The National Weather Ser­vice has can­celled the Coastal Flood Warn­ing that had been in effect for the Jer­sey Shore through much of the day on Thurs­day, Octo­ber 10th.  The warn­ing has been replaced with a Coastal Flood Advi­sory that remains in effect through Fri­day, Octo­ber 11th, until 5:00pm.

A nor’easter weather sys­tem con­tin­ues to remain next to the south­ern New Jer­sey coast­line and will con­tinue to bring show­ers, rain, gusty winds, and minor coastal flood­ing to our region for the next 24 hours.  It is still pos­si­ble that dur­ing two high tide events on Fri­day that spotty to wide­spread minor coastal flood­ing may occur.  Please be advised that any heavy rain­fall dur­ing these high tide events may aggra­vate flood­ing con­di­tions in flood-prone areas.  Never attempt to drive your vehi­cle through any stand­ing water on local streets.  If you have any emer­gency, please call 911.

Rainy and windy weather will remain in our fore­cast for the next 48 hours.  Please be advised that Ocean Drive head­ing north towards the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge will con­tinue to be closed by local police due to wave over­wash onto the road­way.   Con­tinue to mon­i­tor tra­di­tional local media fore­casts for updated infor­ma­tion, and be sure to view ShoreTV Chan­nel 2 for updates as well.  It is pos­si­ble that the National Weather Ser­vice may extend the advi­sory into the begin­ning part of the weekend.

High tides: High tide is fore­cast at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City on Fri­day at 1:08am and 1:42pm. High tide is fore­cast at Stone Harbor/Great Chan­nel on Fri­day at 1:35am and 2:09pm.

Here is the text of the Coastal Flood Advi­sory posted by the National Weather Service:

Coastal Flood Advi­sory in effect until 5 PM EDT Fri­day… … Coastal Flood Warn­ing is cancelled…

The National Weather Ser­vice in Mount Holly has issued a coastal Flood Advi­sory… which is in effect until 5 PM EDT Fri­day. The coastal Flood Warn­ing has been cancelled.

* Loca­tion… the New Jer­sey coast.

* Coastal flood­ing… wide­spread minor tidal flood­ing will con­tinue through late this after­noon and is fore­cast with the Fri­day after­noon high tide. Any heavy rain that might occur near the time of high tide would con­tribute to the flooding.

* High surf with incom­ing east­erly swells of 6 to 9 feet will prob­a­bly result in beach erosion.

* Tim­ing… high tide has passed for today. High tide along the Delaware and New Jer­sey coasts occurs between 200 PM and 230 PM Fri­day. High tide on the back bays occurs later than the high tide along the ocean front.

* Impacts… wide­spread road­way flood­ing will con­tinue through late this after­noon and is fore­cast with the Fri­day after­noon high tide… with areas of heavy rain con­tribut­ing to the problem.

* Out­look… minor tidal flood­ing might also occur on Sat­ur­day and Sunday.

* Seas… wave heights on the ocean waters will be 6 to 10 feet. Wave heights on the Delaware Bay will be 3 to 6 feet.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A coastal Flood Advi­sory indi­cates that minor tidal flood­ing is antic­i­pated. Minor tidal flood­ing often results in some Road clo­sures. Usu­ally… the most vul­ner­a­ble road­ways will flood.

Do not leave your vehi­cle at a loca­tion that is prone to tidal flood­ing. 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.

The National Weather Ser­vice has now issued a Coastal Flood Warn­ing for the Bor­ough of Stone Harbor and sur­round­ing com­mu­ni­ties.  The flood warn­ing is now in effect until 5:00pm on Thurs­day, Octo­ber 10th.  There is the lik­li­hood of wide­spread minor coastal flood­ing with the poten­tial for mod­er­ate coastal flood­ing in flood prone areas.  Res­i­dents who live in areas that typ­i­cally flood are advised to move their vehi­cles out of the street and away from flood prone areas.

A per­sis­tent coastal storm will con­tinue to bring gusty winds, rain, and coastal flood­ing to our region today.  The storm has caused some power out­ages in our com­mu­nity dur­ing the morn­ing hours and pond­ing of water in some streets has occured.  If the early after­noon high tide event coin­cides with heavy rain­fall, flood­ing issues could become aggra­vated.  Beach ero­sion has also been expe­ri­enced in some coastal communities.

One traf­fic note: The Avalon Police Depart­ment con­tin­ues to close Ocean Drive towards the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge due to wave over­wash onto the road­way. Please take an alter­nate route.

High tides: High tide is fore­cast at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City on Thurs­day at 12:37pm, and again on Fri­day at 1:08am and 1:42pm. High tide is fore­cast at Stone Harbor/Great Chan­nel on Thurs­day at 1:04pm, and again on Fri­day at 1:35am and 2:09pm. The Thurs­day mid­day high tide may bring the most severe flood­ing to our region dur­ing this coastal storm event.

