Bill Barlow

At close to 575 miles across, Hurricane Erin came second in size only to Superstorm Sandy since accurate data was available as it made its way up the coast last week.

The storm brought tidal flooding and towering waves and left a wake of ruined vacation plans and saltwater-damaged vehicles, but Erin stayed well out to sea and spared South Jersey anything close to the damage from Sandy 13 years ago.

Just the same, Erin took a toll, washing tons of sand from beaches.

“We took a beating. I’m not going to say we didn’t,” Upper Township Mayor Curtis Corson said Monday. In the Strathmere section of his community, erosion had already cut steep cliffs into the dunes in the north end.

Over the weekend, with tides still high and the waves still powerful, public works teams and lifeg

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