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Coastal Flood — Eastern Essex, NJ

Jan 13, 2024

Strong low pressure shifted northeast through the eastern Great Lakes on January 13, 2024, sending a warm front through during the morning hours, followed quickly by a cold front. Strong winds produced by this system, combined with peaking high astronomical tides associated with a recent new moon, produced widespread moderate coastal flooding along the tidal waterways of Northeast New Jersey.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1160596). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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