May 12, 2008
Rohoboth Beach, Delaware
Photographer states :: The Atlantic Ocean just off the Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach DE during a N.E. storm with winds in excess of 50 mph.
May 12, 2008
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Photographer states :: Massive Beach Erosion in Atlantic City
May 12, 2008
Port Republic, New Jersey
Photographer states :: Flooding In Galloway from the Nor'easter
8:45 p.m. Update - High winds and heavy rain lashed New Jersey on Monday, chasing residents from their homes in coastal sections of Cape May County, flooding roadways, leaving nearly 50,000 people without electricity, and fanning the flames of a fatal fire in Newark.
Winds were gusting over 50 mph in many parts of the state, knocking down trees that left tens of thousands of people without electricity.
By 3 p.m. Atlantic City Electric was reporting that about 41,000 customers were without power, including 30,000 in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties.
An accident this afternoon on the causeway that connects Long Beach Island to the mainland has stopped traffic from coming onto the island, police said.
Cape May County declared a state of emergency at 2 p.m. Monday as the strong northeast storm hammered the resort peninsula with sustained winds of 40 to 45 miles per hour with gusts hitting 70 miles per hour.
