{"id":23752,"date":"2024-03-22T05:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=23752"},"modified":"2024-03-22T05:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:26:47","slug":"flood-watch-issued-as-noreaster-could-bring-4-inches-of-rain-to-n-j-shore-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2024\/03\/flood-watch-issued-as-noreaster-could-bring-4-inches-of-rain-to-n-j-shore-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Watch Issued As Nor&#8217;Easter Could Bring 4 Inches of Rain to N.J. Shore Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15868\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-22-at-5.18.34\u202fAM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15868\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15868\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-22-at-5.18.34\u202fAM-1024x665.png\" alt=\"Expected rainfall totals in the March 23, 2024 storm. (Credit: NWS)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Expected rainfall totals in the March 23, 2024 storm. (Credit: NWS)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire Shore area, as a storm system approaches with the potential to drop four inches of rain \u2013 or more in some areas \u2013 on the region Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The flood watch is in effect from 4 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. The flooding referenced will primarily be caused by rain rather than tides, though tides may still run high this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Widespread heavy rainfall of 2 to 3.5 inches is forecast from Friday night through Saturday evening with locally higher amounts possible, the NWS said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations,\u201d the watch statement said. \u201cCreeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good afternoon! It&#39;s shaping up to be a very wet, windy weekend with 2-3+ inches of rainfall forecast for the period Friday night through Saturday evening. This will bring the threat of urban and small stream flooding Saturday with river flooding possible by Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9rvv9SEW8\">pic.twitter.com\/b9rvv9SEW8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWS_MountHolly\/status\/1770907837893357985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rain is expected to move into the area after 2 a.m. Saturday morning, the NWS forecast said. The worst of the storm will come during the day Saturday, when 1-2 inches or more of rain will fall within hours. It will also be windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 30 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 40 m.p.h. The winds will gradually shift to the northeast.<\/p>\n<p>Rain will continue until about 11 p.m. Saturday night, with windy conditions continuing. Sunday will bring partly sunny skies with a high near 47. But it will remain windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 40 m.p.h.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2024\/03\/flood-watch-issued-as-noreaster-could-bring-4-inches-of-rain-to-n-j-shore-saturday\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire Shore area, as a storm system approaches with the potential to drop four inches of rain \u2013 or more in some areas \u2013 on the region Saturday. The flood watch is in effect from 4 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. 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