Coastal Flood Advisory Starts At 6 PM

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River road and Chiefs road in Oak Orchard and Riverdale. This is typical of this area for minor tidal flooding ... photo by Danielle McLane
Parking lot and boat ramp flooded at high tide in Cupola Park ... Millsboro, DE
Parking lot and boat ramp flooded at high tide in Cupola Park … Millsboro, DE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PA...NJ...DE...AND MD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1045 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-230400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0014.170722T2200Z-170723T0400Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1045 AM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 6:00 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE...AND
  AREAS ALONG DELAWARE BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE
  TIME OF THIS EVENING`S HIGH TIDE.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT
  OCCURS BETWEEN 7:15 PM AND 8:15 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE ON
  THE BACK BAYS...ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS
  LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...AROUND TWO THIRDS OF A FOOT ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL
  TIDE.

* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST ARE
  FORECAST TO BE 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS
  MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL
FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING
YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO
COSTLY REPAIRS.

FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR
COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES

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IOVINO

 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1054 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-231500-
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
1054 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Delaware, central
New Jersey and southern New Jersey.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

There is a moderate risk for the formation of dangerous rip currents
today.

Thunderstorms may produce damaging wind and poor drainage flooding
rain, mainly late today or tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

There is a risk for a period of severe thunderstorms Sunday and
possibly again Monday, along with heavy rain and possible localized
flooding.

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