risk of brush fires or wildfires in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and Somerset counties throughout the day on Sunday because of the gusty winds and dry air over the region.
Earlier this morning, some sections of the state were hit with brief thunderstorms, and some had bursts of light snow. The biggest snowfall totals reported by the weather service were 2.7 inches in Highland Lakes, Sussex County, 2.4 inches in West Milford, Passaic County, and 1.1 inches in High Point, Sussex County.
A trace of snow was reported at Newark airport, and 0.1 to 0.3 inches of snow were reported in Tenafly, Vernon, Wantage and Holland Township.
WIND GUSTS ACROSS NEW JERSEY
Here's a look at the top wind speeds reported in each county as of noon on Sunday:
Atlantic County
Mullica Twp.: 55 mph
Wading River: 55 mph
New Gretna: 50 mph
Hammonton: 48 mph
Atlantic City Marina: 42 mph
Egg Harbor Twp.: 37 mph
Bergen County
Teterboro Airport: 49 mph
Lyndhurst: 46 mph
Allendale: 43 mph
Wood-Ridge: 41 mph
Burlington County
Bass River State Forest: 74 mph
Jobstown (Springfield): 60 mph
South Jersey Airport: 60 mph
Wrightstown: 51 mph
Silas Little: 49 mph
Red Lion: 47 mph
Tabernacle: 47 mph
Camden County
Cherry Hill: 28 mph
Sicklerville: 28 mph
Cape May County
Port Norris: 67 mph
West Cape May: 52 mph
Dennis Twp.: 47 mph
Woodbine: 47 mph
Cape May Court House: 40 mph
Cumberland County
Millville: 54 mph
Upper Deerfield: 49 mph
Greenwich: 46 mph
Bivalve: 43 mph
Essex County
Newark Liberty Airport: 55 mph
Livingston: 45 mph
Gloucester County
Logan Twp.: 55 mph
Piney Hollow: 46 mph
Sewell: 42 mph
South Harrison: 42 mph
Clayton: 39 mph
Hudson County
Bayonne: 51 mph
Jersey City: 48 mph
Hunterdon County
Frenchtown: 45 mph
Pittstown: 45 mph
Kingwood: 43 mph
Glen Gardner: 42 mph
Mercer County
East Windsor: 71 mph
Hamilton: 49 mph
Hopewell: 46 mph
Middlesex County
South Brunswick: 52 mph
New Brunswick: 29 mph
Monmouth County
Sea Girt: 58 mph
Cream Ridge: 54 mph
Oceanport: 51 mph
Long Branch: 45 mph
Howell: 37 mph
Wall Twp.: 34 mph
Holmdel: 31 mph
Morris County
Parsippany: 44 mph
Chatham Twp.: 42 mph
Ocean County
Beach Haven: 64 mph
New Gretna: 63 mph
Berkeley Twp.: 60 mph
Harvey Cedars: 56 mph
Point Pleasant: 51 mph
Seaside Heights: 45 mph
West Creek: 39 mph
Toms River: 26 mph
Passaic County
Passaic: 46 mph
Salem County
Woodstown: 47 mph
Somerset County
Bridgewater: 58 mph
Somerset Airport: 55 mph
Basking Ridge: 50 mph
Hillsborough: 46 mph
Skillman: 46 mph
Millington: 40 mph
Sussex County
Wantage: 58 mph
High Point Monument: 53 mph
High Point: 38 mph
Union County
Linden Airport: 54 mph
Hillside: 48 mph
Warren County
Allamuchy: 44 mph
Alpha: 43 mph
Stewartsville: 43 mph
Mansfield: 37 mph
Pequest: 35 mph
Hope: 33 mph
Hackettstown: 28 mph
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