Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Those in low-lying areas may want to evacuate, Boro says
Point Borough residents in flood-prone areas are encouraged to move their cars to higher ground and think about evacuating voluntarily, says the Borough Office of Emergency Management. The Borough is asking residents "to prepare, not panic. Those in areas prone to tidal flooding should take steps to protect themselves and their property including, but not limited to, moving cars to higher ground and voluntarily evacuating until the storm has passed," said Kiel Arnone, Borough Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, on behalf of Borough Emergency Management Coordinator Gary Colberg. The Borough is not calling for mandatory evacuations at this time, but will continue to monitor the weather forecasts and the rain, snow, high winds and …
"Coastal Flood Watch" Upgraded to "Coastal Flood Warning"
Point Borough Public Works crews have been cleaning out storm drains and basin tops and getting plowing equipment ready as a winter storm is expected to cause at least some coastal flooding between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Jude Walker, Borough Road Department Supervisor, said the Borough had already been working, during the past few weeks, on the annual maintenance of storm drains. "We changed it up this year, because of Sandy, we started in the areas hardest hit by Sandy," Walker said. "We did Lovelandtown, Sunshine Harbor, Bay Head Shores, other hard hit sections. We also had the trucks out the last few days, going over the hardest hit areas again, in anticipation of this, but also to clean up any remnants left behind …
Monday, March 4, 2013
National Weather Service says storm will include periods of heavy rain and gusts up to 60 mph
The National Weather Service now has a Coastal Flood Watch in effect for the Jersey Shore area from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. The Monday afternoon advisory, issued just before 3 p.m., has the following predictions for the flood watch: "* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS FROM ATLANTIC COUNTY NORTH THROUGH MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES INCLUDING BARNEGAT BAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR WITH POSSIBLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT...SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 258 PM WEDNESDAY WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE WILL THEN OCCUR AT 331 AM THURSDAY WITH A FORECAST …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Storm's track becoming clearer as it approaches
The National Weather Service has upgraded the forecast for tomorrow's predicted storm from a winter storm watch to a winter storm warning. The storm will affect most of our area the hardest from Friday night through Saturday morning. Depending on the track of the storm, there could be snow accumulation of anywhere from 6 to 10 inches as well as "possibly a trace of ice," according to the warning. There may be some snow on Friday morning that is expected to shift temporarily to rain before the full force of the snow is expected to arrive into Friday evening. As much as one or two inches of snow could fall per hour with winds upwards of 40 MPH making for more hazardous conditions. There is also a chance for a thunderstorm rolling through. …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Boro wants those in low-lying or waterfront areas to leave
If you flooded before, if you live on any waterway or in a low-lying area, you should leave for the next two days, says Point Borough. Councilman Chris Leitner issued the following statement in an email Tuesday evening, indicating the warning is in effect from Wednesday through Thursday: "The Borough strongly advises residents consider evacuating during the anticipated storm, especially those in areas prone to flooding," Leitner said in an email. "Under normal circumstances, this would be just another bad storm, but in our weakened state following Hurricane Sandy, we expect greater than usual flooding, additional loss of power and wind damage," Leitner wrote. "Please note debris may become dangerous projectiles during the high winds. …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Event cancelled due to predictions of thunderstorms
A Bonfire Social that had been scheduled for 2 to 9 p.m. today in Point Beach has been cancelled due to predictions of thunderstorms. The event had been scheduled by the Point Beach Recreation Committee at the Maryland Avenue beach. According to an updated weather forecast just released by Point Borough's Bob "Weatherman" Burger, citing the National Weather Service as a source, the forecast is as follows: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1017 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 NJZ013-014-020-026-081500-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-1017 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ... ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES... AT 1014 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A flash flood warning issued for northeastern Ocean County and Monmouth County
A flash flood warning is in place for northeastern Ocean County, including the greater Point area, and Monmouth County, according to alerts posted by Bob "Weatherman" Burger, Point Borough's unofficial weatherman. The flash flood warning is in place until 5:30 PM, according to Burger's Facebook page, which cites the National Weather Service in Mount Holly as an information source. Thunder could be heard in Point Borough before 1:45 and the rain had started before then. The alert says: "AT 130 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF MONMOUTH AND NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASBURY PARK, LONG BRANCH AND TOMS RIVER. THE PRECIPITATION …
Next car show planned for Oct. 7
The Classic Car Cruise planned in Point Beach tonight has been cancelled due to predictions of rain, according to the Point Beach Chamber of Commerce. The next car show, featuring antique cars, hot rods, trucks and motorcycles. is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 7, with a rain date of Oct. 14. When the next one is held, the downtown sections of Arnold and Bay avenues will be closed to through traffic. Ed Austin, DJ Tommy Lynch and the Dance Theatre Project Dancers will provide live entertainment, according to the chamber website. The car shows are sponsored by DeFelice of Point Pleasant Auto Center on Route 88 in Point Borough; All Points Printing and Graphics, Arnold Avenue, Point Borough; Ralph’s Italian Ices, Point Beach; and Auto …
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Emergency management workers encourage residents to be prepared
The Atlantic Hurricane basin is highly active this weekend, and perhaps no one is more worried than the employees of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. Late Friday, Tropical Storm Harvey was upgraded from a Tropical Depression by the National Hurricane Center. While Harvey is forecast to remain in South America, there is plenty of other tropical action waiting in the wings. At least two tropical waves in the Atlantic have more than a 40 percent chance of tropical development, according to the National Hurricane center this weekend. Back at home, we've seen plenty of record setting heat waves this summer. So with over two months left in the Atlantic Hurricane Season, it's no wonder that some are nervous about what the remainder …
William J Moss
7:32 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Lets pray it dont hit us more ›