Flooding Saturday Morning in Aberdeen

Aberdeen, NJ - As expected, Amboy Avenue, Lakeshore Drive and Greenwood Avenue all flooded Saturday morning, coinciding with the high tide at 6:56 a.m.

It’s deep enough that drivers should not drive through, said Aberdeen Police Chief John Powers. The next high tide for the Matawan Creek/Rt. 35 bridge is 7:24 p.m. Saturday.

There was also a minor accident so far Saturday at the Matawan-Aberdeen train station, he said.

Police expected the flooding, and put barricades up Friday along Amboy Avenue, Lakeshore Drive, Greenwood Ave., Ocean Blvd and the Cliffwood Beach section — all areas that typically experience flooding. Minor to moderate flooding is predicted along Raritan Bay, where wave heights will build to 3 to 6 feet on Saturday.

The storm is only going to get worse: The snow will pick up, falling faster and heavier Saturday morning into Saturday evening, falling at a rate, at times, of 1 to 2 inches an hour. Central Jersey is estimated to get 14 to 20 inches total.

The winds will pick up, with some gusts up to 60 mph. It’s now looking like the northern part of the state will get more snow than previously expected, with Essex, Hudson and Union counties now predicted to get up to 24 inches.

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