New Jersey

An early-morning walker passes the rising sun over the Atlantic Ocean in Long Branch, N.J., Sept. 19, 2003, the day after Hurricane Isabel passed through.

The sun rises over mild surf in the Atlantic Ocean on the beach in Long Branch, N.J., Sept. 19, 2003.

Melanie Krogh of Norfolk, Va., leans against the blowing sand from winds whipped up by Hurricane Isabel on the beach in Sea Bright, N.J., Sept. 18, 2003.

A surfer uses his board to block his face from the blowing sand and rain in Cape May, N.J., Sept. 18, 2003. The state received tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Isabel.

Bob McGuigan, left, and an unidentified man, right, flee waves crashing against the boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., brought on by Hurricane Isabel, Sept. 18, 2003. Waves reached 10 to 15 feet and forecasters predicted 2 to 4 inches of rain to fall across the state in the span of 12 hours.

Matt Bernabei takes advantage of the high surf off the Ocean City, N.J., beach brought on by Hurricane Isabel, Sept. 17, 2003.

Owner Bill Wutzer, left, and Guy Guilanza remove a hanging sign from Beachview Steak and Pizza, Sept. 15, 2003, in Seaside Heights, N.J., in preparation for a possible strike by Hurricane Isabel.

Christopher Miller, right, watches the big waves, as he plays with his father, Ken, of Warren Township, N.J., away from the the heavy surf caused by the approaching Hurricane Isabel in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., Sept. 16, 2003.

Bob Fab sells Miss America programs and tickets to the parade on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 16, 2003.

Tom Clement and his wife, Marjorie, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., try to guide their boat onto a trailer as they take it out of the water in Manasquan, N.J., Sept. 16, 2003. The Clements were taking the boat out in anticipation of a possible strike by Hurricane Isabel. The Clements said it was the first time they'd ever taken the boat out because of a storm.

Two women watch as Lloyd Vosseller drives a bulldozer on the beach to push sand up to the dunes in Harvey Cears, N.J., on Long Beach Island, in anticipation of Hurricane Isabel, Sept. 17, 2003.

George Holmberg boards up windows at a store in Barnegat Light, N.J., on Long Beach Island, in anticipation of Hurricane Isabel, Sept. 17, 2003.