Gusty northwest winds that reached as high as 66 mph occurred from the late morning into the early evening across New Jersey. The combination of the strong to high winds, heavy wet snow and trees still with leaves caused widespread outages in Northwest New Jersey. About 105,000 homes and business lost power throughout the state. Northwest New Jersey took the brunt of the hit as Jersey Central Power and Light reported about 80,000 homes and businesses lost power. It took until the 31st for power to get fully restored. Even in places where there was no snow, scattered power outages (25,000 additional homes and businesses) occurred.
In Morris County, Washington, Mount Olive and Jefferson Townships were hit the hardest. More than 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in those townships. There were still 5,500 without power in Washington Township on the 29th. In Washington Township, about 25 roads were closed because of downed trees. Police responded to ten times the average number of calls and there were 1,500 weather related responses in all. In Mount Olive Township, there were about 1,000 police calls and thirty reports of property damage. In Randolph Township, a downed Bradford Pear tree damaged a home. Some schools were closed on the 29th because of either closed roads or power outages.
In Hunterdon County, Lebanon Township was hardest hit with a dozen major roads closed, some through the 31st. One school district was also closed through the 31st. Shower facilities were made available by the township for residents who lost power. In Glen Gardner, one home caught on fire after its occupants used its fireplace to try to keep warm. More than 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Califon, Clifton, Flemington, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge and Readington.
In Warren County, Hackettstown was hardest hit with power outages (about 7,000) as over 20,000 county residents lost power in Allamuchy, Hackettstown, Independence, Liberty and Mansfield. A shelter was opened at the Mansfield Township Elementary School. Hotels were booked solid. The county responded to about 600 emergency calls. Numerous roads were blocked by downed trees including U.S. Route 46. In Sussex County, there were 443 weather related calls in Sparta Township alone. New Jersey State Route 15 was closed during the afternoon.
In Central New Jersey, about 9,000 homes and businesses lost power. In Princeton (Mercer County), U.S. Route 206 was closed because of downed wires. In Camden County, a few schools dismissed children early after power was lost. About 1,100 homes and businesses lost power in the county.
Wind damage increased in the southern part of the state as this was the area with the highest reported wind gusts. County Route 553 was closed between Gloucester County and Salem County because of downed trees and wires. About 2,700 homes and businesses lost power in Gloucester County. In Salem County, about 1,400 homes and businesses lost power. The strong winds also sent waves from the Delaware River crashing over the sea wall at the Pennsville Riverview Beach Park. In Atlantic County, about 530 homes and businesses lost power. U.S. Route 9 in Absecon was closed because of a downed tree and the eastbound lanes of U.S. Route 30 (The Whitehorse Pike) was closed in Mullica Township because of downed wires. In Cape May County, part of the roof was blown off the Beach Terrace Motor Inn in Wildwood. The Cape May Zoo was closed because of the high winds. About 4,000 homes and businesses lost power. Cumberland County took the hardest hit in the southern part of the state as about 6,200 homes and businesses lost power. Power was not fully restored until the 29th. A downed tree on a substation in the western part of the county accounted for outages to 2,000 customers. Shingles were torn from homes in Maurice River Township. A downed tree damaged the roof of the Vineland Free Library. About 2,400 homes and businesses lost power. Downed trees and wires closed New Jersey State Route 47 in Maurice River Township, New Jersey State Route 55 in Millville and the westbound lanes of New Jersey State Route 49 in Millville.
Peak wind gusts include 66 mph in Cape May (Cape May County), 59 mph at the Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County), 52 mph at High Point (Sussex County), 50 mph in Hammonton (Atlantic County), Barnegat Light (Ocean County), Wildwood (Cape May County) and the Atlantic City International Airport, 48 mph in Newport (Cumberland County), 47 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County) and Millville (Cumberland County) and 44 mph at the Atlantic City Marina.  The peak wind gusts occurred during the middle of the afternoon on the 28th as the pressure gradient (difference) tightened quickly between the departing and intensifying low pressure system moving into New England and a high pressure system moving east from the central United States.
A low pressure system developed on the stalled front over North Carolina on the afternoon of the 27th. It slowly moved northeast and intensified rapidly. By 2 a.m. EDT on the 28th it was just off the New Jersey Coast and had a central pressure of 1003 millibars. At 8 a.m. EDT on the 28th, the low pressure system was approaching central Long Island, New York and the pressure lowered to 995 millibars. It proceeded to move northeast and was a 989 millibar low pressure system near Hartford, Connecticut at 2 p.m. EDT on the 28th and a 986 millibar low pressure system along the northern Vermont and New Hampshire border at 8 p.m. EDT on the 28th. By evening this low pressure system was far enough away that winds decreased.

High Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 13:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 13:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 13:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 28-OCT-08 11:00:00 to 28-OCT-08 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 MG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper