After a long stretch of pleasant weather over the last few weeks that brought in the fall season, things are expected to take a turn for the worst in New York and New Jersey throughout the next couple of days.
On Wednesday, a slow-moving nor'easter, bringing heavy rains, high winds and the threat of coastal flooding, began creeping into the tri-state area. The storm is expected to cause widespread minor flooding during high tide fueled by onshore winds Thursday afternoon that could continue through Sunday along the Jersey Shore. Rough surf could also cause beach erosion along the Jersey Shore while heavy rain could contribute to road flooding, reports NBC 4 New York.
A coastal flood advisory is in effect up and down the New Jersey coast as well as the Delaware Bay from 11 a.m. Thursday until 5 p.m. Friday.
The bulk of the heavy rain is expected to occur Thursday and Friday, forecasters predict. After that, the storm will gradually peter out, but dreary conditions with occasional rain could last into the beginning of next week.
"It's not going to be raining every minute of every hour," said David Stark, a New York-based meteorologist for the National Weather Service, according to NJ.com. "It's more going to be periods of rain."
Between Thursday and Saturday morning, South Jersey could see up to 4 inches of rain, while Northern New Jersey could see up to 2 inches, forecasters said. However, because New Jersey has been relatively dry in recent months, flooding is not expected to be an issue inland.
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