UPDATE: Watches, Warnings Issued As Nor'easter Bears Down On Shore
Flood warning, winter storm watch among advisories issued.
New Jersey's coastal areas were under multiple severe weather advisories Wednesday as a powerful nor'easter enters the region.
A coastal flood warning, wind advisory and winter storm watch were in effect, as well as a storm warning for offshore waters.
Several municipalities, including Brick, Toms River, Point Pleasant Boro, Waretown, Atlantic City, Ocean City and Barnegat were warning residents of barrier islands and low-lying areas to get to out of harm's way and move their vehicles to higher ground.
Widespread minor tidal flooding with spotty moderate flooding was predicted at times of high tide Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Mount Holly said. Thursday's high tide periods were forecast to be more severe, with widespread moderate flooding and spotty major flooding in certain areas.
"Back bays and tidal tributaries may have a difficult time draining into Friday," the advisory said.
Forecasters were also calling for winds of 30 to 40 m.p.h. with gusts to 60 m.p.h. in coastal areas. The entire coastal area was under a high wind warning until 5 a.m. Thursday.
In the ocean, 8 to 15 foot waves were predicted as part of the storm warning issued by the NWS.
A winter storm watch called for 3 to 5 inches of snow, with a morning mix Wednesday, changing to rain, but then back to snow Wednesday night. "Slushy accumulations" were expected, the watch said, though temperatures above freezing would help keep treated road surfaces clear.
The storm is forecast to move out of the region after 9 a.m. Thursday, giving way to clouds that will likely stick around through much of Friday, with occasional chances of rain or snow showers.
lisad
7:20 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
anyone know the high tide schedule for baywood in brick today and tomorrow
Ri-Brickulous!
7:49 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
High tide for Mantoloking bridge is 7:30 pm & 8 am.
Jim
7:24 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
High tide around 2:45-3:15
lisad
7:31 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
am and pm?
Brandon Lee
7:40 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Yes
Cathy Kessler
7:42 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
You can get the high tide times by downloading the free app from the Weather Channle.
MikeyTheMap
7:49 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
High tides at the Mantoloking Bridge in Barnegat Bay will take place at: Wednesday 6:51 a.m. and 7:26 p.m.; and Thursday 7:58 a.m. and 8:33 p.m..
George
9:06 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
I'm on the mainland in Silverton, Toms River. Approx. when will high tides be here?
Is that info online for the Mathis Rt. 37 bridge, si I can pick a mid-point between the 2 bridges?
Will shelters be opened for all the voluntary evacuees -- and the thousands of soon-to-be-mandatory evacuees, if you believe all the hype?
carolannie10
9:41 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
High tide near Green Island/Kettle Creek will be 7:21 PM Wed & 7:54 AM & 8:29 PM Thurs. Figure a few minutes later for the Silver Bay area. The times you hear for high tides on TV are usually for the ocean areas. It's 4-5 hrs later in the back bay.
carolannie10
9:08 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Check times for tides for just about any local area at saltwatertides.com
Martin
9:09 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Local poliicians are AWOL again! Wake them up so they tell people what (if anything) they're doing. Have they left town? Are they all stocking up on bread and milk instead?
Lifelongbrickresident
10:05 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Acropolis called into NJ 101.5 this morning--you can read it on the NJ 101.5 facebook page. He called in to talk about his plan to request that the Federal Government cover the costs Sandy victims who are required to raise their homes.
educatedsmallbizowner
10:05 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
That is OK for 40 years at least most of the areas that got flooded that were effected by Sandy (the very lowest numbered "hurricane") that i know of. It was just the winds and rain were worse than what we were used too. I got smart moved away from the beach but Still live close enough to enjoy it though but not greedy enough to live there and make all the taxpayers pay to fix it up for "me" 1%er syndrome.
type writer
11:57 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The rain from hurricane Sandy wasnt bad at all. The wind was horrific but the real problem was that it all occured during a full moon. The full moon is the BIG factor here. If Sandy occured during a regular moon or half way in the moon cycle, the flooding would have not been nearly as bad. Full moon high tides are the determining factor between a minor flooding and a major flooding. Plain and simple.
Bob Plunkett
4:38 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
It has nothing to do with greed...we pay for flood insurance. Taxpayers only have to fund it because the government squandered all of the money that thousands of people have paid over the years. I have been paying it for 26 years...never one claim. Then they have to appropriate funds, and many folks think that we are asking for free assistance on the backs of taxpayers. Not true...
proud
5:21 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Superstorm "Sandy" was a hybrid storm that was categorized by the NWS as a post tropical cyclone when it made landfall. Actually, it was a confluence of several weather systems connected to a high tide during a full moon when it made landfall that made it so devastating. The storm or storms was/were really more a a cold weather event than a tropical one. Rainfall was atypically light. I am unclear what "1%er's", you are referring to @educatedsmallbizowner, but the fact of the matter is that 40% of the population in New Jersey live within a flood plain area and 100% of the population will be paying heartily for it via the flawed federal legislation known as the Biggert-Waters Act-2012. That's just the way it is.
Marie Jacobs
10:22 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
You wd think if flooding happens or ifocean breaches they could sound the emergency siren
Southbound
8:34 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013
I agree with you Bob P. 100%. We have homeowners, contents and flood. After 4 long exhausting months of fighting with our ins. companies, we FINALLY came to an agreement. The funny thing is, it's our f----- $$$$$$. Paying for premimums for 15 years. I'm tired and out of patience. I want this nightmare to end so we can move on to the next chapter of our lives.
educatedsmallbizowner
2:20 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Thanks "Proud" for your comments.....the 40% that live in a flood plain is that based on the new or old fema flood maps? Thank you also for the info re the Biggert-waters act i will review. Sadly, even I whom is not a scientist knows you do not screw with nature especially "water". I am still not sure why I should pay for someone living in a flood plain. I am only 50 years old and do due diligence before buying my investment properties and my own homes. I have seen enough destruction via the news and in real life that tells me respect water (ocean., tributaries, rivers, aquifers and etc.) for today and the future. We have had major town destroying floods in Manville/Green Brook, continuous beach erosion and flooding from LBI north. Ikes what about the Passaic river flooding in little falls and Wayne. Why do non flood plain owners continuously pay for these bound to happen events..... I am not bitter but just trying to be realistic... when is enough enough... When does the continuous surge in taxes and or "fees" end..... not just for me but my kids in PA that are paying for it (whom do not live in any flood plain) and my grandkids that will have to pay for this waste full spending...
proud
3:39 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
@esbo, the 40% is the current percentage in N J. The "old" maps (FIRM's) that are currently effective identify the base flood elevations (BFE's) of properties. The "new" maps that came out in December are advisory base flood elevations (ABFE's) and are incomplete and likely to change, when preliminary maps are proposed (likely In August for our area). At that time they will be subject to appeal, and inevitably, litigation. After August, it is expected to take one to two years to formally adopt the maps as effective FIRM'S, and that is what flood insurance is, and will be rated on.
As to flooding that is "bound to happen", perhaps our founding fathers should have thought about that when they bought Manhattan Island for twenty four bucks. How would they have known what the metropolitan area would be almost four hundred years later? The fact of the matter is that major population centers will be based in water locales, and those who suggest that the property owners in those areas should just pay up or move is ridiculous.
Lastly, There are many programs that are taxpayer funded that I, like you, object to. Suffice it to say, that with a sixteen trillion and counting dollar deficit, ourselves, our children, and grandchildren have effectively been mortgaged, and, yes much of it on wasteful spending.