Coastal Flood in Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

Coastal Flood September 20, 2024 · Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

What the National Weather Service wrote

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 7.2 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Margate reached 6.68 feet MLLW.

The wider storm

A prolonged period of onshore flow due to an offshore coastal storm + a full moon resulted in higher tides and moderate coastal flooding in some communities of coastal New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1208497. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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