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Coastal Flood — Western Monmouth, NJ

Mar 13, 2010

The pounding surf and moderate to locally severe coastal flooding took its toll on the New Jersey coast. The tidal flooding in Monmouth County brought back memories of the December 1992 nor���easter. Wave heights reached 7 to 9 feet. In Middlesex County, vertical cuts reached 2 to 3 feet. The tide washed away a waterfront walkway in Pert Amboy. In Monmouth County, on the Raritan Bay side, a 20 foot wide cut in a dune occurred at Point Comfort in Keansburg. Shore Boulevard was severely flo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 222362). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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