Determination on access to come soon
- PUBLIC SAFETY
- Daniel Nee
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
The ocean breached the dunes in seven places – from Lyman Avenue to Downer Avenue – during Wednesday's coastal storm, the Mantoloking Office of Emergency Management has confirmed. "Ocean water pushed through and brought significant amounts of water and debris onto Route 35," the borough's OEM office reported in a post to its Facebook page. After the ocean breached, the wind shifted to the southwest, causing "significant" bayside flooding, the office said. Flooding reached the top step of the borough hall building on Downer Avenue and was measured at 2.9 feet above normal at Old Bridge Street. "We need to see what happens during the next two tidal cycles to see about access [Friday]," the post said. A determination on access for borough …
No snow predicted in mid-week storm, however
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Daniel Nee
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
It won't be a repeat of the 2010 post-Christmas blizzard, but a coastal storm will bring rain, high winds and the threat of flooding to the Shore area Wednesday into Thursday. A coastal flood watch was in effect for Monmouth and Ocean counties and a wind advisory stretched the entire length of the shoreline from Sandy Hook to Cape May. Rain was forecast to begin falling across the region by 1 p.m., forecasters with the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly predicted. Wind gusts were forecast to reach up to 40 m.p.h. during the afternoon Wednesday and up to an inch of rain was possible. Heavy rain is forecast to continue through Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with as much as two additional inches falling. Wind gusts could …
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