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He even went out of his way to inspect where the mice…"Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutTwitterGoogle+LinkedInPinterestPosted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. The nor'easter that blew through New Jersey on Monday caused significant beach erosion in Ocean County, particularly on Long Beach Island and Toms River, where it washed away costly beach replenishment efforts, leaving behind 10-foot cliffs where dunes once stood.The powerful nor'easter, with wind gusts as high as 60 mph, pummeled the coast with punishing waves and between 2 and 3 inches of rain. Power was knocked out for 55,000 JCP&L customers, and flooding was widespread overnight during the height of the storm."Certainly, the strongest of the winter so far," said State Climatologist David Robinson about the nor'easter.But even as the flood waters receded, it was clear that the nor'easter left widespread beach erosion in its wake.Northern Ocean County and southern sections of Long Beach Island received the worst of the nor'easter's fury, according to a preliminary report by the state Department of Environmental Protection's Coastal Engineering Team, which surveyed the storm's damage.
The full report is expected to be finished Wednesday afternoon.In Toms River, the nor'easter wiped out "75 to 80 percent" of the newly rebuilt dunes east of the boardwalk, said Toms River Public Works Director Louis Amoruso on Tuesday. The DEP found that the temporary, man-made dune was eroded up to the boardwalk.The township had spent about $200,000 to bring about 275 truckloads of sand onto Ortley, near the Golden Gull Condominiums, in order to shore up the fragile beachfront that was decimated by superstorm Sandy."(The storm) drives home how important the dune project is," Amoruso said, referencing the long-delayed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to expand beaches and build dunes from the Manasquan to Barnegat inlets. The project is expected to start in the spring, although it’s not clear when it will reach Ortley Beach.Public works employees worked for several months to build up dunes and shore up Ortley's narrow beach, Amoruso said.“The odds are so much against us with the ocean," Amoruso said.
But the notable beach erosion wasn't limited to Toms River."There was significant beach erosion in parts of Long Beach Island, particularly in Beach Haven and the Holgate section of Long Beach Township," according to the report. In those areas, waves created 5- to 10-foot drop-offs from the dune to the beach.In Harvey Cedars, the dunes lost 75 percent of their structure and the Long Beach Island borough experienced more flooding than what was predicted, said Mayor Jonathan Oldham.“This is the demon that we live with on a barrier island,” Oldham said. “Since Sandy – we’re all kind of scarred from that – when you see this, it brings back some of those memories, memories that are really instilled in our lives.”Oldham said the flooding was comparable to the blizzard that impacted the region exactly one year earlier.“We’re going to have a bit of work ahead to get ready for the summer," Oldham said.The Army Corps of Engineers completed a beach replenishment project on Long Beach Island late last year, at a cost of more than $130 million.
In northern Ocean County, waves came over the top of dunes in Bay Head, the DEP team found. The 3 ½-mile-long steel wall that protects Mantoloking and part of Brick has been exposed in many locations by waves that scoured sand away from the base of the wall. The wall was partially exposed in sections of Brick before the storm, Considine said.In Brick, the storm left 4- to 5-foot drops on Beaches One, Two and Three, and as steep as 15 feet in Normandy Beach, said Brick Mayor John Ducey in an email.“The drop gets worse going south till about 15 feet in Normandy,” Ducey said.South of Brick Beach Three, Ducey said erosion exposed a protective steel wall that guards homes and roads from storm surges.STORM: Delayed openings on the Jersey ShoreDucey noted the flooding rendered the roads impassable and even leaked into some residential garages.In Monmouth County, the DEP team reported some beach erosion, with more beach loss seen at the county’s southern end.The Manasquan Inlet suffered minor erosion, but Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Clint Daniel said it was nothing out of the ordinary "for this type of storm."
Asbury Park beach authorities estimate about 10 to 20 percent of the beach eroded, but the erosion is "cause for concern," a spokesperson said. The spokesperson mentioned the snow fences kept the boardwalk and the boardwalk's shops from being damaged.Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty called for more help from the federal government, saying storms have cost the borough a good bit of beach since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' beach replenishment project in 2013."We lost a lot of sand from this storm and when you add it to what we lost in the storm last year, it's definitely taken its toll," he said. Doherty acknowledged the chance the federal government will help is "slim," but said "it's absolutely necessary," and will call on Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez, both D-N.Further south, waves overtopped dunes in Atlantic City, with minor erosion in Ventnor, Margate and Longport. There was moderate beach erosion in North Wildwood, which saw the loss of some dune width, and moderate dune impacts in Avalon.In making its beach erosion assessment, state officials visited 95 points to assess damage, said DEP Spokesperson Bob Considine.
