MyCentralJersey: Major flooding expected as NJ braces for hurricane


Cars head west on Route 72 in Stafford Friday. Heeding the advice of state and local officials, visitors to Long Beach Island took the evacuation route away from the island.
Photo Credit: Tim McCarthy  

Dangerous Hurricane Irene was expected to brush the New Jersey coast on Sunday, spawning damaging winds and possibly record rainfall and coastal flooding, according to experts.

“It has the potential to be on par with some of the more destructive storms on record, and let’s hope we’re wrong,” said David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist at Rutgers University. 

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 8/28/2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Climate
Tags: hurricane new jersey hurricane irene climate coastal flooding damage
 

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