UPDATE: Coastal Flood Warning In Effect Through Tuesday In Brick

BRICK, NJ -- (Updated, noon Monday) The National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office updated the coastal flood watch to a warning Monday morning as streets in lowlying areas began flooding from the effects of high tide and a coastal storm.

Forecasters said widespread moderate coastal flooding is anticipated to happen again at high tide Monday evening as well as at Tuesday morning’s high tide.

Roads from Sandy Hook to Little Egg Harbor flooded Monday morning, making streets impassable on Long Beach Island and preventing students from reaching the Marine Academy of Science and Technology on time, forcing a delayed opening at the Monmouth County Vocational School.

Authorities are urging residents to take precautions and make preparations as the other flooding cycles approach.

EARLIER:

Residents of coastal areas of Ocean County should be prepared for the possibility of coastal flooding Monday morning into Tuesday as back-to-back storms push through the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The advisory was issued for all of New Jersey’s coastal counties beginning at 5 a.m. Monday and running through 4 a.m. Tuesday, and becoming a coastal flood watch from then until 1 p.m. Tuesday, forecasters say.

High tide, as usual, poses the most threat of flooding, and high tides are expected at 7:18 a.m. and 7:42 p.m. Monday and at 8:03 a.m. Tuesday, with backbay tides occurring four to five hours later.

Widespread moderate flooding is predicted, especially Tuesday morning, according to the advisory, with flooded roads likely in areas that usually flood.

“Some damage to vulnerable structures is possible on Tuesday morning,” the advisory notes. “Wave action will likely result in significant beach erosion.”

Wave heights on the nearshore ocean waters are expected to be in the 8- to 12-foot range, the forecast says.

In addition to the coastal flooding, an inch or two of snow is possible Monday morning, especially in Ocean and Monmouth counties, the Mount Holly office says.

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