See Rainfall Totals In The Point Pleasant Area; Flooding Alerts Issued

POINT PLEASANT, 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.

A coastal flood warning is in effect for Ocean County until 6 p.m. Monday.

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 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.

Continuing runoff from the weekend storms will affect downstream parts of the rivers over the coming hours.

The National Weather Service Mount Holly office had a report of 3.5 inches of rain in Point Pleasant Beach and of 3.75 inches in Mantoloking.

In Brick there were reports of 4.88 inches and 3.92 inches of rainfall for the three days, officials said.