See How Much Rain Fell In Lakewood As River Flooding Alerts Issued

LAKEWOOD, NJ — Stormy weather brought much-needed rain to much of Ocean County over the weekend, but in some areas the amount of rainfall has swollen local rivers and streams.

While wildfire concerns are eased by the influx of heavy rain, the National Weather Service issued warnings Monday morning for part of Ocean County as river gauges showed both the north branch of the Metedeconk River and the Manasquan River have risen above flood stage.

"This is in response to the 5 to 7 inches of rain which fell over the weekend," weather service officials said.

The north branch of the Metedeconk River at Lakewood had risen to 8.08 feet as of 11:15 a.m. Flood stage is 8 feet, officials said.

The Manasquan River was at 15.04 feet as of 11:15 a.m. at Allenwood, near the Brick border with Wall Township. Flood stage is 14.5 feet, weather service officials said.

The National Weather Service Mount Holly office said a high of 5.68 inches of rain was reported in Lakewood. Other reports from the township were of 4.49 inches and 3.29 inches.

Jackson had reports of 3.02 inches and 4.44 inches, and in southern Howell, the highest total was more than 6 inches. That rain will continue to run off into the two rivers.