New Jersey is expected to get up to about 10 inches of rain by next Wednesday, according to the service.
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Torrential rain will be in place through the morning.
“Hurricane Joaquin is forecast to come very close to the Mid-Atlantic coast, and possibly move inland, said the Capital Weather Gang. This atmospheric forcing can wreak havoc, causing incredibly high rainfall amounts and devastating flooding”.
A few flooding was seen on Central Avenue, Western Avenue where an eel was reportedly washed up in Stuyvesant Plaza, and in the town of Colonie, where a state of emergency was issued in the West Albany Fire District due to torrential rain and extensive flooding, officials said. A coastal flood watch will be issued if confidence increases regarding a moderate or greater coastal flood event.
The watch is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. If Joaquin directly affects the region, hurricane-force winds (at least 74 mph) are possible.
The Roanoke River at Shawsville crested at 9.32 feet Tuesday, above the 9-foot “major flood” threshold and well above the flood stage of 5 feet, reported the Weather Channel.
Another low pressure system could bring more heavy rainfall to the area later in the week into the weekend. “There is potential for rapid rises of water on numerous small streams, as well as in poor drainage areas”.
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Wrightsville Beach, Pleasure Island and Surf City are among the coastal areas the National Weather Service’s Wilmington office ascribed the warning to early Wednesday.
