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
Another National Weather Service update coming Monday
Coastal flooding may be just one of the features of harsher weather moving into the Jersey Shore region late Wednesday into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The 5 p.m. briefing from the weather service is as follows: "Executive Summary •Low Pressure from the midwest is expected to intensify along the Virginia/ North Carolina coast around midweek, then move east or northeast late Wednesday and Thursday. •Moderate to major coastal flooding is possible along the Atlantic Coast (both NJ and DE). Moderate flooding is possible along the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, the Delaware Bay, tidal Delaware River, and the Raritan Bay. Tides to watch are Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. •Winds could gust to 60 MPH …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
See how many inches have fallen in your area with the LIVE map below.
The map above, provided by the National Weather Service, shows snowfall in the past 24 hours in Point Borough and Point Beach. It is updated every 6 hours. This is not a map showing overall snow depth: It only tracks the amount of snow that has fallen in the past day.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Tonight's commute will be "treacherous," says state Police and Emergency Management
The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the National Weather Service, is monitoring a major coastal storm expected to impact the state today and tomorrow. State emergency management officials anticipate coastal flooding, high wind conditions, snow, sleet, and even blizzard conditions in the northeast corner of the state, according to a prepared statement from state Emergency Management. The State Emergency Operations Center in West Trenton will be activated at 7 a.m. today, and will remain open as long as necessary to meet anticipated challenging conditions. "This is a dangerous storm; and we ask motorists to be careful while driving. There is also the potential for downed trees and wires because of wind …
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. …
Friday, December 28, 2012
About an inch is forecast, NWS says
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Friday, December 28, 2012
The National Weather Service is predicting about an inch of snow will accumulate in the Shore area Saturday. An area of low pressure to the south of the region will bring a period of rain and snow, and accumulations will range from a half-inch to an inch of snow depending on the storm's exact track, the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly said. Saturday's high temperature is expected to be 38 degrees. A flood warning also remains in effect for rivers and small streams in Ocean County, related to Wednesday's rain storm. That warning is set to expire Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. The sun will return on Sunday, predicted to be a breezy day with a forecast high of 37 degrees
Saturday, February 11, 2012
National Weather Service predicting various amounts depending on location
It looks like Monmouth and Ocean Counties should see a storm starting Friday night, and lasting all day Saturday, that could deliver as little as a dusting and as much as two inches of snow - depending on your location. The National Weather Service is predicting the storm could deliver close to half an inch of snow before the sun comes up tomorrow across much of the area. The snow should continue until around 1 p.m. when warmer temperatures should result in a shift to rain. Snow accumulations for Saturday could be as high as two inches depending on the location. Farther south, the storm is expected to make much less of an impact. The National Weather Service is calling for little or no accumulation tonight in Barnegat. The storm should …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Winter weather advisory in effect for Ocean and Monmouth into tomorrow
Ocean and Monmouth counties can expect up to 3 inches of snow within the next 36 hours, meteorologists say, but warming temperatures are expected to change the precipitation to rain as the approaching storm winds down. A winter weather advisory will be in effect for both counties from 1 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, said meteorologist Kristin Kline of the National Weather Service's Mount Holly station. At the Shore, the snow "will begin after midnight tonight and continue through the early part of tomorrow morning," Kline said. "Then it's going to change over to sleet, and there may even be a brief period of freezing rain." (The difference? Sleet falls as frozen precipitation – think tiny ice pellets bouncing off your windshield. Freezing …
carol jones
11:59 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
hoping the weatherman is actually wrong on this one enough already more ›