patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Coastal Storm

Thursday, December 27, 2012

7 Ocean Breaches in Mantoloking, Debris on Route 35

Determination on access to come soon

The ocean breached the dunes in seven places – from Lyman Avenue to Downer Avenue – during Wednesday's coastal storm, the Mantoloking Office of Emergency Management has confirmed. "Ocean water pushed through and brought significant amounts of water and debris onto Route 35," the borough's OEM office reported in a post to its Facebook page. After the ocean breached, the wind shifted to the southwest, causing "significant" bayside flooding, the office said. Flooding reached the top step of the borough hall building on Downer Avenue and was measured at 2.9 feet above normal at Old Bridge Street. "We need to see what happens during the next two tidal cycles to see about access [Friday]," the post said. A determination on access for borough …

Comment_arrow

Bill Cooper

3:57 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013

"Gay" stopped being an insult when I was 12, so I can only surmise that you're a prepubescent kid playing on dad's computer.   more ›

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

VIDEO: Waves, Some Flooding at Manasquan Inlet

Swells coming over 'the wall' on Point Pleasant Beach side

Bob Gibson

4:26 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012

whats the deal with the high water level? 3 times since the storm toms river bays have flooded streets garages, etc. Does it take a while for hurricane conditions to go away and the water level go back to normal...or are we in a new era where every rainstorm causes 4ft sheetrock cuts like we all have in our houses now?   more ›

Flood Watch, Wind Advisory in Effect for Shore

No snow predicted in mid-week storm, however

It won't be a repeat of the 2010 post-Christmas blizzard, but a coastal storm will bring rain, high winds and the threat of flooding to the Shore area Wednesday into Thursday. A coastal flood watch was in effect for Monmouth and Ocean counties and a wind advisory stretched the entire length of the shoreline from Sandy Hook to Cape May. Rain was forecast to begin falling across the region by 1 p.m., forecasters with the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly predicted. Wind gusts were forecast to reach up to 40 m.p.h. during the afternoon Wednesday and up to an inch of rain was possible. Heavy rain is forecast to continue through Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with as much as two additional inches falling. Wind gusts could …

Resident

4:39 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Have to believe this is the new normal. The bay had to fill with sand giving runoff no where to go except to flood the low lying areas.   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?

Patch Picks

 
 

Videos