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Jersey Shore Floods as Nor'easter Weakens
Nor'easter leaves Jersey Shore with eroded dunes and flooding.
In brief
Nor'easter leaves Jersey Shore with eroded dunes and flooding. The nor'easter that hit the East Coast over the weekend caused heavy erosion and flooding at the Jersey Shore, with water levels reaching nearly 8 feet above low tide. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
Nor'easter hits East Coast
A nor'easter swept the East Coast over the weekend.
“The nor'easter that hit the East Coast over the weekend caused the worst erosion and flooding at the Jersey Shore since Superstorm Sandy in 2012”
Heavy erosion in beach communities
Dunes washed away in Atlantic City and Brigantine.
“About half of the dunes are left in the impacted areas”
Water levels rise
Water reached nearly 8 feet above low tide in Atlantic City.
“The strong winds pushed the water over 3 feet above the typical level at high tide”
Beaches closed
Beaches closed since Friday due to erosion.
“Beaches have been closed since Friday”
State of emergency
Eight counties under state of emergency.
“A state of emergency issued for eight counties on Friday remains in effect”
Power outages
708 people without power in Atlantic City.
“Atlantic City reported 43 outages impacting 134 people”
Water recedes slowly
Water recedes slowly with more rain expected.
“The Jersey Shore can expect another 0.1 to 0.5 inches of rain before the storm passes”
Storm moves out
Storm moves into Gulf of Maine by Tuesday.
“The storm is expected to move into the Gulf of Maine by Tuesday”
Weather clears
Sunshine and high temperatures in the 70s.
“The weather will begin to clear up Tuesday morning, and sunshine and high temperatures in the 70s are forecast through the end of the work week”
Here's the gist
The nor'easter that hit the East Coast over the weekend caused heavy erosion and flooding at the Jersey Shore, with water levels reaching nearly 8 feet above low tide.
