Coastal Flood — Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

2023-06-03 · Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Widespread roadway flooding and some property flooding occurred in the tidal areas of Atlantic County. The tide gauge at Absecon reached 6.73 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at the Atlantic City Marina reached 6.73 feet MLLW, the tide gauge on the oceanfront at Atlantic City reached 7.30 feet MLLW, the tide gauge on the Inside Thorofare at Atlantic City reached 6.90 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Margate reached 6.83 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure centered well off the coast and strong high pressure building southward from eastern Canada resulted in the development of a steady onshore wind on June 3. The pattern brought widespread moderate tidal flooding to the southern part of the New Jersey coast around the evening high tide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105328. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.