Coastal Flood — Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

2024-02-13 · Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Widespread roadway flooding and some property inundation occurred in the tidal areas of Atlantic County. The tide gauge on the oceanfront at Atlantic City reached 7.09 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Margate reached 6.65 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

A strong coastal system pushing offshore resulted in increasing surge values upwards of 2-3 feet above the astronomical tides, which will resulted widespread and impactful

coastal flooding issues with the high tides on February 13th. The peak of the surge coincided with the high tide along much of the Atlantic coast of New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152680. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.