Dangerous winds swept across the area late Sunday through Monday afternoon, and according to the state climatology office at Rutgers University, Beach Haven recorded the highest gust in the state with 60 miles per hour.

A gust of59 miles per hour was recorded in Tuckerton, which tied for the second highest with Newark Airport. Harvey Cedars and the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township both had gusts of 55 miles per hour while theNorthBeach Havensection of Long Beach Township had a burst of windclocked at 48 miles per hour.

Jason Franklin, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, said most of the peak…