Coastal Flooding and Severe Weather Impact Infrastructure in Jersey Shore Communities
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What happened
A nor'easter brought heavy rain and high winds to the East Coast, causing major flooding across the Jersey Shore. Coastal flooding impacted infrastructure and commerce in Manasquan and Ocean City. Governor Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency covering eight coastal counties in New Jersey.
From phillyvoice.com, abc7ny.com
Why it matters
The severe weather led to power outages affecting more than 20,000 residents in the affected areas. Coastal flooding damaged first floors of beach homes and made streets impassable in several communities.
An incident occurred in the town limits of Manasquan.
From phillyvoice.com
Who's involved
- ManasquanA community experiencing severe coastal flooding and infrastructure impacts.
- Ocean CityA city affected by coastal flooding and business disruption.
- Cape MayA county whose status was included in the state of emergency declaration.
- New JerseyThe state whose jurisdiction was under the emergency declaration.
- Jersey ShoreThe coastal region experiencing widespread physical impacts.
- Monmouth CountyThe county whose boundaries include Manasquan.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- ManasquanSpeculative
The borough could face revenue losses due to infrastructure damage and operational halts.
- New JerseySpeculative
The state could incur costs associated with the coordinated, state-wide emergency response.
- Jersey ShoreSpeculative
The region could face supply chain disruptions due to widespread infrastructure failure.
How this reaches others
Each traced step by step, with the reporting behind it- How does the severe weather event affect the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection?NJDEP must coordinate response efforts during severe coastal floodingReported
- How does the nor'easter storm affect infrastructure and commerce in Ocean City?Ocean City faces property damage and impassable streets from coastal floodingReported
- How will the nor'easter storm impacts affect New Jersey?Severe nor'easter triggers state of emergency and widespread coastal floodingReported
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Coastal flooding impacted infrastructure and commerce in the affected areas.1 source
Severe weather warnings and storm impacts are affecting Manasquan and Cape May.1 source
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The entities involved
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Manasquan
borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
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