![]() August 25, and the following day a mandatory evacuation effective starting 6 a.m. All Atlantic County shore communities east of Route 9-including Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport-were placed under a voluntary evacuation at 8 p.m. In Cape May County, New Jersey, OEM Director Frank McCall ordered a mandatory evacuation of barrier islands effective on Thursday Aug 25 and all residents from the county Friday at 8 a.m. The Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) opted to dispatch roughly 6,000 workers in case of power outages, with 840 lineman and 540 tree contractors. That same day, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey suspended incoming flights at the five metropolitan airports under its jurisdiction and the on Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) rapid transit system. New Jersey Transit rail, bus and light rail operations were suspended for Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28. ![]() Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency on August 25, with President Obama reaffirming the declaration by August 27. Hurricane warnings ultimately covered 11 counties, with tropical storm warnings in another six counties. A day later, this was upgraded to a hurricane warning, including the northernmost portion of the coastline to the New York border. Accordingly, the agency issued a hurricane watch for the East Coast of the United States from the North Carolina/Virginia border to Sandy Hook in New Jersey. On August 25, the NHC predicted Irene would be over New Jersey within three days. The risk of any severe thunderstorms has subsided, the weather service said.A restaurant boards up in preparation for Irene in Ocean City, New JerseyĪs early as August 23, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicted that Hurricane Irene – then located over The Bahamas as a major hurricane – would be near New Jersey within five days as the storm moved around the subtropical ridge. North Jersey forecast: What to expect Tuesday as nor'easter hits North Jersey Winds from 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph will occur along the coast on Tuesday. Winds from the northeast to the northwest will range from 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 30 mph away from the state's coastline, according to DiMartino. "Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts are expected throughout the region." "The area of low pressure will intensify over New Jersey coastal waters and south of Long Island with waves of moderate to very heavy rainfall Tuesday," said Steven DiMartino, a private meteorologist with NY NJ PA Weather. ![]() First responders continue to work to rescue multiple cars trapped in water and clear local streets. Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties, as well as areas north of the I-78 corridor are at the greatest risk of flash flooding, the weather service said. Sussex and Morris counties are expected to receive an additional 2 to 3 inches of heavy rain Tuesday, forecaster said. Between an inch to two inches of rain has already fallen in many northern counties and these areas are likely to receive an additional 1 to 2 inches of beginning Tuesday morning. for the northeast part of the state, forecasters said. Steady and heavy rainfall is expected to begin around 4 p.m. "The exact location and movement of a slow moving band of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms through this afternoon will determine whether and where a swath of 5 to 6 inches of rainfall totals," the National Weather Service's New York office said, which covers the five northeast counties including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic counties. ![]()
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