For the third straight day, coastal communities in Monmouth and Ocean counties dealt with road flooding, damaging winds and pouring rains. Watch video
It doesn't have the intensity that a direct hit from Hurricane Joaquin would have had, but the nor'easter that is hammering the New Jersey coast this weekend is also not going quietly.
For the third straight day, coastal communities in Monmouth and Ocean counties dealt with road flooding, damaging winds and pouring rains.
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While the Shrewsbury River was flooding the side streets on the west side of Sea Bright on Saturday afternoon, the Atlantic Ocean flooded the newly reopened Donovan's Reef tiki bar with water and yellow foam.
Monmouth Beach's Beach Tavern was completely surrounded by water at high tide and a few blocks away, two guys pushed a disabled car down a flooded street.
The strong winds also created piles of sand on streets, boardwalks and stairways adjacent to the beaches the sand should have been on.
As of 4:30 p.m. Saturday, there were more than 1,400 power outages reported in New Jersey's coastal counties, according to Jersey Central Powr & Light and Atlantic City Electric.
In Ortley Beach, waves pounded a protective sand dune during high tide. But as of 2 p.m., the berm was still holding strong thanks to some emergency repairs made between the tide cycles.
In a few other towns, where similar dunes had been constructed in advance of the storm, several people with metal detectors could be seen searching through the newly placed sand for valuables.
A house on the Grassy Sound, just north of North Wildwood in Cape May County collapsed into the inlet around midnight during high tide Saturday morning.
Police in Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton blocked access to the waterfront neighborhoods in their respective municipalities on Saturday afternoon due to flooding.
In addition to the rain, wind and flooding, the nor'easter also brought crowds of sightseers to the shore.
With Mother Nature's cooperation, groups of curious residents stopped by area beachfronts to witness the storm's wrath for themselves and yes, even take a couple selfies.
"This is incredible," Brick Township resident Lori Hingos said while stopping by Seaside Park with her husband, Michael, on Friday night to see the nor'easter in action. "The waves are amazing right now, and they're coming right up."
The next high tides are expected to start impacting the Jersey Shore shortly after midnight on Sunday, with the high tides in the rivers and bay following shortly after.
--NJ Advance Media's Tim Darragh contributed to this report.
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