New Jersey, 2007

Coastal Flood in New Jersey, December 22 to 23, 2007

December 22 to 23, 2007 · NWS PHI · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A strong area of high pressure over far northern New England during the morning of December 21st, slowly moved eastward during the 22nd. Meanwhile, a storm system quickly moved off the Southeastern United States coast and out to sea.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

A strong area of high pressure over far northern New England during the morning of December 21st, slowly moved eastward during the 22nd. Meanwhile, a storm system quickly moved off the Southeastern United States coast and out to sea. This setup allowed for a fairly prolonged period of onshore winds, which then turned to the south or southeast late on the 22nd or early on the 23rd. The combination of the persistent onshore flow, coupled with the full moon, produced areas of minor tidal flooding with the morning high tides on the 22nd and 23rd. The most widespread and highest tidal flooding occurred with the morning high tide on the 22nd. Highest tides included 7.07 feet above mean lower low water at Cape May (Cape May County) and 6.78 feet above mean lower low water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water. Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.7 feet above mean lower low water.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 21, 11:31 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 11:31 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Western Monmouth

When
December 22, 4:30 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Monmouth

When
December 22, 4:30 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Ocean

When
December 22, 4:30 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Atlantic

When
December 22, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Eastern Cape May

When
December 22, 5:00 AM EST to December 23, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Flood, Western Cape May

When
December 22, 5:00 AM EST to December 23, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Coastal Flood
Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 68559, 68560, 68561, 68562, 68563, 68565.