Trees were swaying, and windows were rattling as a powerful cold front swept across New Jersey Wednesday night — whipping up winds that toppled trees and sparked tens of thousands of power outages.
Gusts as strong as 63 mph were reported at Newark Liberty International Airport in Essex and Union counties, and a gust of 62 mph was clocked near Keyport in Monmouth County, according to the latest wind reports from the National Weather Service.
Winds have continued to remain brisk Thursday morning, although gusts haven’t been as intense as they were late last night. The most noticeable change for anyone going outside is the sharp temperature drop — from the low 60s in the early evening to the upper 20s and low 30s in the morning, with wind chill readings in the high teens to low 20s.
Here’s a look at the top wind gusts reported across New Jersey Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, with data provided by the weather service’s two regional offices and the Rutgers NJ Weather Network.
Atlantic County
- Atlantic City: 54 mph
- Atlantic City Marina: 48 mph
- Pleasantville Point: 44 mph
- Hammonton: 37 mph
- Northfield: 37 mph
- Brigantine: 36 mph
- Pleasantville: 36 mph
Bergen County
- Teterboro Airport: 48 mph
- Ramsey: 41 mph
- Fair Lawn: 40 mph
Burlington County
- Mount Holly: 56 mph
- McGuire AFB: 52 mph
- Lumberton: 50 mph
- Moorestown: 47 mph
- Silas Little: 39 mph
- Medford Village: 35 mph
- Oswego Lake: 35 mph
Camden County
- Pennsauken: 51 mph
- Blue Anchor: 39 mph
- Camden: 37 mph
Cape May County
- Cape May: 52 mph
- Dennis Twp.: 42 mph
- Sea Isle City: 42 mph
- Ocean City: 41 mph
- North Wildwood: 40 mph
- West Cape May: 39 mph
- Cape May Point: 37 mph
- Woodbine: 37 mph
- Stone Harbor: 36 mph
Cumberland County
- Fortescue: 54 mph
- Millville: 46 mph
- Upper Deerfield: 43 mph
- Bridgeton: 42 mph
- Columbus: 41 mph
- Greenwich: 37 mph
Essex County
- Newark Liberty Airport: 63 mph
- Caldwell: 49 mph
- Newark: 42 mph (different location in the city)
Gloucester County
- Kingsway Regional H.S.: 42 mph
- Mullica Hill: 41 mph
- South Harrison: 40 mph
- Logan Twp.: 36 mph
- Sewell: 36 mph
- West Deptford: 36 mph
Hudson County
- Bayonne: 50 mph
- Kearny: 40 mph
- Jersey City: 38 mph
Hunterdon County
- Pittstown: 46 mph
- Alexandria: 45 mph
- Teetertown: 42 mph
- Readington: 41 mph
- Ringoes: 37 mph
Mercer County
- Trenton: 51 mph
- Hopewell Twp.: 44 mph
- Mercerville: 37 mph
Middlesex County
- Perth Amboy: 51 mph
- East Brunswick: 44 mph
- Carteret: 37 mph
- Edison: 37 mph
- Deans: 35 mph
- New Brunswick: 33 mph
Monmouth County
- Keyport: 62 mph (Sandy Hook area)
- Monmouth: 52 mph (unspecified town)
- Belmar/Farmingdale: 51 mph
- Sea Girt: 50 mph
- Freehold: 49 mph
- Howell: 49 mph
- Cream Ridge: 47 mph
- Millstone Township: 46 mph
- Oceanport: 43 mph
- Yorketown (Manalapan): 37 mph
- North Middletown: 36 mph
- Clarksburg: 35 mph
Morris County
- Morristown: 47 mph
- Randolph: 38 mph
- Denville: 36 mph
Ocean County
- Tuckerton: 56 mph
- Beach Haven: 53 mph
- Mantoloking: 52 mph
- Rutgers: 52 mph
- Little Egg Harbor Twp.: 50 mph
- Seaside Heights: 50 mph
- Surf City: 49 mph
- Toms River: 44 mph
- Trixies Landing (Bayville): 44 mph
- Harvey Cedars: 42 mph
- South Seaside Park: 42 mph
- Brick: 41 mph
- Berkeley Twp.: 40 mph
- Cedar Bridge USFS: 39 mph
- Jackson: 39 mph
- Lakehurst NAS: 39 mph
- North Beach Haven: 39 mph
- Surf City: 37 mph
- Point Pleasant Beach: 35 mph
- Ship Bottom: 35 mph
Passaic County
- Charlottburg: 42 mph
Salem County
- Lower Alloways Creek Twp.: 55 mph
- Mannington Twp.: 41 mph
Somerset County
- Somerville: 53 mph
- Branchburg Twp: 48 mph
- Hillsborough: 44 mph
- Branchburg: 38 mph (different location)
Sussex County
- Vernon Twp.: 57 mph
- High Point Monument: 56 mph
- Hardyston Twp.: 52 mph
- Wantage: 47 mph
- Sussex: 45 mph
- Wallkill River: 38 mph
- High Point: 36 mph
Union County
- Newark Liberty Airport: 63 mph
- Linden Airport: 53 mph
Warren County
- Stewartsville: 44 mph
- Pequest Trout Hatchery (Oxford): 40 mph
- Blairstown: 36 mph
Current weather radar
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