Coastal Flood — Western Cape May, New Jersey

2022-01-03 · Western Cape May, New Jersey

Event narrative

Widespread moderate tidal flooding occurred and there were numerous road closures. The tide gauge at Sea Isle City reached 6.71 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Stone Harbor reached 7.10 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Cape May Harbor reached 7.45 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at the Cape May Ferry Terminal reached 7.98 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

Deepening low pressure passed off the Middle Atlantic Coast on January 3. The resulting onshore flow caused moderate coastal flooding in the tidal areas of Cape May County and Atlantic County around the time of the morning high tide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996547. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.