The combination of spring tides coming off the recent new moon and a rapidly intensifying low pressure system that passed east of Delaware on the 31st produced a strong onshore flow and widespread minor with pockets of moderate tidal flooding during the daytime high tide along the ocean as well as in Raritan and Delaware Bays. In Monmouth County in Monmouth Beach, three roads in the borough were closed at high tide. In Middlesex County, in Woodbridge, the higher than normal tides backed water into the Woodbridge River. The river flooded several streets (including Vesper and Port Reading Avenues) in the township as flood waters reached up to several homes.  The high tide reached 8.52 feet above mean lower low water at South Amboy (Middlesex County), 8.43 feet above mean lower low water at Keansburg (Monmouth County), 8.08 feet above mean lower low water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), 7.92 feet above mean lower low water in Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County), 7.26 feet above mean lower low water at Cape May Harbor (Cape May County), 7.15 feet above mean lower low water in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), 6.84 feet above mean lower low water at Point Pleasant (Ocean County). Minor tidal flooding begins at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water and moderate tidal flooding begins at 7.7 feet above mean lower low water. In Delaware Bay, the tide reached 7.44 feet above mean lower low water at Reedy Island (New Castle County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 7.2 feet above mean lower low water. The low pressure system that caused the minor tidal flooding formed along the Virginia coast during the early morning on the 31st. By 7 a.m. EST on the 31st it had deepened to a 995 millibar low pressure system. It then moved slowly northeast as it intensified. At 1 p.m. EST that afternoon it had deepened to 990 millibars and was located about 200 miles east of the Delaware coast and at 7 p.m. EST that evening, it had deepened to 976 millibars, but was already about 200 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This made it only a one high tide cycle event for widespread minor to moderate tidal flooding. because of the spring tides, pockets of minor tidal flooding occurred with the afternoon high tide on the 30th along the ocean.

Coastal Flood in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Coastal Flood in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 31-JAN-06 07:30:00 to 31-JAN-06 12:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION