New Storm Could Cause More Jersey Flooding
With protective dunes washed away, small storm may pose big threat
Flooded Mantoloking, N.J., as pictured Wednesday from the helicopter behind the chopper carrying President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. AP Photo.
As if storm-weary New Jersey hadn't suffered enough.
Accuweather.com is reporting that a storm heading up the coast may bring another round of flooding to the state Tuesday night into Wednesday. While the storm just looks like a typical nor'easter, forecasters are worried it may create major flooding:
The concern comes because of the fact that the protective dunes along the coast were basically wiped out from Atlantic City, N.J. on northward. This in turn, allows for any water rise to have free reign to flow into coastal communities with no barriers.
If the storm track holds, Jersey could see a water rise of two to four feet on top of normal tide channels, Accuweather says. That means during high tide Wednesday afternoon, water levels could rise as much as eight or nine feet.
Thankfully, there's still a chance the storm could pass further offshore.
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