Coastal Flood, High Wind Warnings In Effect For Ocean City Tuesday

OCEAN CITY, NJ — A Coastal Flood Warning and a High Wind Warning will both be in effect for Ocean City on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service out of Mount Holly.

The Coastal Flood Warning is in effect from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The warning states moderate coastal flooding may occur for several hours around high tides.

High tides in Ocean City will take place at 10:14 a.m. and 10:37 p.m. on Tuesday. A tide that could reach seven feet on the mean low water scale is possible, city officials reiterated Monday morning.

By comparison, the January 2016 nor'easter (Jonas) reached 8.46 feet on the same scale, and tides during a storm on Jan. 23 of this year reached 7.22 feet.

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. 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. Those who are considering taking advantage of the parking situation should read this letter from Trinity.

The High Wind Warning is in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Sustained onshore winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph will generate storm surf that will prevent the back bays from fully draining at low tide.

Residents should secure loose objects on their property, and all contractors are asked to secure job sites.

Residents should write down the following emergency contact numbers for local utility companies should you experience outages or other problems during the upcoming storm:

• Atlantic City Electric: 800-833-7476
• South Jersey Gas: 888-766-9900
• Comcast Cable: 800-COMCAST (800-266-2278)

The utility companies recommend you contact them directly as soon as you experience a problem so that they can properly track outages and repairs.

For emergencies, call 911. For non-emergencies, call 609-399-9111.

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