Coastal Flood Advisory, Flood Watch For Ocean City Monday

OCEAN CITY, NJ - More flooding may be on its way to Ocean City. Ocean City will be under a Coastal Flood Advisory and a Flood Watch on Monday, the National Weather Service announced. The Coastal Flood Advisory will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26. The Flood Watch will be in effect from 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, until 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Monday morning’s high tide is expected to bring a level of 6.0 feet on the mean low water (MLW) scale, according to the advisory. This is about the same level as the tides on Saturday evening (6.05 MLW) and Sunday morning (5.97 MLW) that brought flooding to the island, according to a special weather statement issued by the city Sunday evening.

Visit www.ocnj.us/octides to compare the prediction to other recent and historic tide levels. If predicted rain coincides with high tide, conditions could be worse. High tide is expected at about 10:08 a.m. Monday morning on the bay side of the city.

“Street flooding is likely prior to high tide and may last for several hours,” city officials said. “Vehicles should be moved from areas that typically experience tidal flooding. The roads closer to the beach including Central and Wesley avenues are typically at higher elevation.”

Parking will be available at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 20 North Shore Road in Marmora. Anyone looking to take advantage of this service should read this letter from Trinity first.

Residents and visitors should never attempt to drive through flood waters, and do not drive around barricades. For police and fire department emergencies, call 911. For non-emergencies, call 609-399-9111.

The attached image of flooding on 30th between West and Haven from Saturday night was posted in the Ocean City, NJ Flooding Facebook group and used with permission.