A nor'easter that has caused flooding up and down New Jersey's coastline on Saturday is expected to bring two more rounds of inundation in the coming hours, according to the National Weather Service.
The afternoon update from the weather service was predicting minor to moderate coastal flooding at least through Saturday night and potentially lasting into Sunday, especially north of Atlantic City.
"The highest tides most likely to occur Saturday night and
Sunday morning," the forecast said. High tides along the oceanfront will be between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
A state of emergency remains in effect across the state.
Flooding around Saturday morning's high tides prompted bridge closures and left many of Long Beach Island's streets under water.
Bayside areas have been particularly affected. Video published by OCNJ Drone showed the bayside of Ocean City significantly inundated.
The back bay tides will happen between midnight and 1 a.m., with the later times coming the farther inland the coastline is located.
The high tides will continue to be driven in part by the strong winds the nor'easter is packing. They remain persistently north to northeast, with sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts to 60 mph along the coast.
Inland gusts of 30 to 50 mph are expected for most of the state.
Additional rain is expected, with 1 to 2 inches along the I-95 corridor and as much as 1 to 3 more inches along the easter and northern parts of the state, with the rain continuing into Monday.
The rain could affect rivers across the state but most are not forecast to go into flood stage with the exception of the Millstone River, which is forecast to reach minor flood stage early Monday morning.
Isolated poor drainage and urbanized flooding may continue with any heavier rain through Sunday night, the weather service said.
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