Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 700 PM this evening until midnight tonight
...ANOTHER ROUND OF COASTAL FLOODING INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN AN ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE INTO THIS EVENING. ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 700 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* LOCATION...MONMOUTH COUNTY AND MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH THIS EVENING`S HIGH TIDE.
* TIMING...FLOODING WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 730 PM AND 830 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG ARTHUR KILL OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.
* WAVES...WAVES ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF MONMOUTH COUNTY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 FEET.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL FLOOD AND SUSCEPTIBLE STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY. LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE SANDY HOOK, NJ 829 PM TUE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (SANDY HOOK BAY) HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG THE RARITAN BAY, AND ALONG ARTHUR KILL OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. &&
* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN MONMOUTH ... MIDDLESEX ... WESTERN MONMOUTH
Instructions:
THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).
Address/Location
Asbury Park Police Department
1 Municipal Plaza
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-774-1300
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Coastal Flood Warning