Some pretty incredible wind gust reported!

[Trugunzn]

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
830 AM EDT SAT SEP 02 2006

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0600 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CAPE MAY 38.94N 74.91W
09/01/2006 M60.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ CO-OP OBSERVER

60 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED IN CAPE MAY.

0630 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OCEAN CITY 39.27N 74.60W
09/01/2006 M64.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ BROADCAST MEDIA

WIND GUST OF 64 MPH REPORTED IN OCEAN CITY. ALSO,
NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES REPORTED COUNTYWIDE.

0712 PM TSTM WND GST LEWES 38.78N 75.15W
09/01/2006 M62.00 MPH SUSSEX DE BUOY

62 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT LEWES.

0740 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DENTON 38.88N 75.82W
09/01/2006 CAROLINE MD TRAINED SPOTTER

SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES REPORTED DOWN.

0800 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE WHITESBORO-BURLEI 39.06N 74.83W
09/01/2006 M2.50 INCH CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN GREEN CREEK BY 8 PM.

0800 PM NON-TSTM WND GST AVALON 39.09N 74.74W
09/01/2006 M60.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

60 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED IN AVALON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH.

0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WILDWOOD 38.99N 74.82W
09/01/2006 CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

A 3-STORY STRUCTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED IN
WILDWOOD AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAPLE AND PARK CRUSHING A
PICKUP TRUCK.

0800 PM FLASH FLOOD SEA ISLE CITY 39.15N 74.70W
09/01/2006 CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN SEA ISLE WITH SOME STREETS
INUNDATED WITH 2-3 FEET OF WATER.

0856 PM FLASH FLOOD WILDWOOD 38.99N 74.82W
09/01/2006 CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

FLOODING REPORTED IN AND AROUND WILDWOOD. ALSO, INBOUND
WILDWOOD BOULEVARD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

1106 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CAPE MAY 38.94N 74.91W
09/01/2006 M68.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ CO-OP OBSERVER

A MEASURED 68 MPH WIND GUST AT CAPE MAY ALONG WITH 2.89
INCHES OF RAIN.

1122 PM HEAVY RAIN WEST CAPE MAY 38.94N 74.94W
09/01/2006 M4.00 INCH CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

4.00 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED IN WEST CAPE MAY.

1122 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CAPE MAY 38.94N 74.91W
09/01/2006 M61.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ AMATEUR RADIO

TRAFFIC LIGHTS BLOWN DOWN.

1125 PM FLOOD OCEAN CITY 39.27N 74.60W
09/01/2006 CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING REPORTED FROM 17TH STREET
SOUTHWARD. DRAINAGE PIPES BACKING UP, FLOODING
INTERSECTIONS. BACKBAY WATERS COMING OVER BULKHEADS AS
WAVES CRASH ONTO THE SHORE.

1154 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WILMINGTON 39.74N 75.53W
09/01/2006 M47.00 MPH NEW CASTLE DE ASOS

A 47 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY
AIRPORT IN WILMINGTON.

1215 AM NON-TSTM WND GST OCEAN CITY 39.27N 74.60W
09/02/2006 M72.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ BROADCAST MEDIA

A PEAK WIND GUST OF 72 MPH WAS MEASURED ATOP THE MUSIC
PIER AT OCEAN CITY.

0100 AM NON-TSTM WND GST NORTH WILDWOOD 39.00N 74.80W
09/02/2006 M75.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

A 75 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED IN NORTH WILDWOOD.

0139 AM NON-TSTM WND GST DOVER 39.16N 75.52W
09/02/2006 M61.00 MPH KENT DE ASOS

A 61 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT DOVER AIR FORCE BASE.

0139 AM NON-TSTM WND GST MILLVILLE 39.39N 75.05W
09/02/2006 M46.00 MPH CUMBERLAND NJ ASOS

A 46 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MILLVILLE AIRPORT.


0145 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NNE SEA ISLE CITY 39.21N 74.67W
09/02/2006 M81.00 MPH CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

AN 81 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED ALONG THE CAPE MAY
COUNTY SHORE IN STRATHMERE.

0404 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WRIGHTSTOWN 40.03N 74.63W
09/02/2006 M39.00 MPH BURLINGTON NJ ASOS

A 39 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT MCGUIRE AIR FORCE
BASE.

0559 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NE PHILADELPHIA 40.06N 75.07W
09/02/2006 M43.00 MPH PHILADELPHIA PA ASOS

A 43 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NORTHEAST
PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT.

0607 AM NON-TSTM WND GST PHILADELPHIA 40.01N 75.13W
09/02/2006 M40.00 MPH PHILADELPHIA PA ASOS

A 40 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT PHILADELPHIA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

0638 AM NON-TSTM WND GST POTTSTOWN 40.25N 75.64W
09/02/2006 M44.00 MPH MONTGOMERY PA ASOS

A 44 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE POTTSTOWN AIRPORT.


0651 AM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT POCONO 41.12N 75.36W
09/02/2006 M40.00 MPH MONROE PA ASOS

A 40 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT THE POCONO MOUNTAINS
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

0715 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BELMAR 40.18N 74.03W
09/02/2006 M45.00 MPH MONMOUTH NJ ASOS

A 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE BELMAR-FARMINGDALE
AIRPORT.

[terstorm1012]

I imagine, all of these wind gusts would have been several orders higher had Ernesto spent less time over Florida and wound up to a Cat 2 or 3.

What a wacky wild storm!

[Trugunzn]

AN 81 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED ALONG THE CAPE MAY
COUNTY SHORE IN STRATHMERE.

anyone live near Cape May??

[Thunder44]

I walked down to Rockaway Beach around 11:30am. The winds there were probably gusting over 50mph. Sand blown all around the boardwalk and in my eyes.

[Extremeweatherguy]

The thing that is weird is the fact that these wind gusts occured AFTER the final advisory was written. This has got to be the first time I can remember seeing a TD produce 81mph wind gusts.

[Jim Cantore]

High pressure to the north is creating a tight pressure gradient, causing these high winds.

[terstorm1012]

yup hurrfloyd, happens often when we get storms tropical and extratropical with this synoptic set up.

[Windsurfer_NYC]

I was over at the Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays, NY around Noon (the webcam is out ). Winds were blowing 30-40mph, gusting to 50, making it necessary to lean into the wind several times. Several surfers were braving the High Surf Advisory put out by the NWS, but the windsurfers had to head for the protected bays. I've uploaded some photos of the crashing waves to my Flickr account.

[oceancounty]

We had gusts up to 60 mph here in Ocean County last night. I had lost power for a few hours but it is back on now. It is still raining and we have winds from the East at 32 mph gusting to 45 mph as of 3:25 pm. It is also getting quite humid here. Humidity is 84%.

[stormtruth]

Looks like some stronger bands are developing -- or at least one anyway that could head north towards NYC.

weather channel radar