Coastal Flood — Cumberland, New Jersey

2025-08-21 to 2025-08-22 · Cumberland, New Jersey

Event narrative

Widespread moderate flooding occurred in the tidal areas of Cumberland County. There were many road closures with the flood waters affecting numerous homes and businesses. The tide gauge at Bivalve reached a level of 8.90 feet MLLW and the tide gauge at Greenwich reached a level of 8.22 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

Storm surge from Hurricane Erin and an upcoming New Moon resulted in moderate to locally major high tide levels on the night of August 21, 2025 across coastal areas of New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277561. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.