The National Weather Service has issued its first formal advisory for a winter storm that will impact the East Coast during the weekend.  The storm is expected to bring moderate coastal flooding to our region, along with the possibility of some snow and rain, strong gusty winds and beach erosion.  Snowfall totals are not predicted at this time but the early estimate is most of the heavy snow will stay away from the beaches in the southern New Jersey shoreline, including Stone Harbor.  However, flooding will be a concern during this event which will last at least Friday and Saturday.  Please keep checking our emergency management website for updates on this storm event.

There will be a full moon during this storm event as well.  For reference purposes, high tide at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City is as follows (please note: The bridge is currently closed for repairs):   Friday:  6:31am, 6:57pm      Saturday:  7:17am, 7:43pm

Here is the storm alert issued on Tuesday, January 19th, for the approaching winter storm:  National Weather Service Briefing Tuesday, January 19th Weekend Coastal Storm