Ocean City Sees Plenty Of Flooding During Storm

OCEAN CITY, NJ — On the eight year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy hitting the Jersey Shore, another storm brought flooding to Ocean City. Luckily, it wasn't anything like the 2012 storm, but Ocean City could still see coastal flooding through Friday night.

Wind and heavy rain hit Ocean City on Thursday, and the National Weather Service expects precipitation to continue primarily before 1 p.m. Friday.

Several people posted pictures of flooded streets on the Ocean City, NJ Flooding Facebook group, run by the Ocean City, NJ Flooding Committee, a civilian group and chapter of Higher Ground. The committee also encourages residents and homeowners to upload pictures to iseechange.org, which connects the public and experts on changing environments.

Ocean City reached 6.3 feet on the mean low water scale — the threshold for "moderate" coastal flooding — during high tide at around 8 a.m. Friday. The island may endure "minor" coastal flooding during high tide Friday night, projected for 8:27 p.m.

But it appears the weather will clear up by Halloween. The city scheduled trick-or-treating for 4-7 p.m. Saturday. Here's the NWS's forecast through Saturday night:

• Friday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 53. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

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