While the beach erosion in northern Ocean County was more severe, the team found 73 of the sites only suffered little to minor erosion. There was no structural damage found, Considine said.One of the reasons the beach erosion was so pronounced in Ortley Beach has to do with its geography. Because Ortley is narrow, the waves don't have any time to dissipate their energy before hitting a land mass, which causes the water to slough off large artificial dune chunks, said Jon Miller, a research associate professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken.To replace the dunes that were lost to the storm, Toms River Administrator Paul J. Shives said the township's contractor, Cardinal Construction, will be bringing fresh sand to build up the beach in Ortley by Jan. 30. Work will start at 7th Avenue in Ortley. When Ortley is complete, the company will move north to Normandy Beach, where severe erosion also occurred.Toms River has budgeted $5 million to pay for beach replenishment until the Army Corps project is completed.
Shives said Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher today requested state funds to help pay for the township's sand replacement costs in a call to state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin.But the nor'easter's impact on the Shore wasn't just measured in beach erosion.Wind gusts reached as high as 60 mph in Tuckerton, and 59 mph in Sea Girt and Seaside Heights, and 56 mph in Belmar and Long Branch. The highest wind gusts were 62 mph, recorded in Bass River Township. The peak high tides off Atlantic City and Sandy Hook on Monday afternoon were approximately 4.1 feet higher than normal.Berkeley Township received the most rain in the state, with 2.92 inches. Other rain totals included:Ocean 2.83Long Branch 2.6Howell 2.45Manasquan 2.31Wall 2.16Rumson 1.68Harvey Cedars 2.79Lacey 2.62Point Pleasant 2.38Toms River 2.33Stafford 2.2Jackson 1.7Little Egg Harbor 1.69CLOSExEmbedRaw footage on route 35 corridor between Mantoloking and Ortley Beach
Brian JohnstonCLOSExEmbedRaw Video: Dune Erosion in Ortley Beach Peter AckermanCLOSExEmbedStorm scenes around Sea Bright Tanya BreenCLOSExEmbedDan Danik of Brick braved the high winds and driving rain to capture the storm's fury along the Manasquan Inlet in Point Pleasant Beach. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO CLOSExEmbedResidents at the Oceanview Towers awoke to crashing as the roof of their building was stripped by high winds and dropped on cars in their parking lot. THOMAS P. COSTELLOCLOSExEmbedA roof membrane at the Oceanview Towers in Long Branch broke free in high winds, landing on at least two cars in the parking lot there. THOMAS P. COSTELLOCLOSExEmbedStorm winds make traffic lights dance on Memorial Drive where Bradley Beach meets Neptune City on Jan. 23. Alex N. GecanCLOSExEmbedA view of the Atlantic Ocean from a pier in Ocean Grove early Monday morning, January 23, 2017. Russ ZimmerCLOSExEmbedRough water at Shark River Inlet CLOSExEmbedAs heavy winds and high tides threaten the Jersey Shore with flooding, a bulldozer in Avon moves sand onto the beach.
Alex N. GecanCLOSExEmbedStorm winds buffet an American flag on Lake Terrace on Jan. 23. Alex N. GecanCLOSExEmbedWind and rain pushed waves over the jetties where the Shark River meets the ocean. Alex N. GecanMeanwhile, Jersey Central Power & Light workers restored power to almost 55,000 customers by Tuesday morning.Atlantic City Electric reported 60,000 outages, 58,000 of which it had restored by midday Tuesday.EARLIER: Jersey Shore storm brings damage, power outageBut there is some good news: Since one inch of rain is roughly equivalent to 10 inches of snow, had the nor’easter brought snow, the Shore would have been buried under anywhere from 17 inches of snow in Rumson and Jackson to 29 inches in Berkeley.Alex N. GecanContributing:Erik Larsen, Kathleen Hopkins, Amanda Oglesby, Austin Bogues, Kala Kachmar and Mike Davis. Don't miss a thing Download our apps and get alerts for local news, weather, traffic and more. Search "Asbury Park Press" in your app store or use these links from your device: iPhone app |