Ocean City Under Coastal Flood Advisory Saturday Night

OCEAN CITY, NJ — For the second consecutive night, Ocean City will be under a Coastal Flood Advisory. The National Weather Service has issued the advisory for 7 p.m. Saturday night, Aug. 11, until 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, Aug. 12.

With a new moon coming Saturday, predictions for exceptionally high tides are in the forecast for Saturday (9:07 p.m.) and Sunday (9:57 p.m.) on the bay side of Ocean City, according to a special weather statement issued by city officials Saturday morning.

Flooding on low-lying streets is possible and could be worse if predicted rain coincides with high tide. For Saturday evening, the National Weather Service predicts a tide of 5.7 feet on the mean low water (MLW) scale, which is above its threshold for minor tidal flooding. Predictions for Sunday night are also at 5.7 feet. See sampling of Ocean City historic tides for context: www.ocnj.us/octides.

Street flooding could occur prior to high tide and may last for several hours, officials warned. The roads closer to the beach including Central and Wesley avenues are at higher elevation. These roads also offer the safest routes of travel across the length of the island.

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

Residents and guests are reminded not to drive through flood waters or around barricades. For police and fire department emergencies, call 911. For non-emergencies, call 609-399-9111.

There was also a Coastal Flood Advisory in effect Friday night. Anyone who has pictures of flooding from the weekend they would like to share with Ocean City Patch can send them to Anthony.Bellano@patch.com and we will post them here.

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