Longport Recovers from Storm Damage

Longport suffered significant beach erosion and tidal flooding following the severe weekend nor’easter that battered the Jersey Shore. Clean-up and damage assessments are currently underway.

Tidal Flooding: The storm brought high winds and intense coastal storm surges. Longport residents reported terrifying conditions on Friday night, with tidal waters rising exceptionally high and reaching up to the second steps of front porches on some properties.

The storm ripped sand away from the dunes, leaving sections of fencing completely gone – only bare posts remaining. With this damage, the Longport shoreline is more vulnerable heading into the next round of storms.

DUNES AND SAND FENCES DAMAGED. 11th Avenue Beach

Mayor Armstrong: The Point and Beaches withstood Nor’easter:“At The Point, we got the new seawall completed just in the nick of time, and it held. Point Park saw no interior damage behind it, and without that new wall, I’m pretty sure we would have lost the park’s corner. The beach dunes were hit hard, but they performed the way they are supposed to, keeping water out of every beachfront street.”

Severe Dune Erosion: The rough surf caused heavy beach erosion, notably leaving a 5-foot vertical cliff in the dune line at the 11th Avenue Beach.

Longport resident Lou Berneman described the storm’s impact on his neighborhood.

“Friday night was scary. First time we’ve seen water get up to the second step towards the front porch,” Berneman said.State and federal officials, alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey DEP, are evaluating the full extent of the coastline damage throughout the week to determine recovery funding.