Here is the text of the Coastal Flood Warn­ing issued by the National Weather Service:

Coastal Flood Warn­ing in effect until 5 PM EDT this afternoon…

The National Weather Ser­vice in Mount Holly has issued a coastal Flood Warn­ing… which is in effect until 5 PM EDT this after­noon. The coastal Flood Advi­sory is no longer in effect.

* Loca­tion… the south­ern New Jer­sey and Delaware coasts… as well as the lower Delaware Bay.

* Coastal flood­ing… mod­er­ate coastal flood­ing is antic­i­pated around this afternoon’s high tide.

* At Cape May, New Jer­sey (ocean­front), high tide occurs at 114 PM, with a fore­cast tide level of 7.5 to 8.0 feet above mean lower low water.

* High tide on the back bays and along the Delaware Bay occurs later than the high tide on the oceanfront.

* Seas… wave heights on the ocean waters will be 6 to 10 feet. Wave heights on the Delaware Bay will be 3 to 6 feet.

* Impacts… numer­ous road­ways will flood and minor to mod­er­ate prop­erty dam­age is pos­si­ble. The Tides and wave action will result in mod­er­ate beach ero­sion. Heavy rain may also fall around the time of high tide adding to the increase in water lev­els. A major­ity of the mod­er­ate flood­ing will take place in and along the Delaware Bay.

* Out­look… minor tidal flood­ing is also pos­si­ble dur­ing the sec­ond half of the day high tide cycle on Fri­day. Minor tidal flood­ing might also occur on Sat­ur­day and Sunday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A coastal Flood Warn­ing indi­cates that mod­er­ate or major tidal flood­ing is immi­nent or occur­ring. 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. You will be putting your­self in dan­ger and your vehi­cle may be dam­aged… lead­ing to costly repairs.

The National Weather Ser­vice has posted a Coastal Flood Advi­sory for the Bor­ough of Stone Harbor and sur­round­ing com­mu­ni­ties.  The advi­sory is now in effect until Fri­day, Octo­ber 11th, at 5:00pm.  A coastal storm devel­oped overnight and came close to the coast­line of New Jer­sey.  Heavy rain fell dur­ing the overnight hours and caused some minor street flood­ing and scat­tered power out­ages through­out Cape May County.  The storm is still expected to bring rain, heavy at times, to our area through­out the day on Thurs­day.  If rain is falling heavy dur­ing time of high tide this after­noon, some wide­spread minor street flood­ing may occur.  Please exer­cise cau­tion while dri­ving over the next few days.  Never attempt to drive through pud­dles or stand­ing water.  If you have an emer­gency, please dial 911.  Strong winds may accom­pany this storm at times over the next few days.  If you have any loose objects out­side of your home, includ­ing trash cans, please secure them.

One traf­fic note:  The Avalon Police Depart­ment con­tin­ues to close Ocean Drive towards the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge due to wave over­wash onto the road­way.  Please take an alter­nate route.

High tides:  High tide is fore­cast at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City on Thurs­day at 12:37pm, and again on Fri­day at 1:08am and 1:42pm.  High tide is fore­cast at Stone Harbor/Great Chan­nel on Thurs­day at 1:04pm, and again on Fri­day at 1:35am and 2:09pm.  The Thurs­day mid­day high tide may bring the most severe flood­ing to our region dur­ing this coastal storm event.

Please pay atten­tion to tra­di­tional media out­lets through­out this storm.

Here is the text of the Coastal Flood Advi­sory issued by the National Weather Service:

Coastal Flood Advi­sory now in effect from 11 am this morn­ing to 5 PM EDT Friday…

* loca­tion… the New Jer­sey and Delaware coasts… as well as the lower Delaware Bay.

* Coastal flood­ing… wide­spread minor tidal flood­ing is fore­cast dur­ing the Thurs­day after­noon high tide cycle. There is still a small chance for pock­ets of mod­er­ate coastal flood­ing but the most likely out­come for Thurs­day after­noon is a minor event. Any heavy rain that might occur near the time of high tide would con­tribute to the flooding.

* High surf with incom­ing east­erly swells of 6 to 9 feet will prob­a­bly result in beach erosion.

* Tim­ing… high tide along the New Jer­sey and Delaware ocean front occurs between noon and 130 PM Thurs­day. High tide on the back bays and along Delaware Bay occurs later than the high tide along the ocean front.

* Impacts… wide­spread road­way flood­ing is fore­cast with the Thurs­day after­noon high tide… with areas of heavy rain con­tribut­ing to the problem.

* Out­look… minor tidal flood­ing is also pos­si­ble dur­ing the sec­ond half of the day high tide cycle on Fri­day. The coastal Flood Advi­sory has there­fore been extended through a good por­tion of Fri­day after­noon. Minor tidal flood­ing might also occur on Sat­ur­day and Sunday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A coastal Flood Advi­sory indi­cates that minor tidal flood­ing is antic­i­pated. Minor tidal flood­ing often results in some Road clo­sures. Usu­ally… the most vul­ner­a­ble road­ways will flood.

Do not leave your vehi­cle at a loca­tion that is prone to tidal flood­ing. 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.