Little Silver and Oceanport Residents: Coastal Storm Watch Issued For Tonight

By Karen Wall (Patch Staff)

The National Weather Service has issued the following advisory for a coastal storm expected to impact New Jersey beginning early Wednesday evening into Thursday.

Key points from the National Weather Service briefing, posted on Facebook by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management:

•A low pressure system is moving north from the southeast U.S. coast and will affect the mid-Atlantic region into at least Thursday, with the strongest effects felt closer to the coast.

•Rain from the system will overspread all of New Jersey by Wednesday evening, with the heaviest rain expected to fall Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The highest rainfall amounts will be closer to the coast. Around one inch is possible north and west of the I-95 corridor, with more than two inches possible along the coast.

•Winds, from the east, are expected to gust to 35 mph or more at the coast, with guts between 20 and 30 mph inland.

•The onshore flow could produce minor tidal flooding along the entire coast at the time of high tide, between midnight and 1 a.m. Moderate tidal flooding is possible along the coast at the time of the morning high tide on Thursday. Heavy rain at the time of high tide could make flooding worse.

•No river or stream flooding is expected at this time. However, poor drainage flooding is possible where the heaviest rain happens to fall, especially closer to the coast.