An intense nor'easter brought strong to high winds across most of central and southern New Jersey on the 6th into the 7th as well as minor to moderate tidal flooding along Raritan Bay, lower Delaware Bay and on the ocean side. The coastal flooding was exacerbated by wave action as waves off of Barnegat (Ocean County) reached 15 feet and seas offshore 25 feet. The coastal flooding caused new breaches in Mantoloking, flooded roadways and prompted some voluntary evacuations in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Peak wind gusts reached around 70 mph and downed trees, tree limbs and wires and caused some structural damage. About 50,000 homes and businesses lost power. Power was restored by the 7th. Because of the adverse weather, New Jersey Transit cross honored rail and bus tickets. Trash pick-ups were postponed. At least minor tidal flooding persisted into the morning high tide cycle on the 10th.  This was the greatest and most persistent tidal flooding to affect the New Jersey coast since Hurricane Sandy last October.
Minor tidal flooding started with the high tide cycle on the morning of the 6th in Cape May County. Widespread minor tidal flooding occurred with the afternoon high tide cycle on the 6th and then areas of moderate tidal flooding occurred  during the morning high tide cycle on the 7th. This high tide cycle caused the most road closures. Minor tidal flooding also occurred with both high tide cycles on the 8th. On top of the tidal flooding was wave action as well as heavy rain. In addition, the persistent north to northeast winds prevented the back bays from emptying. The highest tide at Cape May (Cape May County) reached 7.54 feet above mean lower low water and at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County) 7.63 feet above mean lower low water. Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.7 feet above mean lower low water. The highest tide at Atlantic City (Atlantic County) reached 6.95 feet above mean lower low water. Moderate tidal flooding starts at 7.0 feet above mean lower low water.  Other highest tides for this event included (there are no established category thresholds at these sites) 8.02 feet above mean lower low water at South Amboy (Middlesex County) and Keansburg (Monmouth County), 6.86 feet above mean lower low water at Sea Bright (Monmouth County) and 7.29 feet above mean lower low water at Sea Isle City (Cape May County).
In Monmouth County, voluntary evacuations were requested in Brielle and Manasquan.  Along Raritan Bay, New Jersey State Route 35 was closed in Aberdeen. In Union Beach,  Florence Avenue and Front Street (near the Flat Creek) were closed.  Along the ocean side, New Jersey State Route 36 (Ocean Avenue) was closed from Sea Bright through Highlands. In Sea Bright, flood waters reached homes and in the downtown area, vehicles and buildings were surrounded by flood waters. Flooding also occurred along New Jersey State Route 36 in Long Branch.  Other road closures occurred in Manasquan, Monmouth Beach and Sea Girt.
In Ocean County, on the ocean side, in Mantoloking, three dune breaches closed New Jersey State Route 35 between Herbert and Lymans Street. The roadway was reopened later on the 7th. Voluntary evacuations were recommended in Toms River, Brick, and Long Beach Townships. Tidal flooding was reported in Long Beach Township in its Brant Beach and Holgate areas.  On the bay side of Ocean County, in Berkeley Township, tidal flooding in Barnegat Bay reached into Balsam Drive, Main Street and Bayview Avenue. Roadways on Pelican Island and Seaside Park also had some water on them. In Lacey Township, tidal flooding was reported in the Hawaii section as well as along the Bayside Beach Club.
In Atlantic County, tidal flooding damaged 500 homes along the bay side in Atlantic City.  The Black Horse Pike (U.S. Routes 40 and 322) were reduced to just one lane in both directions between Atlantic City and Pleasantville. Exit 2 off of the Atlantic City Expressway was closed because of this flooding. In Absecon, flooding affected the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30) and the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 9.  Tidal flooding closed Ohio Avenue and Shore Road.
In Cape May County, tidal flooding closed the George Redding Bridge (State Route 47) leading into Wildwood. Roadway flooding was reported in Ocean City (where residents were advised to move their vehicles to higher ground), Avalon and Stone Harbor. Vehicles were trapped in flood waters on Landis Avenue in Sea Isle City.  Angelsea Drive was closed in North Wildwood.  Tidal flooding was also reported in Washington Township in Burlington County.
Northeast winds intensified as the morning of the 6th continued and reached their peak during the afternoon and early evening. As winds slowly backed to the north during the evening, wind speeds diminished.  The high winds blew off part of the roof of a condominium in Stone Harbor (Cape May County). Downed poles and wires also necessitated the closure of Stone Harbor Boulevard. The winds forced the cancellation of four crossings by the Cape May-Lewes Ferry on the 6th. Normal ferry service resumed on the 7th. In Cumberland County, the high winds partially lifted and damaged the roof of a Vineland High School. Water entered the building. In Atlantic City (Atlantic County), the State Street beach patrol building was destroyed by the high winds. In Ocean County, the high winds tossed considerable sand onto New Jersey State Route 35 in Point Pleasant. It also destroyed the canopy of one hotel. In Monmouth County, the chafing by high tension wires (caused by the wind) led to a fire at a condiment factory in Sea Bright. There was an empty trailer ban on the Walt Whitman and Commodore Barry Bridges across the lower Delaware River.
Peak wind gusts included 69 mph Ocean City (Cape May County) and in Cape May (Cape May County), 68 mph in Tuckerton (Ocean County), 67 mph in Cape May Harbor (Cape May County), 64 mph in Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light (Ocean County), 61 mph in Sea Girt (Monmouth County), 60 mph in Somers Point (Atlantic County), 59 mph in Wildwood (Cape May County), 58 mph in Berkeley Township (Ocean County), 57 mph in Belmar (Monmouth County), 56 mph in West Cape May (Cape May County) and Brick Township (Ocean County), 54 mph in Newport (Cumberland County), 53 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport and Woodbridge (Middlesex County), 52 mph in Trenton (Mercer County), 51 mph at the McGuire Air Force (Burlington County), Eatontown (Monmouth County) and Millville (Cumberland County), 50 mph in Woodstown (Salem County), 49 mph in Cream Ridge (Monmouth County), Princeton (Mercer County) and Coyle Field (Burlington County), 48 mph in Oldmans Township (Gloucester County), 47 mph in Morristown (Morris County), Society Hill (Somerset County) and Williamstown (Gloucester County) and 43 mph in Somerville (Somerset County)..
The nor'easter low pressure system emerged from the southern Rockies on the 4th and moved into the Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 5th, passed across the southern Appalachians during the evening of the 5th and reached northeastern North Carolina on the morning of the 6th. From there it slowly moved northeast and was off the Delmarva Peninsula on the afternoon of the 6th. It then drifted slowly offshore to the east that evening and that motion continued on the 7th and 8th. The low pressure system was not that intense overall (never deppeened to less than 985 millibars near the coast), but a strong high pressure system that was located over southeastern Canada helped intensify the surface pressure gradient (difference) throughout this event.

High Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 13:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 12:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 14:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 14:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 14:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 15:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

High Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 15:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 15:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 15:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 10:00:00 to 06-MAR-13 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Coastal Flood in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 03:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 03:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

Coastal Flood in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 02:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON

High Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 06-MAR-13 13:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Coastal Flood in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 07-MAR-13 03:00:00 to 07-MAR-13 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: WLON