Storms moving through the northern shore now, southern areas later
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Gomian Konneh, 17, plays her violin in her East Oak Lane neighborhood. She is a senior at Masterman High School where extracurricular activities are on the chopping block. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Coach Latifa Roberts watches as her competitive spirit team cleans up after a summer practice at Reyburn Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Shatoni Caldwell leads the Dobbins-Randolph Vo-Tech High School competitive spirit cheer team during a summer practice on the tennis courts at Reyburn Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Mustangs coach John Sullivan runs a summer practice at Dobbins-Randolph Vo-Tech High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Football could lead to a college education for Mustangs quarterback Diamir Copes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Football players huddle around Dobbins-Randolph Vo-Tech High School Coach John Sullivan. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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John Young (center), a rising senior at Dobbins-Randolph High School, says his grades improved after he joined the football team. He is a linebacker who aspires to play running back this year. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Gomian Konneh, 17, plays her violin in her East Oak Lane neighborhood. She is a senior at Masterman High School where extracurricular activities are on the chopping block. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Storms have been impacting coastal Monmouth County this afternoon, with activity expected to pass through the remainder of the shore later.
Radar imagery at 2:25 p.m. indicates widespread activity beginning to move off the Monmouth County coast, with a broken line of showers and embedded thunderstorms forming just east of the Delaware River, taking aim at the east-southeast.
As a storm passed over the Driscoll Bridge — the Garden State Parkway span over the Raritan River that some refer to as the “Gateway to the Shore” — Jersey Shore Hurricane News contributor Mark Joseph Pusillo commented that driving was a challenge.
“I was on top of the [bridge] when that sucker hit. It was like driving behind a fire hose spraying out. Wipers on high were useless,” he said.
When storms are not passing through this afternoon, expect sun and clouds to continue, and the air will remain humid.
For the shore area, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for southwestern Monmouth County and northwestern Ocean County until 6:00 p.m. today.
“Where the heaviest rain falls, one and two inches can be expected,” the advisory warns. “Excessive runoff from these storms will cause flooding or urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots.”
Additional advisories may be issued if conditions warrant.
Showers and thunderstorms could pop-up in advance of the broken line, and more activity is possible later this afternoon and evening, especially as the cold front edges closer.
Anyone in a boat or on the beach should remember the National Weather Service slogan, “When it roars, go indoors.”
A cold front will pass through the area during the overnight hours, delivering improving conditions for tomorrow and a spectacular weekend.
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