4 NJ Counties Under Coastal Flood Advisory

New Jersey faces flood conditions Sunday as a rainy weekend brought by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia is forecast to continue Sunday into Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with some communities seeing more than 4 inches of rain.

Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May and southeastern Burlington counties were under a Coastal Flood Advisory until 9 p.m. Sunday. The area was expected to see up to a foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, the service said, creating flooding conditions for vulnerable roads.

“If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed,” the advisory said. “Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.”

Observers in the Egg Harbor area, Beachwood and Galloway all reported over 4 inches of rain, according to a social media post from the weather service Sunday morning, while an observer Stafford Township reported over 4.5 inches.

Some southern coastal areas of the state saw more than 2 inches of rain from Saturday into Sunday, and communities further up the coast saw over 1 inch, according to the service.

Philippe Papin, a hurricane specialist with the U.S. National Hurricane Center, said early Saturday that the primary risk of the storm system going forward would be the threat of floods from the rain.

Just before the 3 p.m. high tide in Atlantic City on Saturday, the National Weather Service said it had received numerous reports from coastal communities of street flooding and road closures.

The rainy weather was expected to continue Sunday into Monday, with up to an inch possible during the day and overnight, and ongoing showers Monday.

Ophelia came ashore near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, on Saturday morning with near-hurricane-strength winds of 70 mph, but winds weakened as the system traveled north, the center said.

At 11 p.m. Saturday, the center said Ophelia, reduced to a weak form of a tropical storm, was located about 30 miles south-southwest of Richmond, Virginia, and about 85 miles southeast of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Here is the National Weather Service forecast for New Jersey through Monday:

Sunday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 a.m. High near 60. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 52. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.