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Harvey Cedars Police Department
Monday March 13th, 2017 :: 04:07 a.m. EDT

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Coastal Flood Warning until 03:00PM Tuesday

...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO PASS NEAR CAPE HATTERAS ON MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE REACHING THE WATERS OFF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON TUESDAY. THE RESULTING STRONG ONSHORE WIND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ON TUESDAY. ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE...INCLUDING LOWER DELAWARE BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH THE TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE.

* TIMING...FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 9:15 AND 10:15 AM TUESDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* WAVES...1 FOOT OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO FLOOD WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. WAVE ACTION IS FORECAST TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. FORECAST TIME OF PREDICTED LOCATION HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL SANDY HOOK 9:51 AM TUE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (SANDY HOOK BAY) SEASIDE HEIGHTS 9:21 AM TUE NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) ATLANTIC CITY 9:30 AM TUE NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) CAPE MAY 10:04 AM TUE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) LEWES 10:44 AM TUE NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW DELAWARE (DELAWARE BAY) REHOBOTH BEACH 9:49 AM TUE NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW DELAWARE (OCEANFRONT) HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY ... CAPE MAY ... COASTAL ATLANTIC ... COASTAL OCEAN ... CUMBERLAND ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... MIDDLESEX ... OCEAN ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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

Address/Location
Harvey Cedars Police Department
7606 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-494-6509

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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

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