Some of the scarps on the beach in Ventnor, New Jersey, are 5 feet tall.

(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

At a Glance

High tides from the storm washed away mounds of sand.The cliffs are called scarps.Some of them are 15 feet tall.

Tropical Storm Melissa left a mark on the Jersey Shore.

High tides and strong waves tore out chunks of beaches, leaving behind steep inclines. Some of these inclines, called scarps, are , according to nj.com.

Stewart Farrell, a beach expert with Stockton University, told the Associated Press Melissa eroded all the state's beaches to some degree.

"All the beaches have lost their summer berms," he said. "Sand was shifted seaward into about 10 feet of water. These deposits will form offshore bars in a few weeks."

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Other than Long Island Beach, the northeast part of all of New Jersey's barrier islands "took a hit of significant scale," said Farrell, who is director of Stockton's .

Erosion was particularly bad in North Wildwood, Strathmere and the northern end of Atlantic City's beach, he said.

A passerby looks over a newly formed cliff at a beach in Ventnor, New Jersey, on Monday, October 14, 2019. More than three days of high tides and strong winds caused some beach erosion at the New Jersey shore, ranging from minor to moderate.

(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

At least some of that sand is expected to be returned to the shoreline over the winter by wave action.

Tropical Storm Melissa caused for several days, first as a non-tropical nor'easter, then as a subtropical storm and eventually a tropical storm.