The combination of a strong high pressure system to the north and a nor'easter low pressure system that passed to the east of New Jersey,  produced strong to high winds along coastal areas from Ocean County southward. It also caused heavy rain to fall during the afternoon and evening on the 16th across southeast New Jersey and minor tidal flooding during the morning high tide on the 17th. Storm totals averaged 1.5 to 3.0 inches across southeast New Jersey. The rain started across the region during the evening of the 15th. The heaviest rain fell during the afternoon and evening of the 16th. Precipitation changed to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain before it ended across interior sections of Atlantic and Ocean Counties. All precipitation ended around 1 a.m. EDT on the 17th. The strongest winds mainly occurred during the afternoon and evening of the 16th. That was when the tightest pressure gradient (difference in surface pressure between the high and low pressure system) occurred along the coast of New Jersey.
The high winds caused a few scattered outages and the heavy rain caused minor flooding. Other than the evening high tide on the 16th at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), all other minor tidal flooding occurred on the morning of the 17th after the precipitation had ended.

Storm totals included 3.25 inches in Cape May (Cape May County), 3.10 inches in Point Pleasant (Ocean County), 2.54 inches in Forsythe (Atlantic County), 2.41 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County, 2.03 inches in Seaville (Cape May County) and 1.75 inches in Absecon (Atlantic County) and 1.71 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County). Peak wind gusts included 61 mph at the Cape May County Airport, 60 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 58 mph in Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 56 mph in Barnegat (Ocean County), 54 mph at the Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County), 46 mph at the Atlantic City Marina (Atlantic County) and 45 mph in Avalon (Cape May County). The highest tides included 6.89 feet above mean lower low water in Sandy Hook (Monmouth County) and 6.73 feet above mean lower low water in Cape May (Cape May County). Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water.
The heavy rain, tidal flooding and strong to high winds were caused by a nor'easter low pressure system that developed on a cold front that moved through the area on the 15th. The low pressure system formed over South Carolina and Georgia on the morning of the 16th and moved northeast. At 2 p.m. EDT on the 16th, it was near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; at 8 p.m. EDT that evening, it was just east of Virginia Beach; at 2 a.m. EDT on the 17th, it was about 100 miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey and was about 100 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts at 8 a.m. EDT on the 17th. As central pressures go, this was not particularly a powerful system; it was only 996 millibars the morning of the 17th. What contributed to the event was the strong high pressure system (about 1040 millibars the morning of the 16th). It supplied the fresh cold air and increased the pressure gradient (and consequently the wind) between itself and the developing nor'easter low pressure system. This difference (and thus the winds) peaked during the afternoon and evening of the 16th.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 06:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Coastal Flood in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 05:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Coastal Flood in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 06:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Coastal Flood in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 06:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Heavy Rain in CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CAPE MAY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heavy Rain in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ESTELL MANOR
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heavy Rain in OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BEACH HAVEN
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 14:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 14:00:00 to 17-MAR-07 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 13:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 12:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Coastal Flood in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 16-MAR-07 06:00:00 to 16-MAR-07 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station