Her husband, Paul, said it was the worst storm he had seen in a long time. And we could charge a our smartphones there too. I remember we had to stand in line for hours at Wegmans to get ice. “We had a gas stove that we could use to cook on and she had no electricity at all. “My sister-in-law, who lives in West Allenhurst, had to come stay with us for the week,” she said. Marge Edelson of Ocean Township said her power was out for seven days. A quick thinking city employee was able to fix the problem.Īt the time people were still cleaning up from Hurricane Irene in August of 2011 when Sandy hit and was followed by a nor’easter and a surprise snowstorm in early November. Johnson also recalled some tense moments when it became apparent there could be a failure at the Sewage Treatment Plant on the ocean with disastrous results. He added that we should never underestimate the power of Mother Nature. “I saw the water moving down First Avenue and Sunset Avenue and at Sunset the lake overflowed and there were hundreds of fish and people were catching them and taking them home.” “We have since purchased new generators to keep key city offices running”. “Power was the big problem we didn’t have enough generators,” he said. Giberson still heads the OEM and this week said it could have been worse.

Garrett Giberson, the head of the Office of Emergency Management, was there and recalls the effort to return the city to normal. 13, 2012 to assess the damage from Superstorm Sandy.

Here is what residents recalled about the storm.Įd Johnson, who was Asbury Park mayor at the time, said it was “an extraordinary 10 days,” Asbury Park officials gathered at City Hall on Nov. Sandy is the largest Atlantic tropical cyclone on record based on its storm force wind field. 29, 2012 when it roared ashore with up to 73 mph winds toppling trees, flooding streets and dumping tons of sand all along the beachfronts.Īlthough no longer classified as a hurricane at landfall it was still devastating to residents in this area. The Jersey Shore took a direct hit from Superstorm Sandy 10 years ago on Oct. Pieces of the Asbury Park boardwalk were thrown onto Kingsley Street by the storm.

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