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Nor'easter floods Jersey Shore communities
Coastal homes submerged as rare September storm hits New Jersey.
In brief
Coastal homes submerged as rare September storm hits New Jersey. A rare September nor'easter flooded Jersey Shore communities, damaging first floors of homes and causing widespread power outages. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
Storm hits Jersey Shore
A powerful nor'easter slammed the East Coast this weekend.
“A powerful nor'easter slammed the east coast this weekend with heavy rain and high winds causing major flooding in the jersey shore”
Coastal flooding
Severe flooding damaged first floors of homes in Sea Isle City and Wildwood.
“Severe flooding in many communities on the jersey shore, including sea isle city, wildwood, manasquan and ocean city, has caused damage to first floors of beach homes and made streets impassable”
Evacuation warnings
Manasquan mayor recommended residents evacuate as streets became impassable.
“Manasquan mayor michael mangan recommended residents evacuate, according to cbs news”
Rescue operations
Police rescued people and a dog from flooded motels in Egg Harbor Township.
“On saturday morning, floodwaters ranging from 2 to 3 feet deep filled first-floor rooms at the travel inn and new sea breeze motels in egg harbor township, where police rescued several people and a dog”
Power outages
Over 20,000 new jersey residents faced power outages.
“As of sunday morning, there were more than 20,000 new jersey residents facing power outages”
State of emergency
New jersey governor declared state of emergency in eight coastal counties.
“In anticipation of the storm, new jersey gov. mikie sherrill on friday declared a state of emergency in eight coastal counties, atlantic, burlington, cape may, cumberland, middlesex, monmouth, ocean and salem”
Unusual timing
Nor'easters typically occur between october and march, not in september.
“It's unusual a nor'easter, named for the direction of its wind patterns, to occur in september. The coastal storms typically appear between october and march, with a peak during the winter months”
What happens next
More flooding expected as rain continues into evening.
“With more rain in the forecast on sunday, there could still be additional tidal and coastal flooding into the evening”
What it means
A rare September nor'easter flooded Jersey Shore communities, damaging first floors of homes and causing widespread power outages.
